Redpill me on the Marlin 336 plan on buying one this week and

Buy used Marlin, not new Remlin.

336 is a rifle and an action. There are 336 action guns that aren't model 336. Examples would be 30AW, 30AS. Marlin made guns under other names for retailers. Glenfield is one. I think JC Penny had a brand of Marlin as well.

Some have barrel bands, some have forend caps. Some people feel that the forend cap models have better accuracy potential.

Lots of people look for earlier models that don't have safeties. I don't mind them though. If a safety bothers you, you can remove it and put a plug or saddle ring in the hole.

The sights arent that great, but aftermarket sights are plentiful. If you are set on a particular set of sights, make sure the model gun you get is compatible. For example, my 30AS has a dovetail front sight where as a lot of 336 models have a screwed on front sight ramp.

>>33358093
30-30 is a depreciated meme round

>>33358093
Used in good condition used to be around $200.

Prices for real Marlins has gone up since Remington took a runny dump on the Marlin brand.

I would personally shoot for $375 or less for a used, standard, non-collectible model in good shape.

>>33358093
I owned a new production 336 (2016 production) and it was fine. No remlin problems that were prevalent in the early transition production period. Only issue I had was that after about 300 rounds the loading spring screw loosened itself up a bit causing the spring to bind the action. Tightened it up and it was good to go. Traded it for an SVT40 after that.

What's the recoil like as if never actually shot one yet

>>33358093
I have one my parents bought me when I wasyoung. It has the gold trigger, and push button safety. It's not particularly fun to shoot and sometimes the empty brass will get held up when trying to eject. 30-30 is also expensive as all hell.

>>33358540
I find them quite fun to shoot.

30-30 is sort of expensive though. Nobody makes a plinking round. It's all hunting ammo.

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I love my 336, but like others have said it's pretty much just a hunting gun since .30-30 is pretty expensive. If you're wanting a big boy lever action plinking gun I'd say go for something in .357, or just be prepared for 60 cpr on a good day.

Also, never take it apart. ever.

>>33358666
Most guys I know that plink with them cast their own bullets and load their own ammo. Shooting for roughly 10 cents a round. But casting is nasty business

>>33358347
>Buy used Marlin, not new Remlin.

Is it 3 years ago still? kek
>>33358093
Good, affordable gun, great for brush hunting and such.

>>33358426
No

I only plan to use it for plinking

>>33358713
.44mag is essentially equivalent within 150 yards and can push out to 200 with the ballistic tip XTP bullets. It's also a lot easier to find a revolver in.

>>33359166
>not getting the superior .44 Colt, can be loaded hotter than any .44 magnum round.
A true big bore

>>33358093
I got a 336Y on clearance for 300 buckaroos. Fun 16 inch version of the model. Good guns, dependable but some of the "Remlin" or "Marlington" guns made between the early 2000's and 2010ish suffered from absolute dirt QC. Anything older is good, anything newer is good.

>>33358540
>>33358666
>>33358696
>.30-30
>expensive
pick one

>>33358093
Make sure it's made in the past 18 or so months.

>>33358347
Get with the times.

Also new Marlins can have receiver rails to allow for any sight or optic you want.

>>33358491
Not entirely unlike an SKS or AK, the .30-30 is pretty easy to shoot.

>>33358696
For plinking, .357 (and .38) would be cheaper, but c'mon son, just handload, projectiles are everywhere and you can even shoot blackpowder (if you don't mind cleaning).

>>33359018
.357 might be a more economic choice for you then.

>>33359540
Honestly if you're gonna hotrod a .45 just step up to .454 or .45-70 and save you some time.

>>33358347
>Lots of people look for earlier models that don't have safeties.
I've got a 1950 model with no safety, I do not recommend carrying loaded in any state but Half-cock. The trigger's just way too sensitive.

>>33358447
Basically, Remlin had to start from scratch when they bought Marlin. The machining equipment was ancient, outdated, and beat to fuck. There was no precision base pattern or blueprints. The staff were highly skilled gunsmiths who built and fitted them by feel, so no two Marlins were exactly the same.

At this point they basically just had to dig a good 336 up and is it as a base reference to measure and create a pattern for.

