Wish I had some pics of this one when I bought it 3-4yrs ago. Rough is an understatement. Blueing was over half gone, the thick finish on the stock was about half gone too. However, I noticed it had very nice figure in the wood and I couldn't see any deep scars in the wood. It originally had a 4x BSA with see-through rings. It languished in one of the local pawn shops for a while marked at $250. Finally the manager told me I could have it for $200 OTD since nobody wanted a 35Rem, only 30-30s. I'd been wanting to try my hand at refinishing a stock, and I figured I couldn't hurt this one much.

Lots of elbow grease later I got all the old finish off and all the minor scuffs removed. Many coats of Watco Danish Oil later, it really is a nice looking stock. I then decided to take the BA to a local smith who is fantastic at re-blueing older guns and making them look original. At that point it had a Weaver style rail mount with some cheap rings and a Vortex 2-7x32 up top. Serviceable, but I've never been wild about those rails and I've always thought a straight tube scope looked better on a lever gun. Recently bought a Burris base here in the classifieds and got a good deal a while back on a Monarch UCC 1.5-4.5x20.

Finally got it all put together and ready to use this fall. I bought some LeverEvolution to work up some loads. I've hunted with it sporadically over the years but never bloodied it. I plan to change that this year.

I figure I'm about $500 in the whole setup, plus a good bit of my time and effort, but I think it's turned out to be worth it.

Very nice. Definitely feeling some gun envy here.

Beautifully done!

That's awesome! What year is it?

Kudos for restoring a nice firearm back to its past glory.

Thanks! 1982

Great Work ! Nice looking rig.

Oh yeah. That'll do.

Who/where is the 'smith?

Nice work putting new life into an old gun, still one of my favorite winter pastimes. Next time, try rust bluing yourself. Not that hard and gives a nice finish for minimal cost.

Nice choice on the optics as well.

Very Nice.

That turned out nice. I've killed quite a few critters with my old 336 in 30-30. Carried a 336 in 35 several times as well, just never broke it in.

Outstanding! Nice gun.

Very, very nice!

Beautiful rifle!......enjoy!!.......Hb

nice wood on that one. i love bringing a beater back to life. i've done it several times and those will be the last guns i get rid of.

From personal experience I can guarantee it will work

You and the the smith did a great job!

DEWD very very cool.

I've always wanted one of those 35s. To be able to have one that you can invest in is really awesome.

Nice work!

Great job on restoring this Marlin! It will look even better after you knock something down with it.

Beatiful rifle. Those 336's are so cool and classic. Good job on the restore. Looks great..

Very nice.

Great save! Nothing like giving an old, neglected rifle a new lease on life and a Marlin 336 in 35 Rem is a worthy subject.

Cool!

Now you can be an "all-Marlin" deer hunter, shoot 'em close with the 336/35 or snipe 'em long with the XS7/22-250.

Nice work on the stock. A really great whitetail and pig rifle.

Nice! I've thought about doing the same to my old Marlin, just never have gotten around to it. Mine does have the same scope though.


Dave.

My thoughts, exactly. Well done.

Outstanding little critter getter. Great job on the wood, which is beautifully figured.

Thanks for all the kind words, guys. I am rather proud of the way it turned out.

I've got an old beater BPS 12ga that I'm working on at the moment. It has some pretty interesting wood also. That thick shiny finish Browning put on these is a PITA to remove!

Tate

Lots of compliments to ya !!

Always liked the looks and quality of the 336 over a 94.

Fantastic job.

Jerry

Beautiful wood on that Marlin. You did a great job on the restoration. A real classic for sure.

Very nice

You did a wonderful job bringing the ole' Marlin 336 back to life. Most pawn shop marlin 336's were meat guns or bouncing behind the seat truck guns are your's was.

I hope it shoots as good as it looks.

Doc

Great Work. Those 35s are usually very accurate.

Very nice, well done. Doing the work yourself on something like this makes it all the more satisfying.

DUUUDE, Great job. Man that looks nice. I'm a real fan of the old 35 rems. Great guns. But that one is special.

Diamond in the rough you lucky dawg.

nice ole Marlin...good restore job.....

did ya change the hammer/lever springs....?

I've found even the older Marlins benefit from a lighter hammer spring

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/980163/wolff-spring-pack-marlin-39a-336-444-1894-1895-reduced-power

What are you doing to strip that Browning finish? That stuff is like epoxy!

Very nice!! That wood turned out great. Every time I see one of these I kick myself for selling the 336 35rem I had. Great guns!

Great job freshening up a workhorse! I'm betting you own that a long time and it's going to give you lots of smiles!

OK, really nice job and I am envious....but tell us, how does it shoot??