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The Truck (Vehicle) Gun Search Continues
10/26/2011 11:28:31 PM
I caught the lever gun bug a while back. In the past few years I've picked up:
Marlin 336 in .35 Remington
Marlin 39 Mountie in .22 LR
Marlin 1894 CSS in .357
Rossi 92 in .357 with a 16" barrel
and tonight I added a Marlin 336Y (Compact) in 30-30. What caught my eye was the short barrel. 16.25" and about a 12.5" LOP. Very compact and quick to the eye. I paid $350 for it at Dick's and that included a scope.
At this point I need to break it down and give it a good cleaning and then take it to the range. I have an XS Lever Scope Mount and a Bushnell TRS25 that I'll try on it.
I will put a Peep/Ghost Ring sight set on it. I've had good luck with Skinners but I'm thinking about going with a set of XS sights this time around.
My travels could take me through Canada and this little 30-30 will definitely raise fewer eyebrows crossing the border than an AR. Also there is always a chance of theft with a truck gun and this one won't break the bank.
Marlin 336 in .35 Remington
Marlin 39 Mountie in .22 LR
Marlin 1894 CSS in .357
Rossi 92 in .357 with a 16" barrel
and tonight I added a Marlin 336Y (Compact) in 30-30. What caught my eye was the short barrel. 16.25" and about a 12.5" LOP. Very compact and quick to the eye. I paid $350 for it at Dick's and that included a scope.
At this point I need to break it down and give it a good cleaning and then take it to the range. I have an XS Lever Scope Mount and a Bushnell TRS25 that I'll try on it.
I will put a Peep/Ghost Ring sight set on it. I've had good luck with Skinners but I'm thinking about going with a set of XS sights this time around.
My travels could take me through Canada and this little 30-30 will definitely raise fewer eyebrows crossing the border than an AR. Also there is always a chance of theft with a truck gun and this one won't break the bank.
10/27/2011 12:47:48 AM
Marlinitis is a serious affliction and I have the disease,too. So far,I own an 1895 ABL,an 1895 Cowboy,a 336BL,and just put a 336Y on layaway.
Rugeritis is something else I'm afflicted with but that's another story.
Clint
Rugeritis is something else I'm afflicted with but that's another story.
Clint
10/27/2011 1:53:13 AM
Originally Posted By Clint50:
Marlinitis is a serious affliction and I have the disease,too. So far,I own an 1895 ABL,an 1895 Cowboy,a 336BL,and just put a 336Y on layaway.
Rugeritis is something else I'm afflicted with but that's another story.
Clint
Marlinitis is a serious affliction and I have the disease,too. So far,I own an 1895 ABL,an 1895 Cowboy,a 336BL,and just put a 336Y on layaway.
Rugeritis is something else I'm afflicted with but that's another story.
Clint
Where did you find a 336Y? I may need to pick one up for my grandson.
10/27/2011 3:10:48 AM
There's a stainless, shorter barreled, ported (guide?) Marlin at a local store in .450 marlin.
I kinda want it.
I kinda want it.
10/27/2011 12:11:35 PM
Originally Posted By Madcap72:
There's a stainless, shorter barreled, ported (guide?) Marlin at a local store in .450 marlin.
I kinda want it.
There's a stainless, shorter barreled, ported (guide?) Marlin at a local store in .450 marlin.
I kinda want it.
I have a stainless ported guide gun in 45-70 (did not know they made .450s in other than blue). The price on the .450 would have to be really good AND I would have to be a handloader. Remington dropped the .450 when they moved production to NY, so .450 ammo and brass will probably be drying up.
I love my guide gun, and have considered a second one. Mine is setup with a low powered scope, I'd like to have one set up with ghost ring sights too.
10/27/2011 4:36:51 PM
Originally Posted By Warhawk:
Where did you find a 336Y? I may need to pick one up for my grandson.
Originally Posted By Clint50:
Marlinitis is a serious affliction and I have the disease,too. So far,I own an 1895 ABL,an 1895 Cowboy,a 336BL,and just put a 336Y on layaway.
Rugeritis is something else I'm afflicted with but that's another story.
Clint
Marlinitis is a serious affliction and I have the disease,too. So far,I own an 1895 ABL,an 1895 Cowboy,a 336BL,and just put a 336Y on layaway.
Rugeritis is something else I'm afflicted with but that's another story.
Clint
Where did you find a 336Y? I may need to pick one up for my grandson.
Texas Knifeworks and Guns here in Wichita Falls has a nice 336Y in stock. Their number is (940) 692-4314. Ask for Ted. Please tell him I referred you.
Clint Hooper
10/27/2011 4:39:44 PM
Originally Posted By Clint50:
Texas Knifeworks and Guns here in Wichita Falls has a nice 336Y in stock. Their number is (940) 692-4314. Ask for Ted. Please tell him I referred you.
Clint Hooper
Originally Posted By Warhawk:
Where did you find a 336Y? I may need to pick one up for my grandson.
Originally Posted By Clint50:
Marlinitis is a serious affliction and I have the disease,too. So far,I own an 1895 ABL,an 1895 Cowboy,a 336BL,and just put a 336Y on layaway.
Rugeritis is something else I'm afflicted with but that's another story.
Clint
Marlinitis is a serious affliction and I have the disease,too. So far,I own an 1895 ABL,an 1895 Cowboy,a 336BL,and just put a 336Y on layaway.
Rugeritis is something else I'm afflicted with but that's another story.