>>33358540
>30-30 is also expensive as all hell.
Hey, they could've bought you a .35 Rem model.

>>33359605
>Also new Marlins can have receiver rails to allow for any sight or optic you want.
Even ancient ones were built flat-topped and drilled and tapped for scope mounting.

>>33358491
A little more stiff than a 7.62 x 39. Still very mild but hold it in firmly. The old winchesters with the curved steel butt plate could hurt if you were careless.

>>33359018
better learn how to reload then

>>33358093
>redpill

>>33358540
>60cpr
>in a caliber literally nobody has ever made a semi-auto or full-auto firearm in
>expensive as all hell
How fucking poor are you? I can literally go to Cabela's/Gander/Walmart/Dick's/Academy/Bass Pro any day of the week and have my choice of 5 different offerings from 3 different brands for $14 a box.

>>33359759
or a .444

>>33361159
Sure, if you want worse performance and more recoil than a .45-70 in a significantly harder to find and more expensive round.

Buy a Henry instead

>>33361242
>front loading tube
>meh accuracy
>gorillion pound trigger (no seriously my Big Boy has a fucking 16lb trigger)
>twice as expensive as a Marlin
>front loading tube
>front loading tube
I might still buy their new .327fed levergun simply because they're literally the only company that makes one but Marlin has them beat across the board in performance and Uberti has them beat in cost and period correctness.

>>33361271
I can confirm my after-freedom-group-got-its-shit-together Marlin 1894 is an absolute joy to shoot.
>10+1 standard .44mag or 9+1 Leverevolution (longer case, XTP boolets) .44mag
>buckhorn sights are enough for me to do ~4MOA off hand standing with cheapass Magtech flatnose
>recoil is only a bit more than a 7.62x39 AK but it's still a good burr defense and durr huntin gun
>trigger is nice
The one and only thing I don't like about is that the bluing is a bit fragile. My next project is mounting a sling, a picatinny rail, and an RDS on it (receiver is pre-tapped, irons stay in place) for tacticool cowboy fun.

>>33358093
I have a Marlin 336 BL. BL Just means it has a big loop lever which is handy for people with big hands or who want to wear gloves. .30-30WIN is a good hunting round for a brush gun like the 336 and will kill anything within the lower 48. I think mine is a recent production but I don't feel like digging it out to check but so far I've had no problems with it; to be fair I haven't really broken it in. For a six capacity tube I have a really hard time loading the last one in. I threw on an over-under kwik-site 336 scope mount and a Leupold. The gun bluing leaves a bit to be desired (lot of hand prints despite judicious cleaning).

If you're looking for a nice trail carbine that's simple to operate and effective for its price point I think you'll be happy with it. Just make sure that you check for QC due to all of the "remlin" crap.

Bumper

>>33361242
>no loading gate

kek

>>33359603
>>33359631
.30-30 isn't "expensive" but it certainly isn't cheap either. It's pretty middle of the road when it comes to cost. Most people are used to plinking with ammo that costs 25 cents or less, and .30-30 is more than double that, which people tend to forget.

>>33358696
Best pic I've seen ever on /k/. What could be better than a nice lever action and a happy as hell pupper?

>>33362652
A hot, loyal wife and a cabin in the woods to bone her in.

>>33362677
This guy knows his stuff. Also a happy pupper with that scenario wouldn't be bad.

Just bought one myself, and I love it so far. It came with a decent low-mag scope which was decent, but I'm trading it out for irons. 30-30 isn't that expensive at $20 a box. It's not 90's Slav-tier cheap but what is, anymore?

Will provide pic tomorrow. Too lazy to leave bed.

>>33358093
Don't buy a Marlin. Microrifling is shit. If you want a lever gun, the Winchester Model 94 short rifle is the gold standard.

>>33364954
>buying a levergun not made in the United States
Winchester and Browning are both Miroku brands at this point and made in Japan.

>>33358713
Yes you fucking deluded faggot. Only old, fat fucks think 30-30 is cool because they grew up watching cliche, overly masculine men in TV westerns. Dozens of calibers out perform it in every way. If you want a good lever round get a .44 Henry, or a ,454 Casuul from Rossi or something else.

