Home Forums Lever Action Central Marlin 336 Lever Actions Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30

Print Thread

Hop To

Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 #14250613 11/02/19
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c. B billj OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP billj Campfire Greenhorn B Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c.	I just inherited the above gun S/N L66xx and have never owned a lever gun but have reloaded for some years, 2 pistol and 3 rifle calibers. Are these 336's accurate? Any guess what year it was made? Will it take a deer at 200 yds? The gun is like new and was stored in a case for about 40 years. Last edited by billj; 11/02/19.

GB1

Re: Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 billj #14250622 11/02/19
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY R Rug3 Campfire Tracker
Rug3 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY	Most 30-30's will take deer at 200yds. Tell us a little more about the gun. Last edited by Rug3; 11/02/19. BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN HIS MIGHTY POWER. ~ Ephesians 6:10 Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 billj #14250755 11/02/19
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c. B billj OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP billj Campfire Greenhorn B Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c.	I just got it and have not fired it once, only cleaned it. It is drilled and tapped for a scope but doesn't wear one. The stock is walnut, the steel is blue. What does R.C. mean after the model?

Re: Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 billj #14251163 11/03/19
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 265 Pa. R rimfire Campfire Member
rimfire Campfire Member R Joined: May 2004 Posts: 265 Pa.	RC = Regular Carbine. L in serial number is for 1954

Re: Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 billj #14251324 11/03/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana
tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA	Fine ole rifle.......yes 1954 mfg date..... learn how to pull lever.....bolt......ejector & clean from breech.....not muzzle scope ? 1-3.......1-4.........1-5 something........ Congrats http://www.leverguns.com/articles/fryxell/marlin_history.htm T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

IC B2

Re: Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 billj #14251331 11/03/19
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c. B billj OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP billj Campfire Greenhorn B Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c.	Thanks, that solves part of the riddle. Are Marlins from that era built better than the ones today?

Re: Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 billj #14251527 11/03/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana
tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA	Originally Posted by billj Are Marlins from that era built better than the ones today? Yes......after the Remington purchase of Marlin....... Quality control went down the toilet.......2010-2016 ish Your '54 336 was built by craftsmen who cared.....even after the X/bolt safety was added in '83 Marlin was still building fine firearms.......anything that has the 'MR' serial number I stay away from Just finished cleaning/tuning/scoping this ole 336 35 Rem for a bud.....'AA' S/N = 1965 https://marlinspares.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Marlin-Date-codes-ver8-396mb2-1024x791.jpg T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 billj #14251700 11/03/19
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c. B billj OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP billj Campfire Greenhorn B Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c.	Thanks Tikka, very informative. Now to find a place to shoot. We just relocated to western NC from western PA where I had a sweet setup at my local gun club. Can't find the same thing here yet.

Re: Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 billj #14251926 11/03/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana
tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA	was born & raised in west PA never go back there T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Inherited Marlin Model 336 R.C. 30-30 tikkanut #14283516 11/15/19
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c. B billj OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP billj Campfire Greenhorn B Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 59 western n.c.	Small world. I'll never move back, too cold and we are now retired. I have these 4 boxes of ammo bought with the gun in the '50s. I wonder if anyone knows the velocity of these rounds. I intend to shoot them all and reload the brass. Attached Images IMG_1818.jpg (29.89 KB, 72 downloads)

IC B3

Moderated by RickBin

Link Copied to Clipboard

AX24

384 members (1lesfox, 10ring1, 160user, 06hunter59, 16penny, 12344mag, 32 invisible), 1,754 guests, and 934 robots.

Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

April
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

Forum Statistics

Forums81

Topics1,191,178

Posts18,465,565

Members73,925

Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023

Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.084s Queries: 15 (0.004s) Memory: 0.8309 MB (Peak: 0.9155 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-04-24 11:43:35 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS