Mine is an old Marlin 336 30-30 they my dad bought new in 59. It is the only rifle he ever owned and since he died about 4 months ago it is mine now. It has been hauled around and dropped down the side of a mountain once and never has failed once. It still has the original Bushnell Banner scope my dad installed on it when he bought it. There are a lot better scopes now but I will never change the gun.