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Post by Frank V on Jul 30, 2013 21:05:18 GMT -5
Steve, is the Marlin you are looking at a pre Remington Marlin? If so I wouldn't hesitate.
If it's a pre Remington it'll have a JM stamped on the bbl just ahead of the reciever.
If it's a Remington Marlin it'll have a RP or REM stamped on the bbl.
Some of the early Rem-Marlins were below standard, but the newer ones are a lot better.
Let us know if you get it.
Thanks.
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Post by woody on Jul 31, 2013 11:28:25 GMT -5
Here is my new Marlin youth 336 I shot today with my cast load. It has micro groove rifling I cast a Lyman 311291 170 grain RN gas checked over 34 grains of 748. They are sized to .309. Also use this same bullet with IMR4198. It shoots a little better out of my new gun than my early 70's 336 with micro groove rifling. After I tune the gun up and put a peep sight on it I'm sure I can do better. Plus shoot of bags instead of the hood of my truck. 170 Lyman 311291 170 grain RN GC Winchester 748 shot at 55 yards  |
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Post by Frank V on Jul 31, 2013 12:58:00 GMT -5
Woody, that's pretty decent off the hood of your truck.
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Post by woody on Jul 31, 2013 13:43:58 GMT -5
Woody, that's pretty decent off the hood of your truck. To be honest with you I shoot alot of guns that way at close range just to check zero etc. I always shoot the big kickers standing up also. Works great for slug guns and turkey guns. They can be really punishing. I lay the gun right in my Dillon range bag and it works out nice. Cradles it nicely. The local LEO might think its not good. Could be technically shooting from a vehicle. |
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Post by Frank V on Jul 31, 2013 14:15:39 GMT -5
Woody, that's pretty decent off the hood of your truck. To be honest with you I shoot alot of guns that way at close range just to check zero etc. I always shoot the big kickers standing up also. Works great for slug guns and turkey guns. They can be really punishing. I lay the gun right in my Dillon range bag and it works out nice. Cradles it nicely. The local LEO might think its not good. Could be technically shooting from a vehicle. That would depend on where you are & what the climate is with your local LE. Here we are fine with shooting off the vehicle as long as we are off a public road, & have feet on the ground. On private property where I hunt our Gophers, we don't worry much about even shooting out the window. The British for years have used a semi standing position for testing the big double rifles, & when you approach the power of the .375 H&H it helps a lot. A heavily loaded Marlin .45-70 would fall into that catigory too. I rather enjoy shooting off the hood of the truck & regularly put sandbags on the hood or rear of the truck while shooting our Gophers. |
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Post by nolongcolt on Aug 7, 2013 23:58:51 GMT -5
Shooting off the hood of the truck can get hairy. I one time shot the round rubber end of my favorite soft carry case. See, I was using it to rest the gun on the hot truck hood and using a scoped bolt gun, I didnt see the rubber end in the scope but the muzzle wasn't paying attention either and boom! Rubber and foam and feathers flying everywhere! I thought my shooting buddy was gonna die laughing!
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Post by stevemb on Aug 8, 2013 7:37:25 GMT -5
While its wise to learn from your own mistakes, its cheaper to learn from someone elses ! Thanks for the warning. stevemb
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Post by Ranger499 on Aug 25, 2013 6:30:34 GMT -5
I have a Marlin 336-44 Magnum that's a microgroove gun and I've been feeding it a steady stream of Skeeter's 44 Special Load, 7.5 gr Unique under 250 gr Keith Boolit. It sure is a nice easy shooting load and my rifle likes it. Never had much luck with the 300 gr boolits either, just too heavy for the twist IMHO.
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Post by Ranger499 on Aug 30, 2013 1:22:19 GMT -5
Cast boolits took a little more work and I've found several loads that it likes. For this rifle, they are sized .432, but like others have said, I'd suggest slugging your barrel to find what your rifle likes.
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Post by stevemb on Aug 30, 2013 7:48:26 GMT -5
Thanks Ranger ! stevemb
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Post by schmidty on Aug 30, 2013 13:53:54 GMT -5
Steve, is the Marlin you are looking at a pre Remington Marlin? If so I wouldn't hesitate. If it's a pre Remington it'll have a JM stamped on the bbl just ahead of the reciever. If it's a Remington Marlin it'll have a RP or REM stamped on the bbl. Some of the early Rem-Marlins were below standard, but the newer ones are a lot better. Let us know if you get it. Thanks. I recently tried to get my local gunshop to order me an SBL. I was bluntly told "the new ones are no good - you've got to find an older one on the used market". The guy also said that he refused to do any business at all with Marlin. That was the clincher for me. I've read both good and bad comments on the Rem Marlins...but the negative seems to outweigh the positive at this point in time. I decided to wait it out a few more years until there's some sort of resolution. A shame...because the SBL is my kinda rifle and would have made an awesome companion to my .45-70 BFR  |
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Post by brionic on Aug 30, 2013 14:36:10 GMT -5
The NEW new Marlins are fine. It was the older new Marlins that weren't - the end of the Marlin-made guns and first batches of Remington guns. They had nowhere to go but up, but they have improved.
Not that they're as nice as guns from the 50s, but few firearms are.
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Post by Frank V on Sept 2, 2013 17:11:09 GMT -5
The new Marlins I've seen are not too bad. I don't think they are in the class of the Pre Remington Marlins, but good usable guns.
It's a pity your shop refuses to do any business with Marlin, their bolt rifles aren't bad rifles.
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