Marlin 336BL

[puma guy]

Thank you all for your condolences. I apologize to TAM for high jacking his Marlin thread, so to get us back on track here's a photo of my Model 1894 cal .357. TAM did you look at the Compact Marlin?

[puma guy]

Thank you all for your condolences. I apologize to TAM for high jacking his Marlin thread, so to get us back on track here's a photo of my Model 1894 cal .357. TAM did you look at the Compact Marlin?

found the photo of the one I originally wanted to post my Marlin 444S. It has the original Marlin sling and I put my 1960's glossy Marlin 4x scope in the picture for nostalgia. The parallax is so bad on that scope I can't use it. No plastic on this baby, just walnut and blued steel

[The Annoyed Man]

Reviving this thread.....

I'm taking delivery on my new 336BL on Friday. Although I am retired and gave my client list to a young web developer from my church, I retained a couple that are like friends, and with whom I barter my services in exchange for products. One of those clients is a local FFL (Sporting Arms in Lewisville), and I had built up a credit with them to apply to a new purchase. So I ordered the Marlin, and I pick it up this Friday.

I'll be adding a top mounted scout rail from XS Sight Systems for which I already have a 1.5-5x32mm Leupold scout scope (previously mounted to my Gunsite Scout), and either a rear peep or ghost ring sight to lengthen the iron sight radius. When I'm finished with it, it will look something like this model 1895, except blue steel and .30-30 instead of stainless steel and .45-70:


Heck, I may just leave the scope off of it.......

Anyway,

[Sidro]

Tam lever guns are fun guns and close range work guns for quick shots(just my opinion). I have no scope on my .44mag, .30-30 or .450 marlin as I use them for up close on coyotes and hogs. You will be surprised what you can do with a lever rifle out to 150 or 200 yards with a litle practice. Have fun with your new gun.

[puma guy]

Reviving this thread.....

I'm taking delivery on my new 336BL on Friday. Although I am retired and gave my client list to a young web developer from my church, I retained a couple that are like friends, and with whom I barter my services in exchange for products. One of those clients is a local FFL (Sporting Arms in Lewisville), and I had built up a credit with them to apply to a new purchase. So I ordered the Marlin, and I pick it up this Friday.

I'll be adding a top mounted scout rail from XS Sight Systems for which I already have a 1.5-5x32mm Leupold scout scope (previously mounted to my Gunsite Scout), and either a rear peep or ghost ring sight to lengthen the iron sight radius. When I'm finished with it, it will look something like this model 1895, except blue steel and .30-30 instead of stainless steel and .45-70:


Heck, I may just leave the scope off of it.......

Anyway,

Very nice, TAM. I should have warned you about a serious disease called Marlinitis. First attack is acute and then it becomes a chronic condition!

[Iunnrais]

Marlinitis a serious disease :) Congratulations on the new purchase.

I caught it when I was 14 or 15 and Dad gave me a Model 60. Wish I still had that one, but it was stolen a couple decades back when we were moving from San Marcos to Austin.

Only issue that I've had on my new production rifles is the barrel on my 1894 is clocked improperly. Missed it when I was looking over the rifle at purchase. I only really noticed it after adding the scope mount. Mainly a cosmetic issue especially since it wears a little 4x scope to help out my eyes. Shoots just fine.

My 1895 and little bolt action .22 are both fine rifles and came off the new lines without any issues that I can find.

Marlin 1894 Improperly Clocked Barrel

[The Annoyed Man]

Marlinitis a serious disease :) Congratulations on the new purchase.

I caught it when I was 14 or 15 and Dad gave me a Model 60. Wish I still had that one, but it was stolen a couple decades back when we were moving from San Marcos to Austin.

Only issue that I've had on my new production rifles is the barrel on my 1894 is clocked improperly. Missed it when I was looking over the rifle at purchase. I only really noticed it after adding the scope mount. Mainly a cosmetic issue especially since it wears a little 4x scope to help out my eyes. Shoots just fine.

My 1895 and little bolt action .22 are both fine rifles and came off the new lines without any issues that I can find.

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Barrel clocking seems to be a chronic issue with early remlins. The front sight is usually OK, but it is the rear sight that is typically canted to the right. Of course I'll examine the rifle before leaving with it, but I'm eliminating that by possibility anyway getting rid of the OEM rear sight and substituting a sight rail and a rear peep sight.

[puma guy]

Marlinitis a serious disease :) Congratulations on the new purchase.

I caught it when I was 14 or 15 and Dad gave me a Model 60. Wish I still had that one, but it was stolen a couple decades back when we were moving from San Marcos to Austin.

Only issue that I've had on my new production rifles is the barrel on my 1894 is clocked improperly. Missed it when I was looking over the rifle at purchase. I only really noticed it after adding the scope mount. Mainly a cosmetic issue especially since it wears a little 4x scope to help out my eyes. Shoots just fine.

My 1895 and little bolt action .22 are both fine rifles and came off the new lines without any issues that I can find.

unnamed.jpg

Barrel clocking seems to be a chronic issue with early remlins. The front sight is usually OK, but it is the rear sight that is typically canted to the right. Of course I'll examine the rifle before leaving with it, but I'm eliminating that by possibility anyway getting rid of the OEM rear sight and substituting a sight rail and a rear peep sight.

Is your peep sight going to be a receiver mount or tang mount?

[The Annoyed Man]

Marlinitis a serious disease :) Congratulations on the new purchase.

I caught it when I was 14 or 15 and Dad gave me a Model 60. Wish I still had that one, but it was stolen a couple decades back when we were moving from San Marcos to Austin.

Only issue that I've had on my new production rifles is the barrel on my 1894 is clocked improperly. Missed it when I was looking over the rifle at purchase. I only really noticed it after adding the scope mount. Mainly a cosmetic issue especially since it wears a little 4x scope to help out my eyes. Shoots just fine.

My 1895 and little bolt action .22 are both fine rifles and came off the new lines without any issues that I can find.

unnamed.jpg

Barrel clocking seems to be a chronic issue with early remlins. The front sight is usually OK, but it is the rear sight that is typically canted to the right. Of course I'll examine the rifle before leaving with it, but I'm eliminating that by possibility anyway getting rid of the OEM rear sight and substituting a sight rail and a rear peep sight.

Is your peep sight going to be a receiver mount or tang mount?

Receiver mounted. I'm looking at either the rail-mounted ghost ring sight like the one from XS Sight Systems I pictured above a few posts up, OR, a Skinner rear sight.

The Skinner rear sight:


The XS rear sight:

[The Annoyed Man]

Well, I brought it home today. I'm have posted my initial review here: http://www.texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=87239

[puma guy]

The 21st Century lever truck gun! Doesn't have a full mule loop, but will suffice. From Grizzly Customs

[The Annoyed Man]

The 21st Century lever truck gun! Doesn't have a full mule loop, but will suffice. From Grizzly Customs

Those Grizzly Customs guns are pure gun porn. I've wanted one for years, but my my my are they a bit spendy.

This was the best I could do for now:

[puma guy]

The 21st Century lever truck gun! Doesn't have a full mule loop, but will suffice. From Grizzly Customs

Those Grizzly Customs guns are pure gun porn. I've wanted one for years, but my my my are they a bit spendy.

This was the best I could do for now:

TAM, You right about that. For the price they're asking I'll take yours!

[WTR]

They a part of Kimber?

[puma guy]

They a part of Kimber?

I couldn't say if they are connected in any way, but Kimber's manufacturing facility is in NY. Grizzly Customs is in MT.