My first was a Winchester 94 Classic. I was 12 and had good eyes. Regrettably that one is gone. I now have 3 JM stamped Marlins, 2 30-30's and a .35 Rem. Marlins for me because of scopes and side eject. Don't think I would buy new. Lots of good older rifles available from both makers.
Depends what you want.
There aren't a lot of used 336Y's around and that's the Marlin I wanted so I had to buy new.
