The rifle he owns has to be the one owned by L. R. Wallack (sp?). He wrote about it in a late '70's or early '80's American Rifleman and said the reason Marlin dropped it was due to extraction difficulties. Wallack said the rifle had no problem with pressure, just extraction. It has been awhile since I read the article but I dont remeber a mention of the spiral magazine tube!
Edit: Well the old story of the blind hog applies here. I walked right to the article this morning. The July 1978 issue of the American Rifleman has an article entitles "Marlin 336: The other Lever Action" by L. R. Wallack.
On page 35 Wallack says that he owned the prototype Marlin 336 chambered for .250 Savage. He says the rifle shot well with factory ammunition and equivalent handloads. Wallack does indeed say the rifle has a spiral tube magazine. I had forgotten that!! The rifle was made in the early 1970's. Lack of primary extraction was the reason the idea was dropped'
Last edited by selsnslim; 12/31/04.
