Marlin .35 Rem

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I inherited this years ago but just now getting around to trying it out. Partly because the ammo costs a lot, and I figured the recoil would be too hard to really have much fun shooting it. It's about 50 years old, I believe, and the barrel is stamped 336RC. My eyes aren't so good for the iron sights, so I put this Weaver 1-3X 20 scope on it. I have to say I am really, really pleased with it. Really nice trigger and very accurate...I think this may end up being a favorite of mine. It surprised me, because I thought I might sell it at first since you can't hunt deer in CT with it. If I did use it, I believe I'd feel really comfortable shooting at any deer within a 100 yards, maybe even more. I'm glad I tried it out before selling it on impulse, it would have been a big mistake. I think I might justify a hunting trip to Maine to see how it does.
 

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You can easily get the year of manufacture by using the serial number prefix at this page:

http://oldguns.net/sn_php/marlinlookup.php

Use the lower half of the page...

The .35 Rem rises above and beyond if you can load your own...

A number of bullets are designed for it, and a number of 'handgun' bullets can be used very effectively...

I load plinking and varmint loads using 158gr cast with data from the link below:

http://www.gmdr.com/lever/lowveldata.htm

Enjoy your gun!
 
I got one just like it for my 12th birthday, I'm 64 now. Mine too is marked RC.
By the way, A STRAIGHT GRIP 35 IS VERY HARD TO COME BY! Don't sell it for a 30-30 price tag, it is worth at least 2x that. They were not made but a few years. I had 2 boys and it took me over 15 years to find a second one just like it.
Hope you enjoy yours as much as I have enjoyed mine.
 
Shot my father's Remington 600 in .35 Rem a few years ago, found it extremely pleasant and accurate! I am more of a lever/Marlin fan, and as such have been keeping my eye out for a 336 in .35, so I could have a "connection" with the old man.
 
I think a scope destroys the lightweight quick handling characteristics of a lever gun. A lever action carbine is not a bench rest gun. For practical use the 35 Remington is a150 yard cartridge. With aperature rear sight it will easily group it's rounds within minute of deer. Hog hunting can be very fast close range action in brush and dark lighting conditions from trees and heavy cover they like.

Use of iron sights is becoming a lost skill. Two of my hunting buddies nearly missed getting their deer because the deer jumped up so close they couldn't find where to shoot it. Their scopes are filled with brown fur. Both of them gave up on the scope, sighted over the barrel and shot their deer.

Oh. The scopes came off their guns the next day..
 
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I too have a 336 RC in .35 Rem, and I also have old eyes, so mounted a low power old school Weaver 1.5X. Great rifle! Great deer killer too. Won't be getting rid of it either.
 
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I think a scope destroys the lightweight quick handling characteristics of a lever gun. A lever action carbine is not a bench rest gun. For practical use the 35 Remington is a150 yard cartridge. With aperature rear sight it will easily group it's rounds within minute of deer. Hog hunting can be very fast close range action in brush and dark lighting conditions from trees and heavy cover they like.

Use of iron sights is becoming a lost skill. Two of my hunting buddies nearly missed getting their deer because the deer jumped up so close they couldn't find where to shoot it. Their scopes are filled with brown fur. Both of them gave up on the scope, sighted over the barrel and shot their deer.

Oh. The scopes came off their guns the next day..
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Of course irons are becoming a lost skill. So is going up on the roof to fiddle with the TV antenna . There are better options today.
 
Leave the scope on it. Levers look nicer without them, but if you're like 99% of us you'll do much better with the scope. If you're going to scope one your choice is a good one. Some guys buy way too much scope for the guns.
 
if you're like 99% of us you'll do much better with the scope
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Ha, ha. That is the same thing my two buddies thought until they could not find their deer in scope because it was too close.

If your shooting is going to be off the bench a scope will not be a handicap. Rested in deer stand maybe or may not. There are far better choices for a rested gun in shooting stand.

