marlin model 336

[riflenut]

Hey ! eveyone I just purchased a Marlin lever action 336 its very clean with beautiful wood grain. This rifle was made in 1973. I have had many of rifles over the years, but never a 30-30 . I know most people like to shoot this round for hunting, but for me I love to target shoot.I am taking it to my freinds farm this week for target practice along with some other guns .My question is for just target shooting with this marlin what would be a good grain 30-30 to use. thanks for any imput Chris

 

[sixgunner455]

buy a box of 150 gr and 170 gr Core Lokt. The gun will tell you which it prefers.

 

[Abel]

buy a box of 150 gr and 170 gr Core Lokt. The gun will tell you which it prefers.

Exactly. Once you figure which one she likes best, then you can fire away.

 

[Craigman]

My 1951 336 in 30-30 I use only for targets as well. It handles and balances perfectly for me and I primarily shoot 150gn at 6" steel at 100yds offhand. Really helps with open sight, and offhand shooting confidence and good practice for control and steadiness. GREAT GUN! Congrats, you'll love it!

 

[heeler]

Every gun safe in America deserves a 336.
To that end I bought an older 1981 pre crossbolt 336 a few years ago and put a Burris Timberline 2x7x26 scope on it and headed to the range with three different brands of 170 gr.soft points because someone knowledgeable on the 30-30 chambering told me 170 grain generally works best for it.
So a Box of Winchester Power Points,Federal Power Shocks,and Remington Corelokts were bought.
With my particular rifle the Corelokt was the best grouping by far.
So I never even tried the 150 grain because it shoots one inch groups with the Corelokts and I see no need to try to get it any better.
My old gun was barely used and was sold to me for a song when the economy tanked and I have no idea of it's past but so far in my hands I have killed one Texas buck and two feral hogs with it.
A beautiful little carbine it is.

 

[Sav .250]

Target /plinking with a 30-30 can get expensive......... You`ll like that 336.

 

[Fiv3r]

I love the 336 in 30-30 I used to dabble with one in 35 remington, but as I am not a hunter it got to be too spendy to shoot.

30-30 is one of the most well rounded rifle cartridges out there, IMHO. It's relatively inexpensive to shoot compared to other hunting cartridges averaging around 60-70 cents a round. It has enough pep to (within reason) take on most everything on two or four legs in the CONUS (obviously barring tangling with brown bear and big ol' moose etc). It's a softer shooter than a magnum and the smooth action of the 336 means follow up shots are fast and accurate. 30-30 almost never runs out of stock. When everyone was snatching up every self defense and military round they could get their mitts on, the shelves still over-flowed with 30-30. 30-30 can be found at any gun shop, wal mart, or feed store. It's got the ballistics of the 7.62x39 (except generally better) but comes in a package that (God forbid) doesn't raise eyebrows like an assault rifle.

Nice round that has been killing game and defending hearths for over 100 years for a reason. Is it the cheapest plinker? No. Is it a nice caliber to have in the stable if you are a hunter or the SHTF, you better believe it.

 

[bergmen]

Both of my Marlin 30-30's are just about the most fun plinking rifles I have (although my '94 in .45 Colt is right in there with them). I have a model 1936 and a recent 336 I bought in about 1994).

I reload, so ammo costs are basically mouse nuts.

Dan

 

[hdbiker]

practice with what your going to hunt with. biker

 

[BrocLuno]

Lotsa discussion over here: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=258000&highlight=336

Maybe you want to join up?

 

[popper]

If you handload, search the THR for light plinker loads. Reduces cost to ~$.10 to $.20 / rnd.
30-30 ammo prices are going up, just like everything else. Mine eats anything about the same, just adjust POI.