Marlin 336 vs 1894. whats the difference?
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Sistema1927
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The receivers and bolts are very different.
Old Time Hunter
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One has a pistol grip, other a straight stock. One has a "short" action, the other a "long". One has two 3's and a 6 in it's designated model name and the other does not, but does have more numbers.
The primary difference is the pistol vs. rifle cartridge chamberings, although the 336 was chambered in .44 mag briefly in the 1960's as the 336 Magnum Carbine and the 336T (not to be confused with the .30-30 336T Texan Carbine) before Marlin brought out the 1894 line in the late 1960's. The 1894 retains the square bolt and open-sided receiver of the 336's predecessors that date back to the model 1893, while the 336 has had the round bolt entirely enclosed within the receiver since the last significant model change in 1948/9 or thereabouts. Both have been produced in straight stock and pistol grip configurations at various times, and I have examples of both. The 336 is also the parent receiver for the 1895 variations produced in 45/70, .444 and .450.
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Treeprof, that's a nice succinct description.
DogBonz, if you're interested in 336, come by the 336 club sometime. There's a bunch of people there who can offer more on the comparisons and differences, even though we're mostly focused on 336s.
Nem
DogBonz, if you're interested in 336, come by the 336 club sometime. There's a bunch of people there who can offer more on the comparisons and differences, even though we're mostly focused on 336s.
Nem
BIG difference in steel between the original 1894 and the 36 and the 336. Also the 1894 and the 36 had a SQUARE bolt, the 336 has a round bolt with the receiver having a bored hole with a cut out for ejection not a milled slot. That alone made the receiver stronger
The new action is so strong with a couple of slight dimension changes they developed the higher pressure 444 Marlin. They also chambered it for the 45/70 and then reloaders found the action top be very strong, loading the 45/70 to unheard of pressure and velocity levels. Marlin then made a cartridge with Hornady to equal this for non-reloaders called the .450 Marlin.
The 336 was also capable of handling the Winchester high pressure cartridge of the .375 Winchester. They used the standard 336 action for this where as Winchester had to beef up the rear of the 1994 to handle the pressure at the locking lug.(Making IMHO one fugly action)
The 336 is a long way from the 1894 Marlin or the 36. Look at the new cartridges it is now being chambered for.
The new action is so strong with a couple of slight dimension changes they developed the higher pressure 444 Marlin. They also chambered it for the 45/70 and then reloaders found the action top be very strong, loading the 45/70 to unheard of pressure and velocity levels. Marlin then made a cartridge with Hornady to equal this for non-reloaders called the .450 Marlin.
The 336 was also capable of handling the Winchester high pressure cartridge of the .375 Winchester. They used the standard 336 action for this where as Winchester had to beef up the rear of the 1994 to handle the pressure at the locking lug.(Making IMHO one fugly action)
The 336 is a long way from the 1894 Marlin or the 36. Look at the new cartridges it is now being chambered for.
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