Originally Posted by Oldelkhunter
Originally Posted by gmsemel
I got to shoot a 336 so chambered yesterday. My neighbor's buddy was zeroing in his rifle for the 2012 private land rifle deer season in CT, he is hunting on my property. I was impress how well it shot, its a new gun he won in a raffle. See thru scope mounts and a well bigger scope that I would like. I was able to hit a grape fruit sized pumpkin with it never the less at almost 100 yards off hand. 200 Gr Remington RN's I think I just might have to get one now. I also said that if ever he needs to sell it, come to me first.


Everytime I take my 35 to the range I am amazed at the gun.Mine is the SC model with a Weaver 1-3 on it in Leupold rings. I am so glad I have this rifle. It would be the last rifle to leave my house. Iam taking it hunting all next week and hope I run into a shooting size NC black bear on the trip. I am using Hornady Leverolution ammo right now but I will buy 100 cases of Rem brass and start reloading it with corelockts for next year.


How do you like the Hornady stuff? I tried the Leverevolution in my 336, but didn't get very good groups for some reason. Don't know if anyone else has experienced this - when I switched to the Federal 200 grain RN the groups tightened right up. It sure is a nice rifle; I'll never part with it. It was one of those "finds" that come out of the blue. I just wandered into a small town gun shop one day and there it was.


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