Finally scratched my .35 Remington itch!

[koger]

Today I bought a 336SC, .35 Remington. It has a 2/3 magazine, walnut wood, tiny gold bead sight and matching rear sight, all original , when levering in a round, gun works so slick you cannot tell you are doing so. Shoots great feeds and ejects flawlessly, barrel is shiny as a new dime. Now for the downside. The gun is made between 1957-62 The Marlin Bullseye, is gone, and half Marlin buttplate is broken and gone, both easy fixes. I had eyed this rifle for a month, at local pawn shop, been there forever. Guy had some guns come out of pawn, that were not working right, the people who had pawned them had not put them back together correctly, and I fixed both at this bench for him. He knocked $100 off the price, letting me have the rifle for $400 out the door. I may have to take this to the deer woods here in KY this year!

[MyFlatline]

Congrats...THe bullseye is the easiest fix, order one and cut it in half so you have a spare... Mine love the 200 gr flat points in cast, try some IMR 4198 in the 24 gr. range. I have very good accuracy with mine at that....

[OverMax]

Lucky for you no one swooped it up. Last one I checked and procrastinated on over night went home under another's arm that same evening. But he paid dearly for the effort.> 675.00 plus 8% sales Tax.
Not to bothered am I about loosing out. As I happen to have a 30-30 model 36 sc closed bolt grandma's rifle to soothe my broken heart. Nice reasonable price you paid there koger. A-yup

[koger]

Thanks guys! I had no real world need, just always wanted one to finish out my Marlin, pre 1984 collection.As a gunsmith, I have mounted scopes an zeroed them, all good quality glass and mounts, on around a dozen 336's in .35 Remington over the last 25 years. Everyone of them would shoot 3 shots, into 1", that is a postage stamp, I am not talking center to center 1", I mean all 3 shots inside a inch. Most of them preferred Federal 200gr RN, as told me by their owners, who knew what they were talking about. I know a guy who lives on the Tenn/KY border, who has killed a ton of good deer, and countless wild hogs with his. When I bear hunted up Norhern Maine on the Canadian border, the guides told me that when they were growing up, folks used 3 rounds, .303 Brit, 45/70, and .35 Rem., just about standard for everything in the north woods.

[GhostHawk]

Growing up I was lucky enough to get to know two older guys who lived out on the edge of the woods. Off the grid we would say today. I never saw a year when those two guys did not get a young tender deer for eating. Both had lever guns in .35 Rem.

It took me some years to figure it out. Had to get away from that super fast stuff. Which don't work in the woods that well. Great for the grasslands though.

But in the woods a quick pointing, quick second shot .35 caliber with moderate speed is the cat's meow. It will do the job.

Enjoy yours.

[fordwannabe]

I HATE MARLINS IN 35 REMINGTON!
I hate them so much I have 5 ofbthem

[earlmck]

Lee's copy of the RCBS 35 Rem bullet -- a 205 or 210 grainer -- is one of my favorites. And it is one of those they make in the 6-cavity: the only way to go!

[skeettx]

Yeeee Hawww
Wonderful postings
Mike

[buckwheatpaul]

Today I bought a 336SC, .35 Remington. It has a 2/3 magazine, walnut wood, tiny gold bead sight and matching rear sight, all original , when levering in a round, gun works so slick you cannot tell you are doing so. Shoots great feeds and ejects flawlessly, barrel is shiny as a new dime. Now for the downside. The gun is made between 1957-62 The Marlin Bullseye, is gone, and half Marlin buttplate is broken and gone, both easy fixes. I had eyed this rifle for a month, at local pawn shop, been there forever. Guy had some guns come out of pawn, that were not working right, the people who had pawned them had not put them back together correctly, and I fixed both at this bench for him. He knocked $100 off the price, letting me have the rifle for $400 out the door. I may have to take this to the deer woods here in KY this year!

Welcome to the fold....love that gun....got the same one.....

[Scorpion8]

I may have to take this to the deer woods here in KY this year!

