Hey MikeG...

I'm with you on killing a hog... I guess we need to do it with a 35 and 444 to keep our Marlins happy. I bought the Rem 8 in December just because it was so nice and no one else wanted the beast. Both Joe and Curtis have bought 35 Rems (Marlins) in the last couple of weeks.

I had a bulldozer cut a little over 2 miles of PUG trails in the Boldt pasture last week. That will make some good hog hunting in the near future. I can now get my dad to feed the roads and senderos with the PUG every day about 5 pm as he is keeper of hogs and deer!

Sorry, I guess I'm hijacking this topic...

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Start corning it. The .35, the .444, and I will be along shortly..... I've got to get out of town for a day or so. Let me know!

Yeah.... we hijacked the thread... but it's to disguise the .35 Rem, so it can stay anonymous, and keep the prices down!!!

Hey, they're all good folks. Come to think of it I've got a .30-30 Marlin that needs broken in, too! Sheesh.... it never ends....

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Actually, I need to kill a hog with my pressure trace rifle. I'm going to kill a hog with every bullet I work on and it could happen anytime in the testing. My fence guys said they would take the hogs all we have to do is kill them.

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I am looking for a 336 for coyotes because I want to stay with a lever action and need to be able to reach out over 200 yards because for the most part, we are pretty open (although there are a lot of areas getting a lot of trees!) I understand that shorter rifles are easier to manuver especially in wooded areas, but it seems when you get into the larger calibers, you get more velocity and energy from longer bores. I was wondering if this is the case with a 30-30 and if so, what is the longest a 336 comes in? I think this 45-70 would be awesome, but don't need to make that big of a hole!

If your thinking 'Yotes you might get by with a 30/30. The range might be a thing to look at . Then if you reload something in the 130 gr. might get you what you want.
The 45/70 is an awsome round for big game , but it is far a yote gun since you would need to set the guide gun up to shoot over three inche's high @ 100 yards to zero around 170 yards . . Too much of a rainbow to work with.

Now Marlin also has the 1894 model that comes in pistol caliers for the most part .
You might find an older model in 22 bee or the current 32 H&R might be worth to take a peak at .

I own an 94 Marlin in 44 which is used for cowboy style shooting, as well as fast snap shooting at deer in heavy cover. As far as fire power these rifles are awsome.

For distance lever shooting for small game , I would think you might be better served with the Browning BLR . It is really a lever operated bolt action and can be had in calipiers like the 22/250 /.243W through to the 450 Marlin and the 325WSM.

IThe BLR I have in 358 W is also a fine rifle and a pleasure to shoot. This is my bear and moose rifle.
The use of the clip makes for fast loading and unloading , a virtue if your on the move, but it gets you away from the flat nosed bullets required if your loading a tube under the barrel.
This is a plus as you can load any bullet pointed flat nosed or round as your heart desires.
You are not limited to range as with the Marlin and winchester levers.
Also have a 35 Remington in the 336 Marlin that was built in '54 with the ballard cut rifling .
These guns were hand fitted when labour still allowed it , thus they were very smooth in operation , and my sample is a good shooter .

I have seen a 30/30 from this time period( 336 made in the early 50's) and am waiting for the day when the lad who has it in his safe will sell it .

The marlins for the most part are fine guns and easy to care for as the bolt is easy to remove by just removing the screw holding the lever , dropping the lever and pulling out the bolt. you can then clean from the reciever instead of through the front of a barrel .


Another lever now discontinued is the savage model 99. This model comes in a clip version in 308 , and was also chambered in 250 cal , which would also be suited for yotes as well as deer.

So get your self into some trouble and buy that 30/30 and you will find your self hooked.
You will soon have an overwhelming desire to buy another Marlin rifle in an other calipier , as 99.9% of us have been caught by the same bug.
Owning three Marlins, once four, two winchester levers and one BLR you might say I have this thing for levers.
Yep ! so when your into buying a safe for storage make sure it's a big one.
Happy

Recon I am hooked as I own 6 Marlin 336 type levers, one being a 35 rem, another a 444 cal,one with a 16 & a quarter inch barrel and the rest with various carved wood on them.
I also have one new, never fired Winchester 94AE with no safety, one Golden Spike and one 94AE with a safety.
I also have one Henry lever in 22LR.
Is this too much of a collection or not.
cmanhome

maby you should look at the 308mx for the extended range shoots

The 338 MX has just been released, and this is a great caliber for longer ranges and larger game. I just read an article about it and there are rave reviews. The gun store can get me the MX, blued with walnut stock, for $560 out the door. I just haven't "pulled the trigger" yet, as I have bought 3 Marlins in the last month.
A used Glenfield 30A, a used 444SS, and a new 1894C. The wallet needs a bit of time to recouperate!

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my ser# is 5001251 its a 30-30 anyone know what year that is?

Is there a letter or letters before that number? Best not to show the full serial # for any gun. Use "X"s for the last few digits, instead.

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i would look for a model 336 thats older made before remington bought them out. i have read reviews where people had problems with the new ones made by remington that had quality control issues meaning they had feeding issues and lever was stiff on the action some said they had horrible accuracy but that can be a whole other subject but if you buy a brand new one look over it well and make sure the action works well on it. The 30-30 is an awesome rifle i have 3 one of them being a winchester and they all 3 shoot well. this rifle has killed more big game in north america than any other cartridge.Also take a look at the hornady leverrevolution ammo for the 30-30 works great in my 30-30's and is very accurate. I shot a 8 pt in the neck with mine just a little over a 100 yrds maybe 110 but dropped it in his tracks ive also shot 4 doe's from 10 to 30 yrds that also dropped in there tracks. Great ammo in my opinion but if you have any other questions just ask