I love mine in the marlin 336. I get 1 inch groups at 100 yards with the cheap winchester 200grn. super-x. Lots of internal damage, I asume because of the weight and diameter of the bullet. I limit my shots to 150 yards with this rifle but, its usualy used out of my climber in the thick stuff (40 yards or less) because of its ease of handeling. No round is a " brush buster" but, the 35rem will put them down quickly, with a great entrance and exit wound for tracking in the thick suff. That being said, every deer I' ve shot with it has droped with in 30 yards ( had to crawl to get that one) and usualy within 5. If your looking for a depenable, light, handy, good shooting rifle for " shorter distances" 150 yards or less, a used marlin 336 in 35rem is a great choice. I say used becasue then your not affraid of a few scatches that it will get in the woods.

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