New gun in the stable!

minnesotashooter

The wife made me a deal that if I lost 30lbs, I got a gun. So after running and dieting since February, I got the 30lbs gone and found an olde Marlin 336. It's a 1980 Model and I'm in love!!

CHIRO1989

Good thing you got it before that 3000 calories of beer got to your house;), Does it have the cross bar safety? Hope it shoots, try some of the Hornady LeveRevolution.

minnesotashooter

CHIRO1989 wrote: »

Good thing you got it before that 3000 calories of beer got to your house;), Does it have the cross bar safety? Hope it shoots, try some of the Hornady LeveRevolution.

Nope, no safety!

Ranch13

Good deal.

KENFU1911

minnesotashooter wrote: »

and found an olde Marlin 336.

...Is that an English rifle?????..........................Nice congrats.......both on the weight loss....and the new levergun....Ken

Big Al1

Good lookin' Marlin!! Nothin' finer than a good lever gun!!

sakodude

Most excellent :drool:

Sako

Razorbacker

Nice, The same thing was my first CF rifle. My mom took my little brother and I to a strip mall. I think she was getting her hair fixed or something. But we went into an Otasco store and I had some lawn mowing money in my pocket. Mine had some sort of commemorative medallion in the butt stock. I had to sell it later to help make a house payment. I'm a bolt guy these days and I like all my rifles and wii buy more but if they all disappeared one day and I could only have one rifle, a gun just like yours would fill all my hunting needs and make a damn fine HD carbine as well.

Congrats :thumb up:

Fat Billy

Gotta get a lever gun! :applause: Later,

Zee

Good for you! On both counts.

Elk creek

Well done on both!

BigDanS

Excellent! Looks just like mine. Try some 170 Gr Winchester Power Points in it.

I found mine at Wal-Mart for about $18 a box of 20.


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Weatherby

You Earned that gun.......Well done :up:

minnesotashooter

Wambli Ska wrote: »

30-30 or .35? Doesn't matter they are both great! I'm just curious. Love older 336s, GREAT score!!!

30/30

timc

Good looking rifle, a nice lever gun is one of those must haves for every collection.

Diver43

Congrats on the weight loss and a big YOU SUCK on the rifle. Losing the weight was probably as difficult as finding a pre safety 336 in nice shape.

bobbyrlf3

Not to sound pessimistic or anything, but if you gain the weight back, what happens to the gun?

CHIRO1989

bobbyrlf3 wrote: »

Not to sound pessimistic or anything, but if you gain the weight back, what happens to the gun?

Nothing, he makes a new deal and gets another gun when he loses the weight:tooth:

minnesotashooter

bobbyrlf3 wrote: »

Not to sound pessimistic or anything, but if you gain the weight back, what happens to the gun?

As good as I feel right now, I don't see the weight coming back, hopefully!! Although chiro1989, found me a bottle of beer that has about all the calories I need for a whole day!

NN

:yousuck:

30 lbs is a lot

wizard78

Nice, on both counts! I'm sure you WILL enjoy it. :beer:
Saddest time was when I had to break up my lever collection. :tissue:

tennmike

Congratulations! That's a win-win for sure! :up:

minnesotashooter

Well guys, not all is bright and sunny with this gun. I got it home and went to run an few rounds through it and found that it wouldn't eject any shells, the ejector spring is missing. The guy I bought it from failed to inform me of this and I called him and he is going to make it right with me, so it looks like an easy fix and he is shipping the part directly to me from Midway USA so at least he is making it right. Should have the part by next week

Razorbacker

Diver43 wrote: »

Losing the weight was probably as difficult as finding a pre safety 336 in nice shape.

Man ain't that the doggone truth. but there is an easy fix on the safety thing, http://www.leverguns.com/articles/taylor/crossbolt_safety.htm

Regarding the post above above about Winchester Power Points, I think they may have used to call them silver tips I dunno doesn't matter but what does matter is Remington has their Core Locts and Winchester has their bullets and they both have making them for a long time and they are hammers on game. I have to go now or I'll be on Gunbroker all night.

snake284

Great rifle in a fine and practical chambering. I like 150 grains in the 30-30 myself. Gives you a little more velocity out of the Muzzle and a 150 grain in .308 diameter is fine for deer. I like 150 grain Core Lokts. That's always done the trick in my 30-30s.

will-j

@razorbacker
The Win. Power Points are Win.'s version of regular lead tips. the silver Tips have a stouter nose section, as it were and permit a little deeper penetration. I've found them only in 150 gr. lds. and have some bulk bullets I bought from Midway years ago, and have found the 150gr. S.T.s are much better for hos than the reg. Power Points for hogs over 200-250lbs. or so.
Will