NEW Ruger Marlin 336?

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Thanks everyone.

I had no idea the new “Ruglins” were being delivered with clocked barrels not pointing true north. That just sickens me.

Seems they still can’t get this gun right. Going to pass on any new Ruger made Marlin for the time being. I’ll be on the hunt for a proper 1970s or 80s JM Marlin instead.
 
A pre-purchase inspection should address the risk of a clocked barrel, which seems like a pretty uncommon flaw from anything I have seen. I would find that distressing as a poor reflection of QA/QC, but I suspect it is easily seen.
 
Ruger's new 336 appears to shoot very tight groups with average factory ammo.
 
Glenn R. McMannly said:
Thanks everyone.

I had no idea the new “Ruglins” were being delivered with clocked barrels not pointing true north. That just sickens me.

Seems they still can’t get this gun right. Going to pass on any new Ruger made Marlin for the time being. I’ll be on the hunt for a proper 1970s or 80s JM Marlin instead.
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I am not sure where you are getting this from. I own 2 Mayodan made Marlins and have handled at least 4 more.

Had you already reached your conclusion when you started this thread?
 
I'll stick with 1950' and 60's JM Marlins.
Along with pre 1964 Winchesters!
After handling the new Ruger made Marlins, I was impressed with the quality.
 
Faulkner said:
I never thought that JM Marlins were necessarily holy grail guns. I have a 1979 made 336C I bought in high school and it's a good solid rifle, reliable and accurate enough, and I've taken a lot of game with it but that JM stamp doesn't make it anything special.

I've handled both the Ruger/Marlin 336 and 1894 and they are indeed impressive. I admit I've not fired one yet, but I have been eyeing the new 1894 in .357.

I'm not a big Remlin fan nor apologist, but the later made Remlins are actually not bad rifles. I suppose because of the internet rhetoric I was able to buy a Remlin 336Y compact model new in the box marked down pretty cheap. I sent it off for a takedown conversion and action job and I have been very impressed with it.


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I would like to know who does the take down conversion.I apologize for drift.
 
Hey! I was in the same boat with the whole Marlin 336 debacle. I checked out some of the Remlins too, and yeah, the quality was disappointing.

But I gotta say, I recently got my hands on one of the new Ruger-made 336s, and I was pleasantly surprised. The build feels solid, and the sights were spot-on. Haven't had any issues with it so far.
 
In my opinion the JM Marlins didn’t go downhill in quality until about 80.
Good indicator is the addition of safety. I know of many guys who have their dads and grandfathers 336 still ticking. Never had complaints on accuracy from any JM. This was same with Savage 99. Fit and finish went south at the end, but no accuracy complaints.
No experience with Ruger levers but have confidence they will put out good product. I only know 3 guys that bought them and they are happy all around. I haven’t heard any rumors against Ruger models. This is unusual seeing as how this type of thing gets magnified online.
Thousands of Marlin, Glenfield & store branded rifles on the market used.
A large percentage of these rifles are used hunting season every year, shined up and put away. At this time not the hardest gun to kick out of the woodwork. Store branded are the sleepers and much more bang for the buck.
 
I suspect it will work adequately well at both. As long as the sights and other ergonomics are compatible with your eyes/body, you should be good to go. The 30-30 was sometimes advocated as a patrol rifle, and would be adequate for the vast majority of North American game with reasonable shooter proficiency.
 
I have a Marlin 336 Marauder 30/30. That’s like a Texan with 16” barrel. I’ve taken lots of game with it from groundhog to deer. It has a Lyman 66 receiver sight on it that allows me to “take” a lot of money off those who like to bad mouth 30/30s. I think it was Jack OConnor that said anyone who couldn’t go in the woods with a 30/30 and come out with a deer, had no business in the woods.
Dipsticks don’t like 30/30s because you have to have a modicum of skill to shot LV rifles. A high velocity rifle / scope requires little skill to shoot at the ranges most game is taken.
 
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