Sounds like a good price spread. I took my old Winni to the LGS just clowning around a couple of years ago..and the guy said any old Winnie or JM n half decent shape could fetch 400 on most occasions.Quality is still garbage compared to the JM stamped Marlins. My friend has a 336 (bought new in 2017) and it has gone back to Remington twice. Once for
Might be worth your time and money to hold out for a good used JM off of texas gun trader. They usually go for 350-500 from what I have seen. Not sure where you are at but here are two from dallas:
https://texasguntrader.com/category...stings/1333197/Marlin-336-30-30-JM-Stamp.html
https://texasguntrader.com/category...tings/1332926/Marlin-30AS-30-30-JM-Stamp.html
I have heard numerous stories of people having issues with new Marlins. Some can be fixed easily, some had to be sent back to the factory (sometimes multiple times) to get fixed. Some didn't get fixed period.Hey guys now that my wife, and I are debt free I'm going to start saving up for a lever action. I plan on going for a marlin 336 Pre remington. Now I'm wondering if the quality has come up on the new manufacture "remlins" does anyone have any experiance?
Same rumor I heard. Thanks.The biggest complaint I've heard recently is some people getting one with canted sights. If buying local, that would be pretty easy to check.
I have heard that the quality these days is MUCH better than it used to be after the Remington takeover.
That sorta surprised me. Who woulda guessed a person could buy an old Marlin for about the same price as a new one? Society ain’t evolving its devolving. Go grab a new Winnie Cowboy gun and see what kinda dent that puts in the Onyx Visor Card. Apparently they know what’s up over there. lolGet the real thing. They are not that pricey
That’s what I did, but there was a Remlin 44 mag in between also.Thabks for the input guys. I think I'm going to get a JM 336 for now and possible get a remlin 45/70
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