Home Forums Lever Action Central Marlin 336 Lever Actions I finally broke the curse

The crud hit hard last Sunday, but I wasn't coughing up a lung this morning so I went out. I bought this 1977 Marlin 336 in 30/30 about a dozen years ago at a pawn shop for $199 out the door, but I've never seen anything while carrying it.

I wasn't in the woods for 10 minutes when the little buck, with a doe, came in at 3 o'clock from me. She left but he was still curious. I switched hands and shot from my left shoulder. He was hard quartering to me, the bullet went in at the knuckle and traveled 19 inches. He was about 30 yards away.

You can see a tuft of hair sticking up by the rear ring, that is where the bullet was. I pulled it out with my fingers. It was the first deer I've shot with the Winchester Power Max Bonded 150gr. He ran about 30 yards.