I bought this old Marlin 30AS (cheaper version of the 336) off a co-workerwho I used to work with, about5 years ago. This was a "closet classic" i.e. it sat in his closet for years and years, as he no longer hunted. Then, his wife suggested that he sell it. It originally had an old Glenfield 4x32 scope on it - which I immediately took off and sold on eBay (you know me... scopes just don't look right on lever guns ). Anyway, that old co-worker told me the 30AS ("S" means Sears) was given to him by his dad a long time ago, and he has long forgot when. But the 30ASis still in mint condition, so the sale price was $200 bucks, which I quickly paid for before he changed his mind.

The timeless classic old .30-30 is still going strong after 100+ years, and has dropped more deer than any other cartridge combined.

I love this ol' thing. Even though I have a Savage in a .308 with nice Bushnell 3-9x40 scope, I just can't part with my Marlin .30-30! With the plain iron sights, it's delegated as a close in "brush gun", in the thick heavy woods and briars.