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  • rmantoo

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    Normally, I'd say comparing a 1911 to a 336 would be like comparing a 69 SS Camaro to a 1991 F350 w/the 6.9 non-turbo. Awkward, at best.

    I'm torn between that rifle or a 1911. I don't own either.

    1911s

    Easier to store
    Easier to transport
    Easier to lose
    Easier to run with
    Easier to carry
    Faster to deploy
    Faster to fire follow up shots
    Available in more calibers (although not, admittedly, in 30-30)
    Available in many more finishes
    Easier to field strip and to detail strip with simple or even improvised tools
    Generally better appreciating-but not in all cases, of course
    Easier to have customized- and repaired if necessary
    Better triggers- some, or all with a little work
    They're America's gun

    THE BIggest disadvantage of 1911s is that, with VERY few exceptions, almost every dude I know who started with one can't seem to stop acquiring more.

    Marlin 336s

    Good for deer
    Good for hogs
    Dang reliable (but not necessarily any more so than 1911s)
    Better for distance shooting
    Pretty (heavy compared to a 1911)
     

    toddnjoyce

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    I'm torn between that rifle or a 1911. I don't own either.

    I’ve gone down that path a couple of different times. What I’ve come to realize is the heirlooms that’ve come my way were all working guns and have lots of time spent in the woods and stories I’m a part of.

    That’s the value in a heirloom piece to me, anyways.

    But you know which 1911 Is buy as a safe queen to pass down.
     
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    FireInTheWire

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    What’s the purpose for the gun?
    Yeah that's my hang up.

    I don't have a purpose for the Marlin. It's pretty and I won't shoot it much because it's not threaded. Once you shoot suppressed you don't like shooting without. Imho

    1911 would be carried roaming around on the ranch and bed side gun. So- I need a rail, threaded and I also want a double stack mag. Like the Para I came across the other day.
     

    rmantoo

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    Yeah that's my hang up.

    I don't have a purpose for the Marlin. It's pretty and I won't shoot it much because it's not threaded. Once you shoot suppressed you don't like shooting without. Imho

    1911 would be carried roaming around on the ranch and bed side gun. So- I need a rail, threaded and I also want a double stack mag. Like the Para I came across the other day.

    First:

    Gemtech, and probably a bunch of others, will thread a 336. There are a few floating around.


    Second, Get a 2011. Still the guts and form of a 1911, but double stack and many have rails. Easy peasy. If double stack is part of the equation, no question, to me: GO 2011!
     

    Big Green

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    I made it to 60 years old not owning a lever action gun. As far as the one pictued in the op its nothing I would own.
    I believe I was 29 when I got my first one. A 1981 Winchester.

    I disagree with Baboon, that is a beautiful rifle and having the metal re-finished would be gorgeous.

    The polymer tipped LEVERevolution rounds are a great advancement in 30-30 technology and cartridges.

    I thoroughly enjoy semis, bolts are a marvelous joy, levers are just a great deal of fun not often seen anymore.
     

    GasGuzzler

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    All 1911's are parked with no rail and single stack in my world (told you I'm stubborn). I bought one with a full length guide rod and ambi-stafety from the factory and switched them out for mil-spec parts Ha!

    Between the two I'd get the 1911. Between a vintage Marlin and a 1911 I'd get the 1911. Between the bastardized 1911 and the thing in the pic I'd get...oh I don't know. This game is too hard.
     

    Bozz10mm

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    The maple stock is quite distinctive for sure. But if I had a hankerin' for a lever action 30-30, I think I would go with the walnut stock. And you can get one for $400 at Academy.

    The Marlin 336w in 30-30. Let's check it out.

     
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    Inspector43

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    If your lever action guy, it is a fine weapon. The combination of room underneath for cycling the action, and the choice of flat nosed ammo has kept me away.
    On the other hand, who did not like Chuck Connors as “The Rifleman “?
    I have one 30-30 and don't use it much because you can't get practice ammo at a reasonable price. I guess, you can't get practice 30-30 ammo at all unless you load your own. I don't hunt anymore, but, I do like to go out back and run some loads through the guns.
     

    Glenn B

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    I purchased a Marlin 1895GBL in 2017. That gun a couple of issues. One of the forearm grip tenon screws was screwed in at an odd angle and was evidently partially stripped and the carrier assembly was orange from rust. This was a new in the box gun in that condition. Marlin had me return it to them; they then determined the rifle was not safe due to some other problem they did not disclose to me and replaced it with another.

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    On that second gun, no matter which ammo I used, it shot about 2 to 4 inches low at 30 & 50 yards with the rear sight up as far as it would go. I'd be leery of buying another current production Marlin.

    I have owned other Marlin lever guns. I previously had a Marlin 336C in 35 REM and currently have a 336CS one in the same caliber. I also have a Marlin Model 36 (B preface) in 30-30. Had a Marlin Model 56 Levermatic in 22LR. I also have owned some Marlin bolt guns - a Marlin XS7 in 308, a Marlin 15YN youth model in 22R, and a Marlin 25MN in 22 WMR. One other I had was the Marlin Camp 9 semi-auto. These all seemed better made than both the 1895 GBL and its replacement.

    Someone did say they have improved in quality since two years ago; so maybe the one you are looking at is a good deal. I have to say it is a very nice looking rifle; I am partial to lighter finishes on the wood like on that one. Good luck with it if you decide to purchase it.
     

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    popper

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    I have a 336 in 30/30, shoots anything I put in it well. For the money and a 'hand-down' I'd go with a fancy Henry with the side loading gate. Action is like marlin.
    If Dems ban them it's going down the drain.
     
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