I picked up a Marlin 336 a year ago in 30/30, built in 1979, that shoots cloverleafs at 75 yards with Winchester 150gr Power Max bonded bullets.
$199 out the door at the Pawn shop for a walnut/blue piece of work. It will cover just about 100% of the deer hunting I do locally.
They will serve an Eastern woods hunter well for a lifetime. I bought mine back in the early 90's and I've killed more deer with it than any other rifle I own. No plastic or pot metal junk on them. Just solid blued steel and walnut.
