Home Forums Lever Action Central Marlin 336 Lever Actions Should I hunt my new 336ER in 356 ??

I want to take it deer hunting , but don't want to devalue it too much. Is it that impressive on deer ? Anybody got any 180 Speer 358 bullets that they are not using? thanks, Mark.

Do you really expect it to become that collectible?

Have you checked the prices of ERs in excellent to new condition lately? They are going for well over 1K. There were less than 2000 made. I would say that is pretty collectable.

stick to your U-tube crap. John Wayne doesn't deserve that either.

I'm going to hunt with my 336ER 356 Win. To the stand and back to the truck. I'll be real carefull. Mine has the newer checkered wood so collector is out the window.

Ken

Any Marlin already worth over a K should be wrapped in a silicone cloth and put in the furthest corner of the safe.

[bleep], if I can manage to drive a $30K truck in [bleep] and submit my body to damage, I'm thinking a $1K rifle ain't worth worrying about.

Remember, they have a name for metal and wood that you don't shoot, GOLF CLUBS....

If your not going to hunt with it or use it, then why have it?

I say hunt it

I would hunt with one too if I still had one. Heck, I hunted with an 1892 Winchester 38-40 made in 1892 during this deer season. They were made to hunt with. I am sure it would have made John Browning happy to know that someone was hunting with one of his rifles 115 years after it was made.

I recently bought a 1892 Winchester, in 32-20 made in 1915. It gets packed in the woods every week-end that it isn't raining. I bought it to use.(grin!)

Thanks guys. I have been selling some of my Savage 99s for the same reasons that you guys have said, but this one might end up to be more than just any old Marlin(something like a Winchester .50 action express??) I think I will bloody it , if its not too wet out, then maybe retire it after a couple easy seasons.

Why did you buy it if not to use......did you need a trotline sinker?

Hunt it! Marlins are not safe queens. I understand your thinking, but realistically there is not much you can do to devalue it very much. Unless you really screw up, the worst thing would be scratches and dings. Even if you lost a couple of hundred bucks, the time you got to spend in the woods with such an awesome rifle would've been worth it.
I knew my chances were slim on finding a 356 at a reasonable price, so I bought the 308ME.
I make sure all of my Marlin levers get "woods time". It's just not right to keep them locked away .

I have been contemplating the same thing with my Marlin 356 Win. It is basically mint. A person would be foolish to really marr it up with hard use, but maybe short fair weather hunts like firearms44 suggested. I even thought about bringing a gun case with a strap to put it in to protect it while dragging a deer out. That seems to be when I put the most scratches on my rifles. I would suspect that most of us on this board have more than one rifle in the safe that we can reach for come deer season, so I say use it but don't abuse it.

If you knew what they are going for --and what I paid, You would have bought it too.

If I'm ever lucky enough to find one, it will go hunting.
It is what Marlin made it for. (But I will admit that it won't become my brush bashin', rough country rifle)

It's just too bad that they only made about 2440 of them.

I see some guys are reaming out the chambers on their 35 Remingtons to 356 Win.

Would be nice to see another run of 356's made.

Sounds to me like you must have gotten a good deal on it. Therefore, any normal light hunting use or wear would not result in you loosing and money. Therefore, I say hunt it!

Do you really think all the other 1,999 336ER's are all safe queens??? 20 years from now do you really think that there will be any more 336ER's? I don't think so!

I'd bet you have someone in mind right now that you would heir this gun to rather than sell it as an investment. This person I bet is very close to you, and I'd bet that person will probably have more sentimental value remembering you hunting and having success with that 356 than its worth in dollar value.

My grandfather handed down several guns. And while the bluebook value on some may be high and others nearly worthless, They are all priceless to me and, for this same reason that I would never sell them for any amount!

Just my 2 sense!

Good words---All true.

That gun was made to hunt. The Brits-who can afford them-go out and shoot in all kinds of weather with shotguns that cost as much as a house. When needed they are gone over and brought back to new. Still resell them for some high dollars.
That Marlin is a lot tougher than a Holland and Holland. Of course you can leave it in the safe and just think what a great value you have. It will not have any personal value, but jeewize 20 years from now it will put your kids thru MAYBE 1 day of school.
Are you serious?

Battue

Then again maybe that Marlin is the beginning of a successful career in gun brokering. It's yours do with it what you want.

Battue