>>33365326
More to the point, even in lever guns it's deprecated. .45-70 is the king of tubemags. .44mag and. 357mag are fantastic lighter rounds and pair well with revolvers. BLRs in .308 and .30-06 utterly surpass the turdy turdy in every way.

>>33361271
the fuck are you smoking anon, the BB trigger is no where near 16lbs.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/12/9/henry-big-boy-357-mag-lever-action-rifle/

I dont have a way to measure mine, but I know its lighter than the stock Glock 43 trigger is, and crisp as fuck.

>>33358093
I have one made in the late 90s, the quality is perfectly fine. If I were buying one now I would get a 45-70 though. It's more fun, and 30-30 ammo isn't cheap enough to sell me.

>>33361242
>is reloaded like a toy
No thanks.

>>33361454
>and will kill anything within the lower 48
Pretty certain it could take just about anything you could find in the Hawaiian isles, for reference, I know a guy who does almost all his hunting down there with an M1 carbine.

>>33364954
>ejects out the top

>>33364969
desu I don't mind nipp made leverguns

>>33365357
But nobody makes a levergun in 7.62x39mm

>>33367549
CZ 527 is a baby Mauser in it, so there's a bolt gun.

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>>33362652
He loves guns, driving in the car, and treats.

>>33361198
Yes ....like the above mentioned 35 remington.

>>33371800
Eh, .35 rem at least is a great brush round, it'll shatter small trees.

>>33358093
$400-500 is the going rate. Anything within that range was a fair price. Also this >>33358347. Don't buy anything manufactured by Cerberus.

>>33372164
To be fair, the latest builds are nearly back up to snuff, and are built in a consistent way that means you don't need parts custom smithed to fit like pre-cerberus models.

>>33361271
>front loading tube
you get over it after one range session
>meh accuracy
just like any other lever gun
>trigger
mine's 5lbs, you're a liar
>twice as expensive
I got my golden boy for $700 (less really, b/c I had discounted gift cards, but that's what it was advertised at). Marlin 1894 is $630.
>front loading tube
how autistic are you. If you need to load a 10 rd tube that quickly you should have brought your AR/AK

You also forgot fit and finish of a henry is much nicer than a marlin, and Henry has excellent customer service if you do have a problem. They care about maintaining their rep.

>>33368388
The CZ527 is the tits, but it's not a lever-action.

>>33372289
>If you need to load a 10 rd tube that quickly you should have brought your AR/AK
It's more about convenience and practicality.

Loading gates on tube fed repeaters (or automatics) go back 150 years, be they shotguns or centerfire rifles, they've been standard on lever action rifles for most of it's existence, and I don't see why their absence ISN'T a negative, loading from the front is a clumsy workaround and was a dated concept before your grandpa was born.

>>33372164
Current production might not perhaps be as nice as an old Marlin, but they've been brought back from shoddy to an *acceptable* standard.

>>33372217
>>33372637
I'll believe it when I see it. I'll check one out next time I hit a bigger gun store.

People complaining about .30-30 being expensive. Kek. Since when. In lone star freedom land .30-30 is as cheap as ever

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>>33358093
as a kid
>always wanted high capacity salt rifles and scary black glocks
>anything that can spew lead as fast as it can

now as a faggot in commiefornia
>cowboy action and fudd stuff all around me
>revolvers, lever actions, pump actions
>finally got a 336
love it. ammo is in the kinda expensive, kinda cheap grey zone that fluctuates a lot.
perfect truck gun. got it as my pig rifle. thing is just really short, got a sling on it. action is a bit loose sometimes but that may be normal.
just FUCKING LOUD when you shoot that shit cold. just get some leverolution ammo for anything distance wise. but it's not made for that. 100 to 250 yards is what youre looking at and usually >100 yards hunting.

but as far as chimp outs in CA go I'd feel fine with it as my only long distance option. you can crank out some 30-30 pretty fast and its gonna stop whatever it hits. and it's short enough to clear a building if you need it to.

>born in 84
>gun was made in 76
shit this thing is older than me