Marlin 336a 30-30
 

Hey all,
A co-worker is wanting to buy her son a marlin 336A marlin 30-30. She found a package deal for $300. Granted the scope isn't the highest quality, but that is easily rectified. How is the gun itself? I don't know much about marlins, are the durable andgood shooters? Thanks for any input.

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The Marlin 336 is a great gun. There are well over a millon of them made and most of them are still being shot. I haven't seen a Marlin yet that wasn't accurate, and as far as durability you can hardly hurt them. A friend of mine dropped mine down the side of a mountain and when she got it back other than a few stratches on the stock the gun was completely unhurt.

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For a basic starter gun they are a good choice especially considering the price.

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I can promise you that she won't be disapointed. Probably millions of them made and I've never heard a bad thing about them. I know I wouldn't ever sell mine.

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In 30-30 lever action guns, the Marlin is probably the best made gun out there. Many deer have fallen to those guns. With the new Hornady leverrevolution ammo it is a solid 150 yard gun. That is with a good scope and in steady hands.

God bless

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I have one, great gun and it should last a lifetime with proper care.

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Heck it's a solid 250 yrd deer gun with that ammo!

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I sit corrected..... kinda. It is an effective 250 yrd. round, on a 200 yard zero. leaving it 3 " high at 100 yards and 12 " low at 300 yards.

Most often, at least before this ammo came out,they were sighted at 100 yards. And even with a 200 yard zero my statement still stands. A good scope and steady hands are necessary. Especially with a new gun in the hands of a new shooter.

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Marlins are the top of the heap for lever guns. They are very well built and accurate. They are so good that they put Winchester outof business!

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Go for it! Merry Christmas!

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I agree with everything already said...

The Marlin 30-30 is a legendary rifle, 112 years and still going strong! :D It is more rugged than the famed Winchester 94, but both lever guns are equally famous with countless articles written about them. They are truely a piece of American history.

Some people scope their 30-30 rifles, others don't. It all depends on personal preference. I had a scope on mine, but I soon took it off and got used to the plain open sights.

Tell the co-worker that by buying a Marlin 30-30 for her son, she is passing along a tradition and her son will fall in love with the Marlin 30-30 and keep it forever. Possibly passing it on down to his grandson in years to come.

Butch A.

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I agree. I think everyone should have at least one in their safe. I actually have5 lever actions myself.2 30-30's, a .35 Remington, a .450 Marlin, as well as a .22 lever action.

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Good point, by getting her son the Marlin 336 she will also more than likely be buying her grandson and possibly even her great grandkid a gift to truely treasure. Not to mention many memories.

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I don't have a lever action in my safe, am I gonna be condemned?:(:D

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No, but I think there is an unwritten rule somewhere, that every gun safe has to have some sort of lever action rifle in it. ;)

Butch A.

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and the Red Rider BB gun dosnt count.
336A all the way....

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Shame on you!!!:D

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That may be; I like mine.

Heh heh - that Hornady marketing is impressive! Get a grip - the 30-30 is a solid 150 yard rifle, with just about any 150/170gr bullet it'll shoot well. I think it is a reasonable 200 yard rifle without using Hornady's new ammo.

I'm hearing the 30-30 dismissed as a kid's gun, a good starter for the novice - I think this underrates a 30-30 Marlin. I've been shooting for over 30 years, and just got a Marlin. Seems to me to be a perfectly good deer rifle, no caveat required.

It is good-looking, too.

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I feel like a monk, who has broken the vow of silence.[:@]:D

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if you could find one in .35 rem, i would say dont wait a minute. just that the .35 seems to be a better cartridge than the 30/30. even though the 30/30 is an very deadly round

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What does the .35 Remington do better than the 30-30, other than make a hole four- or five-one hundredths of an inch bigger, at a somewhat slower speed with a somewhat loopier trajectory?

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Well, some claim that there is more knockdown power, but other than that I really do not know. I personally just stick with my 30/30. I know its capabilities and enjoy the heritige that comes with it.

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As of about the past 2 months, I have had a lot more respect for the old standbys like the 30-30 and 30-06, they are fine cartridges, and have been harvesting all kinds of game successfully for many years, and will continue to do so.