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Can the standard Marlin 336 .30-30 be converted to .375 Win? Is this an expensive conversion? Does this require rebarreling, or is there enough meat in the .30 cal barrel to rebore to .375?
Thanks, Expat
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Enough meat.. Here's the guy to do it... http://35caliber.com/2.html
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Yep, follow that link.
Relatively cheap way to go about it too.
There are Marlins in .375win that show up for sale somewhat regularly on GunBroker as well if that interests you.
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Yes, JES will do it for $250 including shipping
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The conversion by JES may be more than that, depending. I had him convert a .30-30 to .444 in December. Cost was $325 due to need to open up the ejection port and modify the lifter and loading gate. It came out very well. I don't know if the .375 case would require the same mods at the added cost.
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The 375 Win (or the 38-55) is just a straight walled 30-30 case so it is just a rebore-rechamber and no other mods unless you request something different. Do a 38-55 and get to use the 2.125" case for a bit more ballistics...but request the standard .375" bore NOT the .376-.378" and you won't have any problems finding bullets.
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The conversion by JES may be more than that, depending. I had him convert a .30-30 to .444 in December. Cost was $325 due to need to open up the ejection port and modify the lifter and loading gate. It came out very well. I don't know if the .375 case would require the same mods at the added cost. For 356, 375 and 38 55 these are the prices. For other calibers please inquire ** ** PRICING $225 for 3 groove $250 for 4 or 5 groove includes return shipping on std rebore jobs Home Created & Copywrite by Whyat S Ocumpaugh
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This is maybe a better idea than .35-30. Rusty
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Got a friend that had a single shot 30-30 and had it bored to a 375 Win. The reason..... In Louisiana you can deer hunt with a .35 caliber or larger, breech loading, single shot rifle, with exposed hammer, during the primitive weapon season.
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The 375 Win (or the 38-55) is just a straight walled 30-30 case so it is just a rebore-rechamber and no other mods unless you request something different. Do a 38-55 and get to use the 2.125" case for a bit more ballistics...but request the standard .375" bore NOT the .376-.378" and you won't have any problems finding bullets. ^^^^^^^ This.
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