snowwolfe
10-12-2017, 05:36 PM
Been wanting a Winchester 1894 Trapper in 30-30, mainly for the short 16 inch barrel. But since the rifle hasn't been made for awhile it is now priced as a collector. Could of bought a new 30-30 with a longer barrel and had it cut down but that would of amounted to spending another $250-350 for the gunsmith fee and shipping. After searching the web sites discovered Marlin makes a youth model 336Y with a 16.5 inch barrel and a 12.5 LOP. Plan is to add either a slip on or regular pad to bring the LOP up to around 13.5 inches. This will still keep it just a tad on the short side. I've discovered if you want a fast handling woods rifle not only is a short barrel handy but a shorter than normal LOP allows a hunter to shoulder the rifle faster as the butt doesn't hang up on bulky coats or thick clothing. Might add a peep sight or possibly a 4x muzzle loader scope because the parallax is set at 50 yards which is about the longest shot I would take. Ordered one from Buds today but they are really slow to ship as I paid by check and everything is snail mail.
I'll keep ya'all posted as to what I finally end up doing. Already have some slip on recoil pads so my expense to date will be the rifle ($416). My gut tells me the best way to procede is to use the slip on pad. That will give me a rifle the nephews can use if they ever get a hankering to shoot some deer.
I'll keep ya'all posted as to what I finally end up doing. Already have some slip on recoil pads so my expense to date will be the rifle ($416). My gut tells me the best way to procede is to use the slip on pad. That will give me a rifle the nephews can use if they ever get a hankering to shoot some deer.