Marlin 336
09-02-2006, 09:13 AM
#21
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
Posts: 6,270
RE: Marlin 336
ORIGINAL: DannyD
I have a 336 in 30-30. it is my favorite gun that I own. It feels solid and handles great.
The Bad: Well with factory ammo i was only able to get groups to average 2.75" at 100yds. (cheap Rem, Win, and Fed ammo)
The good: With the new Leverevolution ammo from Hornady my groups are averaging just over 1.25". This is on a bag and against my shoulder not a gun rest or vice.
My daughter killed her deer at 125 yards and I would feel comfortable out to 175 to 200.
I have a 336 in 30-30. it is my favorite gun that I own. It feels solid and handles great.
The Bad: Well with factory ammo i was only able to get groups to average 2.75" at 100yds. (cheap Rem, Win, and Fed ammo)
The good: With the new Leverevolution ammo from Hornady my groups are averaging just over 1.25". This is on a bag and against my shoulder not a gun rest or vice.
My daughter killed her deer at 125 yards and I would feel comfortable out to 175 to 200.
09-02-2006, 09:16 AM
#22
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
Posts: 6,270
RE: Marlin 336
ORIGINAL: Troutman10
ButchA,
If so, How does it work for you with the bullets coming out the right side? Do all the 336's eject bullets on the right side? Just curious.
ButchA,
If so, How does it work for you with the bullets coming out the right side? Do all the 336's eject bullets on the right side? Just curious.
11-29-2007, 08:44 PM
#23
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2005
Location: NC
Posts: 501
RE: Marlin 336
Marlin 336 is an excellent choice. .35 Rem is well-regarded; mine is a 30-30. Ammo less expensive with 30-30. I've owned .270 and 30-06, and like the Marlin better. If I'd started with a 336, I'd have never gotten anything else. It is accurate, carried well, and is classy. I've got a Bushnell 1.75-4x32mm scope on low weaver mounts, works great.
Killed a doe today, heart shot through top of neck at about sixty hards. Load was 150gr Fed power-shok; it hit right where I aimed. Instant drop, not a kick. I'm confident shooting to well over 100 yards; I think the rifle is prob good to 200 or so. I'm happy with it, I recommend it.
Killed a doe today, heart shot through top of neck at about sixty hards. Load was 150gr Fed power-shok; it hit right where I aimed. Instant drop, not a kick. I'm confident shooting to well over 100 yards; I think the rifle is prob good to 200 or so. I'm happy with it, I recommend it.
11-29-2007, 10:17 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Coralville, IA. USA
Posts: 3,802
RE: Marlin 336
ORIGINAL: eldeguello
Nope! But they DO eject empty, fired cartridge cases out the right side-after the BULLET has flown away!! Every one of them works this way.......
ORIGINAL: Troutman10
ButchA,
If so, How does it work for you with the bullets coming out the right side? Do all the 336's eject bullets on the right side? Just curious.
ButchA,
If so, How does it work for you with the bullets coming out the right side? Do all the 336's eject bullets on the right side? Just curious.
Mike
11-29-2007, 11:43 PM
#25
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Fingerlakes Region of New York State
Posts: 173
RE: Marlin 336
Out of al the Marlins I own, the 336 in 30-30 is my favorite. Last year I took an eight point at 205 yds and he fell in his tracks. I use a Leupold 2-7X32 along with the new Hornady Leverevolution ammo with great results.
11-30-2007, 09:36 AM
#26
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Maryland but stuck in VA
Posts: 206
RE: Marlin 336
My Marlin has worked out well for me. It was my first deer gun and I highly recommend it as a first gun for others where shots are limited to under 150 yards. When I got it, I mostly hunted the woods where shots were limited to around 75 yards or so. Mine's topped with a cheapo Simmons 3-9X40 scope that's done well for me. But now that I hunt the occasional field, I sometimes wish I had a nice bolt action in a flatter shooting caliber. Either way, I love that 336 and will always have and use it. They're nice, well-built guns with a tried and true design. And the .30-30 will kill a deer (arguably has killed more than many other cartridges).
11-30-2007, 10:41 AM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Southeast Alabama
Posts: 1,625
RE: Marlin 336
I love my Marlin 30-30 and since the Leverevolution bullets came out a few years ago it is my favorite rifle again. Those bullets put new life and purpose into a legend in my opinion.
11-30-2007, 11:50 AM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas and Arkansas
Posts: 1,496
RE: Marlin 336
The Marlin 336 was my first deer rifle (used)thirty four years ago. I had a Bushnell Banner 1.5 to 4X scope on it with see through mounts on it. It was a very handy rifle and I felt comfortable out to 100 yards with it, but the place we were hunting at the time would sometimes present us with 300 yard shots. I hunted with it for a couple of seasons and then traded up to a 30-06. I would love to have a 336 to hunt where I do now, where a 100 yard shot would be a long one.
