Marlin 30-30 Model 336

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 9/12/2018 | L Deboma

[w1n1]

First conceived by Marlin Firearms in 1948, the Marlin 336 is one of the most popular lever-action rifles ever.
The Marlin being reasonably priced, very reliable and easy-to-use rifle makes it very popular among the hunters and gun enthusiasts.
This Marlin Model 336 ranks up there with other big boys like the Winchester Model 1894, the Winchester Model 70 and the Remington Model 700.
Which is why hunters have taken countless deer, elk, bear and feral hogs with this great little rifle over the years.

Here are some 336 model thats out there:
336BL The BL stands for “big loop” and this model features a larger-than-normal loop in the lever that makes it easier for a shooter wearing gloves to operate this rifle.
336C The Marlin Model 336C is available in either .30-30 Winchester or .35 Remington and has a pistol grip stock and 20-inch blued barrel.
336SS The Marlin Model 336SS has a stainless steel receiver, a pistol grip, a 20-inch stainless steel barrel, and is chambered in .30-30 Winchester. Read the rest of Marlin 30-30 Model 336 here.

[rickomatic]

Was my first hunting rifle. I bought mine brand new at Fred Meyer’s in Lynnwood WA around 1974. Paid $89.00 for it. Ahhhh, those were the days.

[yarddog]

I have owned several Marlins most of them model 336’s.

Never had a problem with one and they might be just a hair more accurate than the model 94.

The best 30-30 carbine I ever owned was a Sears J C Higgins made by Winchester, which looked awful. I got it just as I was leaving a gun show. A guy was about to walk in with 3 old rifles. He sold me all 3 for $90.

One was the 30-30. All it’s bluing was gone from the receiver tho the barrel etc. was still OK. The big bonus was a beautiful Redfield receiver sight which was worth more than the gun.

It had the smoothest action plus was really accurate.

I have always like carrying the model 94 over the Marlin as it feels much better in the hand. Also seems a little easier to handle.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Got two! One with a scope, one without. Both 30-30.

Still love my 300 Savage Model best but these rifles are fantastic!

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Model 99

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I’ve been a Marlin fan for decades.
I own a .22 cal “Golden Mountie” that is very accurate and trouble free.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Still have my Marlin Glenfield .22 that I got for Christmas when I was 12 years old. Taught my son to shoot it when he was 12.

I prefer the magazine models better than the tubular magazine, especially in training rifles.

[Mariner]

this Marlin is the only lever action with which you can recharge the magazine before it is empty.

Making it a formidable little “assault carbine”, and the most popular rifle in Europe.

[Clay Moore]

Armed with others opinions, I always poo-poo’ed the 30/30 until I bought a Marlin 336 at a gun show.

It shot 1” groups off a bench with the cheapo 4x scope and store bought ammo.

I usually hunt with a pistol, but when I carry a rifle, it is my grand-dad’s .35 Remington 336.

[yarddog]

Many lever actions can be recharged as you go. For example the model 94 Winchester.

[D_Idaho]

Is there anybody here who HASN’T owned one!? Love that rifle!

[Zhang Fei]

What are the advantages of tube- vs magazine-fed rifles?

[Yo-Yo]

I have a 336C in .30-30 that was passed down from my father and it has put a lot of venison on our table.

When dad gave it to me, I was a 20 year old still in the Air Force. I wanted a sling put on it. I could have done it myself, but living in the base dormitory I couldn’t bring the weapon into my room to work on it, so I took it to a gunsmith in Mountain Home, ID.

I specifically asked the counter guy NOT to put the rear swivel stud into the iconic Merlin bullseye inlet.

When I got the rifle back, guess where the rear swivel stud was placed? I was mad as hell, but being a young kid, I didn’t know better than to demand that they buy me a new stock. I grumbled and paid the $20 or whatever it was and left, never to return.

Still pi55es me off 40 years later every time I look at that rifle. But after all this time, I could never replace the stock, it’s not that big of a deal in the long run, and it has been through a lot with me.

Moral of the story: Not every ‘gunsmith’ is a gunsmith.

[Parley Baer]

I have a couple myself. Good solid rifle. I even have the Model 1895 in .45-70.

[SirLurkedalot]

With mag-feds you can use pointed bullets; you have to use rounded tips with tube fed rifles unless you want a chain fire. I’ve heard that’s a bummer lol

[Bonemaker]

As long as it was pre remington.

[Yo-Yo]

Tube fed rifles are usually slimmer than magazine fed.

Tube fed rifles are usually shorter at the receiver than a magazine fed rifle with the same magazine capacity.

Tube fed rifles work better with rimmed ammunition than magazine fed, which can sometimes suffer from 'rim lock' where the top cartridge's rim is behind the rim of the next cartridge in the magazine, keeping it from feeding into the chamber.

Disadvantages of the tube fed magazine include the inability to use pointed spitzer bullets, because the pointed tip of a round resting on the primer of the round in front of it in the tube magazine can cause a chain fire under recoil. So only round nose bullets can be used. (There is now a line of ammunition from Hornady called LEVERevolution that incorporates a rubber tip on a spitzer bullet, giving you the much better coefficient of drag than a traditional round nose soft point.)

Another disadvantage of a tube magazine is slower reloading. Magazine fed rifles can be reloaded quickly by either changing the magazine for a full one, or filling a fixed magazine with a stripper clip.

[Yo-Yo]

Oops, the quoted text should have been:

What are the advantages of tube- vs magazine-fed rifles?

[Bonemaker]

[SirLurkedalot]

Which reminds me...I sure do miss my Model 94 Trapper in .357 Mag...had to sell her and almost everyone of her safemates to pay my divorce lawyer.

My G21 short frame was the lone survivor lol.