My only rifles for 20 years were a Marlin 336 .30-30 and a Marlin 336 .35 Rem. Then the land I hunted changed and I went using a .30-06, a .270 Win, a .257 Roberts, .25-06, and a .270 Weatherby.
But now when I hunt in the thick stuff I go back to using the Marlin 336s.