Actually, the 336W is birch stocks with double barrel bands, the 336A is birch with a fore end cap and one barrel band, and the 336C is walnut and double bands.
The 336A used to be a walnut stock, half mag instead of full length, a fore end cap, and had a 24" barrel. Sort of like a walnut/blued 336XLR. I think they stopped that back in the 70's though.
A 336SC is the same as the old 336A, but with a 20" barrel. There are about twenty other configurations, but too many to list here and now. Google is your friend.
So the main differences between the three are.
The 336c is a carbine version with a walnut stock, with double barrel bands, and a fore end cap.
The 336w is a walnut stained birch stock, with double barrel band and no fore end cap. (the one I saw also had a gold trigger?
The 336a is a walnut stained birch stock, with no barrel bands, and no fore end cap.
Trying to learn something here so I can pick which rifle is the best to get, so I appreciate all the help. I’m new to these type of rifles.
Question:
(1. What do the barrel bands do? Do they add in accuracy or precision?
(2. What makes the 336c a carbine version and not the others?
(3. Is a walnut stock better then a birch stock?
(4. If all the metal parts are the same then why does the 336w have a gold trigger?
(5. What does a fore end cap do, what is it for?
(6. How are the methods of attaching the fore ends different between the three? Is one way better then the other?
It seems the only difference between the 336c and the 336w is the 366c has a walnut stock, is a carbine version, no gold trigger, and has a fore end cap. Do these differences make the 336c a better choice?