I have a Marlin 336RC made in 1958 that was my Uncles. He willed it to me and it will shoot lights out with the Hornady FTX ammo along with the Remington Core-Lok’s. He took many a deer with that rifle and I used it a few years ago and took a nice 8 with it. IMO it can’t be beat for woods hunting when sitting in a stand or still hunting.