Congrats! I'm on my 3rd (he says shamelessly). They are just so nice and slick and the round is easy on the shoulder.

[Scorpion8]

I hate them so much I have 5 ofbthem

Yea, I hear ya......

ps - Try the Speer 220-gr bullets too. Talk about a thumper in the short woods...

[Texas by God]

I had(sob) a 336 sc and the JC Higgins model 45 .35 Rem. I want both back!

[starmac]

I do not own one, however one has lived here for several years. lol A friend bought one and a 30/30 one evening and left them both here, he has never fired either one. lol

[dragon813gt]

I have one. It likes long walks in the woods [emoji2]
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[MT Chambers]

I like those Skinner sights!!!

[izzyjoe]

Man you got a good deal on that, you can get the bullseye from midway, there not hard to replace. I have wanted a SC in 35 for some years, but I have a 336c that serves me well. Those Marlins can be addictive, I bought a lot of them through the years, and now have more that I can enjoy!

[koger]

When I ran my own gunshop/gunsmithing business, I had several come thru the doors, but was in it to make a living. I did a very brisk business, my mainstay work was accurizing bolt action rifles, tuning 1911's and revolvers, hot bluing, military grey Parkerizing, and general gunsmith work. I have always loved Marlin lever guns, but a few years back I saw the better, older Marlins getting scarce, and started a collection that I wanted, with pre 1984, no cross bolt safety. They include a 1895 45/70, 1894 .357 and .44 mag, 336 30/30x 2, Model 39 .22, and now the .35! Most of these older Marlins, with good steel bases and rings, good glass, will shoot MOA @ 100yds, with factory ammo, factory gun, better than a lot of bolt actions.

[dragon813gt]

Putting a scope on a Marlin is sacrilege.

[Texas by God]

Putting a scope on a Marlin is sacrilege.

1894 CL .218 Bee is a sub MOA sinner with it's 4x Tasco (devil laugh)@100 yds.

[Texas by God]

To correct post #12- my 336 was the common model not the CS.

[starmac]

Putting a scope on a Marlin is sacrilege.

I have to agree, but eyes do get old and I have a 308 MX that I will probably scope at some point, may even scope the stainless 45/70 at some point too.

[Drm50]

Putting a scope on a Marlin is sacrilege.

I did a stupid thing a couple years back. I had reciever sights on my Marlins, 30/30, 44 & 45/70.
Ohio annouced the limited rifle season and I took off the sights and mounted scopes. These rifles
we're nothing to complain about scoped. First morning in the woods after watching a couple does
I realized the rifle didn't feel right, it was the scope. After first season I put the Lymans back on.
At the ranges deer are shot in this area I didn't need the scope, in combination with practical
range of the cartridges. I have shot the 1895- 45/70 for years with the 66 and have become use
to the peeps. Unless your eyes cause you to need optics I would fly with a reciever sight.

I don't own a Marlin 35 right now, I sold mine thinning out my 35 stash. I have Rem 14-141-8 & 81 in 35 and have deer hunted them since I was a kid. The 8 was my 1st deer rifle. When I was
young I had mental block on RN bullets. Elders showed me the error of my ways. They were all
shooting 200gr RN and had been for years. That's probably the reason when I got my 8 that I
was given the 180 spitzers by several of the older guys in the crew. Over the years I found that
the Rem autos, pumps and Marlin 336s all did better with RN. I never felt the need to go bigger
than 200gr, they were killing deer fine.

[Smoke4320]

Putting a scope on a Marlin is sacrilege.

not when you have old eyes and want to hit a deer in the heart and not the shoulder or guts :) :)

[RustyReel]

Sounds like the OP koger and I bought similar rifles. Bought a 336 in 35 Rem earlier this year (haven't had a chance to work with it much) and went to todays gunshow looking for a 30/30. No neat 30/30's but what I ended up with was a 1951 "Waffletop" 336SC in 35 Remington. Rifle shows a bit of wear and neglect, including the broken buttplate and a couple of buggered screw heads. The bore looks excellent and it fed and ejected dummy rounds without a hitch. Hope to get a chance to shoot it soon. Price was $360 and the guy wouldn't budge five bucks off that!!

