Irish Bird Dog
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at a gun show today in small WI town the Marlin 336's were nearly all a bit over $300 mark some nearly $400.....run of the mill hunting guns....don't know how that would equate to where you are.....all pistol grip styles....
I stopped by a local gun shop to caress some future purchases today and when I told the sales guy that I heard that Marlin was producing the 336Y again and I asked him if they had one. He said sure and proceded to hand me a 336W??????? I corrected him and he looked at me like I was an idiot and that even though this did have a W on it the rifle was still a youth model????????
Can anyone explain to me just what is a RC Marauder vs a Texan in the Marlin 336 line up? Seems they are both straight grip types & otherwise the same in outward appearances.
You are wise at holding off on a new Marlin. At SHOT my friend talked to "Marlin/Remington/Freedom Corp", supposedly they will have all of this sorted out by summer of 2012. I bought a new Marlin 45-75 this past summer. It had six factory defects that should have been caught before it left. Grizzly Custom Rifles is fixing most of them and it will be a great rifle once I get it back. The one that isn't easily fixed is the holes on the top of the receiver are not centered. They are off nearly 1/16th of an inch (realy obvious when you look at it). It shoots straight at 50 and 100 yards so I'm not going to worry about it as I want to keep with open sights. It will bother me quite a bit. Once I get it back from Lew Bonitz, I will be writing a letter to "Marlin" to see what they can do/offer to make me feel whole.Here's my ticket into the club, a 336 I picked up today. Serial number puts date of production @ 1980, and it's in great shape. It doesn't say "C" or "W" or anything. I think it's a "C" but I don't know. It has no cross bolt safety.
I wanted to get a stainless one, but having read all the issues with production after 2009, and wanting to save some dollas, I grabbed this used one.
One thing I need to fix is that there is an old hole that was used for a sling. Then someone drilled a new new hole and moved the sling mount, leaving the old hole. What's the best way to fix this? The guy at the shop said they make something for it. Any suggestions are welcome.
Yup a 45-70. I wrote this one before am coffee.sheepdog1968...."I bought a new Marlin 45-75 this past summer."
typo or did I miss something new from Marlin???? 45-75 or45-70?
and what were the other 5 factory defects????