With that said if I was going to use a scope I would use one of the mounts that places the scope forward of the receiver and over the barrel aka scout rifle. The longer eye relief will make sighting it quicker.
 
Or get a low-range variable with a 1x or 1.5x bottom end and be even faster than your iron sight buddies.
 
Ha, ha. That is the same thing my two buddies thought until they could not find their deer in scope because it was too close.
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They either didn't know how to use a scope or had the wrong scope on the rifle. A 1X or 2X scope is FASTER to pick up the target at any range than irons. I know folks who use fixed power 6X scopes and have made running shots at 10'. Some people try to put a 4-12X varmint scope on a lever action, leave it on 12X, try to close one eye and can't find the deer. The OP chose a very sensible 1-3X scope. On 1X he isn't handicapped at all, on 3X he has more magnification than he needs out to 300 yards. Not to mention the far, far better low light ability. You can't hit a deer with irons if you can't see it or the sights because it is too dark.

Even the military has concluded that low powered optics work better in close combat situations. Most hunters figured this out years ago.
 
A 1X or 2X scope is FASTER to pick up the target at any range than irons.
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If you say so.

For me my Williams Aperture Rear Sight and Hooded Front Sight have worked every time. Of course I will admit that I practice shooting my gun throughout the year using different real world hunting stances instead of the annual two or three rounds off the bench at the beginning of deer season to make sure "it is still zeroed in."

Hummm... They needed a scope to shoot a deer 10 FEET away. WOW!
 
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Hummm... They needed a scope to shoot a deer 10 FEET away. WOW!
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They made the shot your buddies didn't.....with a scope. Would you recommend they take the scope off when presented with the shot?

I'm all for irons, but a low power scope is faster on target, for me.
That said, any of my scoped hunting or defensive weapons have back up irons.

To each their own. Nice rifle :D
 
I don't shoot mine often but it's still one of my favorite guns. I handload for it and with once fired brass I can punch out the X-Ring at 100 yards

Varget Powder, 37 Grains over a Speer 180 grain bullet. I tried higher powder loads but they opened up quite a bit, Microgroove Barrel didn't seem to like it.

I also have a very old Weaver scope on mine. Never been good with Irons for some reason.
 
i have irons and scopes on some of my rifles and can tell you at dawn or dusk the irons just don,t make it in the hunting woods. as stated in earier posts, match the scope with the conditions and game. a 1.5x-2x scope will let you shoot with both eyes open, you can,t go wrong. plus as you age your eyes will most likely change and will not be able to focus on irons very well, i know mine have and at 71 open sights as not to good unless the target is big or very close, peep sights are better but i fine the aputure hole must very small to clear up the front sight for me and that slows me down on a quick shot. eastbank.
 
I downed this hawg last April while hunting with a guide in central Pennsylvania. My mighty 35 downed the animal instantly! The scope is an older Simmons featuring 2 - 7X optics.

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At 71, my eyes aren't what they were at 50. A scope makes sense for me and I assume for others whose eyesight may be compromised. I understand that a 336 or Winchester 94 may not be the perfect platform for a scope, but those with other sight options and/or perfect vision might consider refraining from sarcastic criticism of those who a scope for whatever reason including personal preference.
 
Even the Benoit boys switched to low powered scopes on their 760s. For most hunting situations they just work better than a metallic sight.

Something wonderful about those old lever deer rifles. They just seem to have more soul than most of the synthetic bolt guns we all use now.
 
My 35 rem is remington 141 older pumpgun. Love it, love it. 180 grain bullets and above work great, 150s ruin too much meat. Do not sell it.
 
IMO, 4X to 6X will get you on target at just about any longer distance you would reasonably shoot a deer. The 10X and 12X stuff is for bench rest shooting and to brag about group size. There are 1X to 6X adjustable scopes also. I think I probably tend to leave my scopes on the high mag settings. The ultimate end use is always something to remember.

For levergun, use what you want. There are probably low light options for irons as well as red dots which would be just as effective at those ranges.
 
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