I'm not an expert on them but I've had a number of them since the late 1960's. Every one I've owned shot well and functioned with out problems...........
+1 .... I have owned three Marlin 336. First two I got in the 1970s. Later on I needed some cash and had to
sell both. Missed the rifle so in the mid 1990s I got another one. Overall I have been happy with all of them.
Paradiddle -- Curious about one thing ... why 30/30 and not 35 ?