[izzyjoe]

Not to get off topic, but when I was younger I worked with an older gent that had a Marlin rc 35, he said he purchased it new in the 50's. I had the pleasure of hunting with him once, and that rifle looked like it won the west, and had been in every battle since the war of independence, he didn't take care of it to say the least. But he did know how to use it, and as I recall he preferred the Rem 200 cl's. The last time we talked he was having light hammer strikes, I'm sure it was due to the use of wd-40, he used it on everything!

[kens]

I got the itch for .35Rem. I did it with a small ring mauser, one of those rifle barrels from Midway, and chopped down the milsurp stock, put on XS Ghost ring rear sight, chopped down barrel to 20".

[MyFlatline]

Putting a scope on a Marlin is sacrilege.


not when you have old eyes and want to hit a deer in the heart and not the shoulder or guts :) :)

Every center rifle I shoot wears a scope,so that would be a Marlin or Henry. Absolutely what Smoke said, If ya can't see it , ya can't hit it. Mine have been scoped for more than 20 years. I even had see thru's back in the day and loved them. Still like high mounts as of today. It works for me.

[Texas by God]

Scoping a top eject Winchester is sacrelige for sure.
Anyway enjoy that Marlin; pics or it didn't happen!

[koger]

I can send pics to a email or smart phone if anyone could post them?

[Mgderf]

I have exactly zero experience with the .35 Remington round, but after much reading, and enabling from my brother, I just pulled the trigger on a new Marlin 336C in .35Rem.

I know it's a Remlin/Marlington, but I also just bought a new 1895 in .45/70gvt that is a sweet rifle.
It looks to me like Remington has either figured out their problem issues, or they've reverted to the older Marlin ways.
Regardless, the 1895 is a well-built rifle and I'm hoping the 336 will be of similar quality.
It should be delivered some time next week.
I don't pay transfer fees, so after shipping, my cost will come in just barely under $500.

Looking forward to a bit of range time before deer season opens.

[MyFlatline]

I have exactly zero experience with the .35 Remington round, but after much reading, and enabling from my brother, I just pulled the trigger on a new Marlin 336C in .35Rem.

I know it's a Remlin/Marlington, but I also just bought a new 1895 in .45/70gvt that is a sweet rifle.
It looks to me like Remington has either figured out their problem issues, or they've reverted to the older Marlin ways.
Regardless, the 1895 is a well-built rifle and I'm hoping the 336 will be of similar quality.
It should be delivered some time next week.
I don't pay transfer fees, so after shipping, my cost will come in just barely under $500.

Looking forward to a bit of range time before deer season opens.

Best of luck, hope it is a good one.

I have very good results with a 200 grain flat nose over IMR 4198. My sweet spot is from 24 to 24.5 grs.

[Texas by God]

Here is Koger's new 336SC. Let's pray he's out and about soon to hunt the Kentucky woods!
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[Texas by God]

Koger- we have the same bench decorator!

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[koger]

Thanks for posting my pics. My shop at home is always in the middle of working on bows, guns,or loading or casting. I usually keep things more orderly, been hunting with my bows, getting my winter garden laid by, and finishing a bunch of far chores that had to be done befor my hip replacement surgery a week ago today, total hip. They had me walking 2 hours out of recovery room. Today I did 2 hours of therapy, walked two laps around ground floor of hospital on s walker at a normal pace! Doc's can't believe it, Mr neither surgery pain is a 10th of befor pain, may go home Friday evening!!! God has blessed again!

[Texas by God]

Koger; I was on crutches for 10 months once so I appreciate my legs so much since then. Don't hurry your rehab and you'll bounce back strong. BTW you can make a shooting rest out of that walker!

[41magjh]

Koger I have been their an done that told the therapist it hard to hit a moving target. I had plans an laying around wasn't one of them. Just don't over do it . Any how back to the 35 I didn't have one in the stable an I was at my lgs the other night an saw one in the back. So Monday I went back an a 336 rc 35 just happen to follow me home. Darnest thing ever :) .

