this question was asked on the marlin forum the other day. the auto loading thing came up to because the 35 was originally an auto loader. but they also made the same model 8 in 25,30,and 32 rem. the 30 is nothing more than a 30-30 that is rimless and uses the same 30-30 data. I shoot all the calibers in model 8s 81s and the model 14 and 141 pump actions. so to say it is because it was formed in an auto loader first cannot be the reason.


I have never harvested a animal but I have killed quite a few,,,,,,,,,,,,,,