Marlin 336: C v. W?

[jkingrph]

I suggest you shop for a used Marlin-there are millions of them, they are very inexpensive, and you can examine and handle the gun as much as you like before you buy it. I have a1961 336SC (short magazine) Marlin in .35 Rem that I bought for $175. It's very smooth, high quality, shoots great, and is a fine defence weapon in addition to a super hunting rifle. I have added a butt cuff and a Limb saver recoil pad, and replaced the rear sight with a newer Marlin Buckhorn sight, larger so I can see it better. They are excellent "offhand" shooting rifles, very quick to point, fast handling, and a good alternative to the black rifles.
I don't there is any difference in the rifles you mentioned other than the cosmetic differences.
The basic action and the materials are identical.
Mark

SC stood for Sporting Carbine.

 

[goon]

Shawnee - I don't like the crossbolt safety just because I don't like it.
In general, the newer rifles and the older rifles are priced about the same in my area when they're in the same condition. The safety doesn't have anything to do what they ask for them because in my area, a Marlin is a rifle that gets used.

BTW - the safety can be adjusted to make it very hard to put on accidentally or "eliminated" altogether, thus making your post-safety rifle into a pre-safety rifle.
Not sure how I feel about that but if I lived in Alaska where I was likely to actually have to shoot something that was trying to eat me, I'd probably feel the need to do something with that.

 

[pabornsailor]

thanks for the feed back

Guys thanks for the feed back and the kind invite nem I will come over to the 336 club thread I am at sea with limited internet. Anyway to clear the smoke here I agree that the newer 336's are no different from the older models minus sights and the CBS. My preferance for older models is soley based on tradition as i mentioned in my previous post and for price.

 

[streakr]

Ok here's a MANs 336 in 38-55. Not one of those leetle sissy guns. It's a 1950 made 336 rebuilt into a 38-55 with a 26" Marlin Special Smokeless steel barrel. With the Lyman tang and #17 front sight my son can hit 10" circles at 300m offhand. [Personally I can't see a 10" circle at 300m]

streakr

 

[AStone]

Ok here's a MANs 336 in 38-55. Not one of those leetle sissy guns.

And good looking it is.

You should bring that thang on over to the 336 club, Streakr.
It'd be nice to have a .38-55 in the house.

 

[streakr]

I did.

streakr