[vzerone]

Koger- we have the same bench decorator!

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Damn it TBG, you had better quit making me laugh so much, I choked on my coffee!! Apparently that bench decorator gets around!! :drinks:

[MostlyLeverGuns]

SAAMI pressure specs on the 35 Rem are 33,500 CPU due to the old Remington Model 8 Autoloader. Very careful workup of '+P' loads adds utility for heavier game and longer ranges than eastern whitetail. Marlin 336 handles 40000-44000. I have three Marlin 35's just because, always a good practical rifle to have along, lighter and handier than a .348, more effective on heavy stuff than a 94 Win. All those 38 Special/357 bullets along with the 35's. The RCBS/NOE clone 200 flatnose might be best cast bullet. Cut the lead back to the jacket and smooth the Nosler 225 for a flatnose 220 grain Partition at 2100-2200, crimping with a LEE Factory crimp. I keep a 35 Marlin with 200 grain Core-Lokts under the bed for things that go bump in the night, after all it is just a deer rifle, sir. WAAY out in the country.

[358 Win]

I've got four .35 Remington rifles. A 1938 Remington 141, a 1963 Marlin 336SC, a 1979 Marlin 336C, and a limited run 7600 Remington pump I won on a gun club raffle ticket back in 2003. I only shoot mild reloads in the 141 due to it's age. Only cheese gets stronger with age! The two Marlins and the 7600 Remington shoot the identical load using the discontinued Alliant Reloder 12 powder and Remington 200 grain CLRN bullet. The 336SC does 2250 fps, the 336C does 2300 fps, and the longer 22" barreled 7600 does 2400 fps, all with the same load of RL-12 and the 200 grain RPCL. Accuracy using the RL-12 load is fantastic and deer just hate it.

358 Win

[MyFlatline]

I've got four .35 Remington rifles. A 1938 Remington 141, a 1963 Marlin 336SC, a 1979 Marlin 336C, and a limited run 7600 Remington pump I won on a gun club raffle ticket back in 2003. I only shoot mild reloads in the 141 due to it's age. Only cheese gets stronger with age! The two Marlins and the 7600 Remington shoot the identical load using the discontinued Alliant Reloder 12 powder and Remington 200 grain CLRN bullet. The 336SC does 2250 fps, the 336C does 2300 fps, and the longer 22" barreled 7600 does 2400 fps, all with the same load of RL-12 and the 200 grain RPCL. Accuracy using the RL-12 load is fantastic and deer just hate it.

358 Win

Hey Bob, good to see you still on the forum...

[Thin Man]

A friend of mine in his late 60's has been a deer hunter all his life. He has hunted with probably all of the available calibers and came to a decision about them long ago. His favorite quote on the matter is "the 35 Remington is the deer-killingest caliber I have ever owned." He carried this caliber in a Marlin 336. I agree with him on both of these matters.

[Goshawk]

I have two 336 35 Rem. One has a Williams FP and one has a Leupold 1x4.Both regular carbines. I want an SC but have never seen one up here. I shoot an Accurate 360-245S in the scoped rifle and just ordered a MC-220 hp for the one with open sights. Anyone use these boolits?

[dragon813gt]

I've been tempted lately to buy another 336 in 35 Remington.....and chop the barrel to somewhere between 16.5"-18". I want a 336D but the prices are to high. And I can do w/out the ported barrel. A 35 Remington Guide Gun is quite appealing due to the areas I hunt.

[castalott]

I hope all you guys realize how evil you are and repent.... I was just about over that Reminton pump gun in .35 Remington at the local gun store..... :roll: [smilie=1: :grin:

[Texas by God]

I've been tempted lately to buy another 336 in 35 Remington.....and chop the barrel to somewhere between 16.5"-18". I want a 336D but the prices are to high. And I can do w/out the ported barrel. A 35 Remington Guide Gun is quite appealing due to the areas I hunt.I want one like that too. No porting for me as well.

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