I hate to be the one to tell ya, but that looks like a Marlin 336.
Maybe he was meaning a 30-30 Winchester caliber.
Maybe he was meaning a 30-30 Winchester caliber.
Yes, I really hosed that up, I’ll fix it. Thanks
That's a very nice shape 336 made when Marlin was Marlin, likely New Haven Conn. made, all major components machined forgings, should have the JM(John Marlin) proof stamp on barrel, and prices have risen considerable on those since the name passed thru Remington and now Ruger hands. You can watch gunbroker listings to see what folk are now paying for similar condition guns.
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Nice rifle -- with the newfound popularity of lever guns , a nice one like that would probably sell easily for $750 (maybe a little more, but much more than that might be pretty optimistic )
The newfound resurgence of leverguns is cool , as it wasnt that long ago in the days when every week there was a new 7mm STW or Short, fat super magnum bolt rifle - guns just like this one - complete with those unfortunate see through scope mounts and white line spacers - lined the walls of pawn shops for $200 or so
And i know the 45/70 is currently the darling, but the 30/30 is pretty darn versatile too
The newfound resurgence of leverguns is cool , as it wasnt that long ago in the days when every week there was a new 7mm STW or Short, fat super magnum bolt rifle - guns just like this one - complete with those unfortunate see through scope mounts and white line spacers - lined the walls of pawn shops for $200 or so
And i know the 45/70 is currently the darling, but the 30/30 is pretty darn versatile too
What is the source of the lever gun resurgence? I've always had a few around and appreciated them, but I don't get the current hype for them. People just bored with ARs or what?
Not sure “why” there is a resurgence or if the perceived interest in them has ever dropped. But they are kind of cool. Like a single action revolver that makes one grin when that hammer is thumbed back, the lever gun is much the same type of grin when that lever is worked.
When my fractured left arm heals, I need to get to the range with my lever guns … a Winchester 94 Trapper in 44 magnum (with a Williams peep sight) and my Marlin GSBL (which has since been outfitted with a Skinner rear sight and Wild West Trigger). They do make me smile.
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I think it's the Yellowstone effect, people want to live the western life.
Cowboy action shooting, a string of highly successful westerns in last 20-30yrs, Winchester ceasing making even its post-64 actioned guns stateside, and Marlin who had made guns in CT since the late 1800s essentially unchanged past a square bolt going to round in the 1930s being bought and destroyed by a conglomerate who also destroyed Remington and numerous other companies....Ruger can bring out a fine version, but it will have modern manufacturing methods and will never be a CT built Marlin. All that combined on a quality firearm, and interest is going to be there, enough to keep older guns selling for around inflated price new ones.
Then there is the fast shooting gun unlikely to be attacked/banned so long as "sporting weapons" legal and no filthy gas system to clean after said fast shooting.
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