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If anyone's curious - I used Brownells Oxpho-Blue on the metal and Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil on the stock. I'm very happy with how the stock turned out. The bluing is a big improvement, but it's uneven if you look closely. It's all blue/black now, but three different shades; one where the original bluing remains and is in good shape, another where the oxpho-blue treated bare metal, and another where I steel-wooled off some surface rust and then blued it.
Oh well - I wasn't really game to take it down to bare metal and start over. Too much work for a project like this.
 
nice job. those marlins are good strong rifles. a guy i know hunts deer with a 35 Rem. marlin.....his great uncle bought it new in 1950. :grin:
 
Cool. Marlin made some great lever actions. I never knew they made store brand stuff. Anyway, a marlin lever gun is a good thing, and I'm glad you got a good one cheap. The furniture work looks fantastic.
 
Thanks! Don't know if I'll hunt with mine or not. I hunt on a farm, so I have some shots in the woods, and some in open fields. The 30-30 would be great in the woods, but not much for the longer shots.
Hard to beat lever guns for the cowboy-cool factor tho.
 
My entire life in New England I only used a lever action 30-30 and a slug 12 gauge for hunting. 30-30 is the perfect brush gun deer caliber, as if you can see it, you can get a clean kill. The fact that lever guns are pretty short
For woods work is a big plus as well.
 
2manband said:
Thought I'd share my weekend project with y'all. Several years ago, I acquired a Montgomery Wards store-brand 30-30 lever action rifle. That doesn't sound too exciting, but it was $200, and it's really a Marlin 336 from a time period when Marlin's quality was at its best. It was grimey inside and out - looked like it had been dragged through the woods every fall for 40 years without much cleaning or routine maintenance, but it doesn't appear to be shot much, it's in great shape mechanically, and the bore is pristine. I decided this winter I would tear it down completely, refinish everything, and put it all back together. This weekend I finally got around to it. I suppose I ruined the collectors value, but being a beat up old store branded rifle, it didn't have any in the first place. Here are some before and after pics: (Even the "before" pics are after a good cleaning. You should've seen it when I brought it home...:zoinks:)

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Really nice.

I have a Marlin 336. Your before pics pretty much look like my current rifle. Mine has a 4x Marlin scope on it and an attachment on the hammer so you can cock clear of the scope. Mine doesn't have a pad on the stock though.

Your description sounds like mine as well; dragged through the woods every fall. I do run a rag through the action and the bore before putting it away though. Mines a shooter, in pretty good shape for its age.
 
Tiltsta said:
My entire life in New England I only used a lever action 30-30 and a slug 12 gauge for hunting. 30-30 is the perfect brush gun deer caliber, as if you can see it, you can get a clean kill. The fact that lever guns are pretty short
For woods work is a big plus as well.
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Agreed. We often put on drives while deer hunting. I thought this rifle may be the perfect thing to take along when I'm a driver, as occasionally a shot will present itself. It should be short and handy in the brush, and if I beat it up a little, its no big deal.
 
2manband said:
Thanks! Don't know if I'll hunt with mine or not. I hunt on a farm, so I have some shots in the woods, and some in open fields. The 30-30 would be great in the woods, but not much for the longer shots.
Hard to beat lever guns for the cowboy-cool factor tho.
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I hunt in some pretty thick woods (VT). I've never shot a deer further then, I dunno, 60-70 yards away? Maybe not even that far. Every deer I've killed has been with that Marlin - it's my favorite.

I just got a crossbow too - can't wait for bow season next year. I'd given up bow hunting 'til they changed the rules and allowed a crossbow for anyone 50 or older.
 
Very nice Marlin. Always wanted one but I'm leaning towards a Henry octagonal in 30-30. They're just so damn pretty!

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MonkeyZero said:
Very nice Marlin. Always wanted one but I'm leaning towards a Henry octagonal in 30-30. They're just so damn pretty!

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I grew up hauling a 336 through the woods & can vouch that they're rock solid reliable the plenty accurate. If you can find a pre-remington one used (look for the JM stamped on the barrel by the receiver, pre '08-09) I'd take that over a Henry.
 
Lerxst said:
I grew up hauling a 336 through the woods & can vouch that they're rock solid reliable the plenty accurate. If you can find a pre-remington one used (look for the JM stamped on the barrel by the receiver, pre '08-09) I'd take that over a Henry.
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i wasn't aware that remington bought marlin.....when did that happen?
 
Pretty sure my 336 is from the 70s. It ain't going anywhere other than my safe though.

Can it be dated by the serial?
 
2manband said:
Thought I'd share my weekend project with y'all. Several years ago, I acquired a Montgomery Wards store-brand 30-30 lever action rifle. That doesn't sound too exciting, but it was $200, and it's really a Marlin 336 from a time period when Marlin's quality was at its best. It was grimey inside and out - looked like it had been dragged through the woods every fall for 40 years without much cleaning or routine maintenance, but it doesn't appear to be shot much, it's in great shape mechanically, and the bore is pristine. I decided this winter I would tear it down completely, refinish everything, and put it all back together. This weekend I finally got around to it. I suppose I ruined the collectors value, but being a beat up old store branded rifle, it didn't have any in the first place. Here are some before and after pics: (Even the "before" pics are after a good cleaning. You should've seen it when I brought it home...:zoinks:)

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Noice. I love 30/30s, good work.

I just picked this up, Canik TP9SA. Totally didn't need it, but wanted a better full frame 9mm to keep under the bed in case of boogeymen.

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For reloaders: Brownells is have a $.01 hazmat + free shipping sale on $150+ orders. They have quite a bit of powder in stock and a fair selection of primers.
 
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