Perfect Country Western 30/30

[Drm50]

This is the best all around 30/30 I own. Marlin 336RC. 16" barrel. Can't be
beat for handy carry and fast handling. RC stands for Renagade Carbine,
they were only made a few years. Most were 30/30 and a few in 35 Rem.
I use Lyman reciever sight, I have put 3x scope on it for kids in family. It has
doned 1st deer for several kids and ladies.

 

[holo]

I love the old Marlin lever guns

 

[jack the toad]

Very nice.
I like the older lever carbines. I'm slowly dealing on an original 94 trapper with 14" barrel. The family of the previous owner has asked me about its worth, etc. If family members don't want it and they decide to sell, I hope I can afford it.

 

[epj]

Is a 14" barrel legal?

 

[vonn]

I think lever guns are cool! I enjoy mine when I walk hunt slowly because they are light and fast to use,very practical is why they have been popular for so many years.

 

[kozmic]

Nice piece and a fine deer gun.

I recently found a 1963 20" straight stock 336RC in .35Rem (pre safety, JM stamped barrel). It's in very good overall condition.

I did a bunch of research on the RC and the straight stock when I got it. I found that the "RC" actually stood for "Regular Carbine" shortened to just "C" at some point in their production. I came across "Renegade" a few times, but it seemed to always get debunked in favor of "Regular".
I'd be very interested to see where you got your info. Perhaps I'm wrong! Renegade sounds so much more bad***!!!

I've seen a couple of posts that state the straight stock defaults it as a "Texan" model despite the "RC" and not a "T" in the model number. I could not find anything from the factory to support those statements, but straight stocks seem to be somewhat rare.

Either way, she's a beauty. I love the 16" barrel.

 

[jack the toad]

Is a 14" barrel legal?

Yes, it can be, this one is NFA lettered.

 

[Voyager28]

A lot of people way underestimate the 30-30 round. My 336C is by far my favorite deer/hog rifle.

I use the Hornady LeverEvolution ammo which puts the 30-30 into a whole new level of performance.

I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine!

Bob

 

[bigolddave]

That looks like the Marauder model that was made only in 1963. Short barrel, straight stock. Very pricey today. Had one in .35 years ago, no idea why I sold it.

 

[2152hq]

I agree on the 336 Marauder Model. 30-30 and 35Rem. 16+" bbl. Marlin only made them for a year or so ('63-'64).

The regular 336 Carbine was called just that initially. Then a couple years into production it was tagged the 336C. It stayed that way till the cross bolt safety was added and it became the 336CS.

The 336 Sporting Carbine was the 336SC (late 40's-early 60's)
336 Deluxe Sporting Carbine was the 336SD (mid 50's- mid 60's)

The Texan (336T) was straight grip but had a 20" bbl.

They did make the 336 in a straight grip carbine in 44mag w/a 20"bbl. otherwise the same as the Marauder Model. Short lived too,,made for the same 1 year period 63-'64. That's a rare one.

Marlins seemed to take great pride in stacking confusing model configurations up when building guns. Sometimes the differences were nothing more than a change in sights, lever style, magazine tube length, ect. Early on, pre-war,,they were good at assigning a new model number for every different gauge of the same shotgun.

Though the early Marlins don't have the splash and dash of big red W,,they are beautifully built guns and can still be found for decent prices if you look around.

 

[L Pete]

This is the best all around 30/30 I own. Marlin 336RC. 16" barrel. Can't be
beat for handy carry and fast handling. RC stands for Renagade Carbine,
they were only made a few years. Most were 30/30 and a few in 35 Rem.
I use Lyman reciever sight, I have put 3x scope on it for kids in family. It has
doned 1st deer for several kids and ladies.

R. C. stands for "Regular Carbine". I'm very familiar with Marlin, and there never was a "Renegade Carbine". If your gun has not been altered, it would be a Marauder, which is basically a shortened version of a the Texan model as the others had said. They're semi-rare and desirable. Texans are quite plentiful. Nice rifle otherwise....

 

[shouldazagged]

I like the 336 family a lot. I can't even hunt anymore, and still miss the 336C in .30-30 I had forty years ago. Traded it on a Remington 700 ADL in .243, which I loved, but the Marlin was a fine, splendidly-built rifle in a good caliber for the woods.

 

[shoot summ]

I love lever guns too.

I've got a Marlin 1894 .44 mag which is my favorite. Several years ago I bought a Marlin 410 XLR, what is cooler than a lever action shotgun?

A couple of weeks ago I found a used and abused Marlin 30AW in 30/30. No butt stock, pretty rough, but very cheap. Not enough value in the rifle to restore it, but would make a heck of a beater. Then it dawned on me what I had to do, build a CAR(Cowboy Assault Rifle)!

I shortened the barrel and mag tube, left the barrel at about 17" in case I want to thread it later( ). Added a black synthetic stock, and a top rail with an extra Bushnell optic I had laying around. Hopefully I will get it out this weekend and shoot it.

 

[30-30remchester]

I have a Texan model with a factory 18 1/2" barrel. These were only built for @ a year and a half. I think they are rarer than the Marauder's but don't think they sell for as much. A footnote on Marauders. An acquaintance who is a master gunsmith and former president of the custom gun makers guild, told of building many Marauders. He would find ever Texan he could in pawn shops in Florida, and spend the weekends turning them into Marauders.

 

[kaaskop49]

I recently came across a new .30-30 Marlin with 16" bbl at a show (forget the designation, perhaps Youth Model?). It was of Remington mfg, so I passed it up after hearing of poor QC on guns produced since the merger. My .30-30 W-W Trapper is NOT for sale, crossbolt safety or no.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[LVSteve]

I have a 16" Glenfield Marlin clone, but looking at the hacksaw marks on the "crown" I am pretty sure it used to be longer. Snagged it cheap at an auction. Somebody had also hacked the buttstock, probably to fit a youth or small lady.

I put a used full butt on it last year and when I'm feeling brave I'll shoot it one day. I should get the crown done, but it would probably cost me more than the gun did to buy.

 

[Collo Rosso]

I had never owned a lever gun. Visiting a friend last year he let me shoot a couple of his lever guns and now I'm just enamored with them! In January I bought a Marlin 1894 in 44 mag and have already put hundreds of rounds out the muzzle. I've been saving for a 627 but there's a 1895 cowboy (45-70 gub'ment) sitting in a pawn shop with that beautiful octagon barrel calling my name.

 

[kaaskop49]

Marlin seems to have produced a number of VERY interesting models that, if catalogued, were not around long or produced in limited numbers. I'm familiar with their .45-70 with 22" bbl and 1/2 magazine tube. But I still kick myself for passing up the 24" full-length mag tube model I saw used in an upstate NY LGS in the late 90s. Never saw that one catalogued.

Has anyone??

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[30-30remchester]

I have the 18" barrel model from around 1980. I have tried my best to like this rifle and just cant. I have a first year production new 1895 that is checkered. As close as I can look with a glass, it appears to be factory done, though none were listed as such. This is a very accurate rifle, while the 336 is just so-so.

 

[model70hunter]

This is the best all around 30/30 I own. Marlin 336RC. 16" barrel. Can't be
beat for handy carry and fast handling. RC stands for Renagade Carbine,
they were only made a few years. Most were 30/30 and a few in 35 Rem.
I use Lyman reciever sight, I have put 3x scope on it for kids in family. It has
doned 1st deer for several kids and ladies.

Drm50, very nice.