Clint
Where did you find a 336Y? I may need to pick one up for my grandson.
Texas Knifeworks and Guns here in Wichita Falls has a nice 336Y in stock. Their number is (940) 692-4314. Ask for Ted. Please tell him I referred you.
Clint Hooper
Thanks, is that a pretty nice shop? I get up that way on occasion and always like to know where the good gunshops are?
I wouldn't be able to get up there for a while, too much going on.
I assume yours is a Marlin/Remington gun? Any problems with it?
Jim
10/27/2011 7:58:58 PM
Originally Posted By Warhawk:
Thanks, is that a pretty nice shop? I get up that way on occasion and always like to know where the good gunshops are?
I wouldn't be able to get up there for a while, too much going on.
I assume yours is a Marlin/Remington gun? Any problems with it?
Jim
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Jim,it's a pretty neat little shop that has everything from classic firearms to Class III stuff. Lots of lever action stuff and revolvers,too.
The 336Y they have for sale is the one I had on layaway. Nice rifle but they just took in a mint stainless 4 5/8" Ruger Blackhawk in 45Colt that I've been looking for for quite awhile. So,I just swapped layaway items for now. If the 336Y is still available in a month or so,I'll try to get it too.
I'm just right down the street from the gunshop so you might give me a shout when you come to town. If I'm not working that day,maybe we can have a meet & greet.
Clint
10/27/2011 9:11:15 PM
The 336 Compact that I bought looked pretty good. One problem surfaced today when I took the scope mount off. The single mounting hole that didn't have a scope mount screw in it had something that might have been a screw in a previous life but it sure wasn't one today. I tried really hard to get it out as I wanted to mount an XS Lever Scout Mount. Eventually I put it under the drill press and drilled it out. I'll have to get a tap and clean out the threads so I can get a screw back in the hole.
Other than that it was clean. With the XS mount secured by one screw and the dovetail mount it is pretty secure and I went ahead and put a Bushnell TRS 25 on it and really like it.
I saw EOTECH 512s for $389 this weekend and may end up with one of those for the Marlin.
They had two of the 336 Ys at Dick's Sporting Goods and I wish that I had taken a good look at both of them. I was in a bit of a hurry and I'm paying for it now.
All in all I like this carbine. I'll keep it and I'll put a set of Peep Sights on it. It fits in a black 36" rifle case perfectly. It is camouflaged by the black interior of my car and the tinted windows. It is all but invisible in the back of my car. I can keep two boxes of ammo in the case and have a 9 round butt cuff on the carbine.
Other than that it was clean. With the XS mount secured by one screw and the dovetail mount it is pretty secure and I went ahead and put a Bushnell TRS 25 on it and really like it.
I saw EOTECH 512s for $389 this weekend and may end up with one of those for the Marlin.
They had two of the 336 Ys at Dick's Sporting Goods and I wish that I had taken a good look at both of them. I was in a bit of a hurry and I'm paying for it now.
All in all I like this carbine. I'll keep it and I'll put a set of Peep Sights on it. It fits in a black 36" rifle case perfectly. It is camouflaged by the black interior of my car and the tinted windows. It is all but invisible in the back of my car. I can keep two boxes of ammo in the case and have a 9 round butt cuff on the carbine.
10/27/2011 9:12:13 PM
Originally Posted By Clint50:
Thanks, is that a pretty nice shop? I get up that way on occasion and always like to know where the good gunshops are?
I wouldn't be able to get up there for a while, too much going on.
I assume yours is a Marlin/Remington gun? Any problems with it?
Jim
Originally Posted By Warhawk:
Thanks, is that a pretty nice shop? I get up that way on occasion and always like to know where the good gunshops are?
I wouldn't be able to get up there for a while, too much going on.
I assume yours is a Marlin/Remington gun? Any problems with it?
Jim
Jim,it's a pretty neat little shop that has everything from classic firearms to Class III stuff. Lots of lever action stuff and revolvers,too.
The 336Y they have for sale is the one I had on layaway. Nice rifle but they just took in a mint stainless 4 5/8" Ruger Blackhawk in 45Colt that I've been looking for for quite awhile. So,I just swapped layaway items for now. If the 336Y is still available in a month or so,I'll try to get it too.
I'm just right down the street from the gunshop so you might give me a shout when you come to town. If I'm not working that day,maybe we can have a meet & greet.
Clint
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Will do. I used to go through there pretty often when my boy was in Colo Springs, and for a while one of our friend's was at Sheppard. But I still get up there once in a while.
10/27/2011 9:14:57 PM
Originally Posted By rnpollard:
The 336 Compact that I bought looked pretty good. One problem surfaced today when I took the scope mount off. The single mounting hole that didn't have a scope mount screw in it had something that might have been a screw in a previous life but it sure wasn't one today. I tried really hard to get it out as I wanted to mount an XS Lever Scout Mount. Eventually I put it under the drill press and drilled it out. I'll have to get a tap and clean out the threads so I can get a screw back in the hole.
The 336 Compact that I bought looked pretty good. One problem surfaced today when I took the scope mount off. The single mounting hole that didn't have a scope mount screw in it had something that might have been a screw in a previous life but it sure wasn't one today. I tried really hard to get it out as I wanted to mount an XS Lever Scout Mount. Eventually I put it under the drill press and drilled it out. I'll have to get a tap and clean out the threads so I can get a screw back in the hole.
It is just completely unacceptable for a major manufacturer like Remington to put out crap like that. I'm in the Aerospace QA business and that just does not fly with me at all.
