Question about a Marlin model 336 SC

[dkmlever]

I just bought a Marlin pre-safety 336 SC in 35 Rem, I just saw it, liked it and bought it but it will not make the trip home till Wednesday as the CBI had a four hour wait for the back ground check. It looks like a Win model 64 with the pistol grip, short 3/4 mag tube and maybe a 20? inch barrel. Wood and all looked good, it had a red rubber Marlin butt pad on it. Nice gold bead front site and wide shallow buck horn rear. Paid $300 out the door. Good deal or not? Also when I get it I will check when it was made. The forearm is a little thick for my taste I may slim it down a little. Any thoughts on how to do that or if I should? Pics to follow soon. Any information on this model is welcome.

PS there was another one there also but in 30-30 and that barrel looked to be about 3 inches longer. NOTE: I checked this one it is a 336-A

[Old Savage]

Great deal - you will love it.

[marlinman93]

Don't slim it down until we figure out the age. If it's an early gun you should not modify it. Just find a spare forearm and cut that one down.

[Pete44ru]

I used to have an early 60's .35 SportingCarbine, which went to another forum member here - it was very accurate, as should yours also be.

IMHO, the price was right, too.

Yes, the barrel should be 20", with that 2/3 length magazine.
The early Model 336A rifles had the same config - except that they had 24" barrels & a 2/3 mag, IIRC.

I've never seen an original SC with a rubber buttpad, though - only black HR buttplates.

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[dkmlever]

OK I picked up the new (to me) Marlin 336 SC today and looking at the serial number it was made in 1949 since the number starts with a G, then four numbers. The trigger is very crisp and clean, wow! I think Pete is right the red rubber pad even though it is a Marlin pad was added later but fairly nicely done.
Pictures!




Looking forward to shooting it, will give a range report by early next week.

[AJMD429]

...factory D&T for peeps...? ...just begging for a good peep sight...

[Wind]

Hey there dkmlever - That is something with Marlin rifles, the pregnant twinkie forends!! I prefer a slimmer unit and tend to slim anything down ('cept my waistline it seems!). With the age of your rifle, I would recommend getting another forend and saving the one that came with the rifle. Here is a 39a I'm just about done with. I saved the original forend and the white spacers. Built a black spacer to replace the original white one under the pistol grip cap. Made it a whisker oversize to protect the edges of the cap. Hope to have some shine on it tomorrow. Take your time, keep your tools sharp, go slow, and eyeball often, and you should be fine. Good luck and nice rifle! Watch yer top knot. Wind

[Yance]

NICE!!!

Peed in my canteen on one like that a couple of years back. Guy wanted $250.00 for a 1951 in .35. Trouble was he also had a Contender frame I wanted. Couldn't get both, couldn't make a decision, so I wound up with neither!!!

Since that's a thin pad the stock probably hasn't been cut. Brownell's has the genuine Marlin hard rubber buttplates and they're pretty easy to fit correctly. Not much trimming left to do.

Take it shootin' for a while before thinking about putting a skinny forend on 'er. Maybe I've just shot bolt rifles and scatterguns for too long but I kinda like the "fat" Marlin wood. (No offense to my Mountie or pre64 '94)

[Nite Ryder]

I like a slimmer forearm also. Two weeks ago I bought a model 36 (bolt looks like an 1894) in 30-30 caliber. Before the day was over I smoothed up the action, which involved replacing the hammer spring, buffing the "wear spots" on the lever, bolt, and top of hammer. While I was doing that, my cowboy friend who lives close by, was using his band saw and small hand plane on the forearm, a half hour later he was finished with mine and starting on his own. The next day we made our weekly trip to the range. The accuracy of my finished rifle was very good at 100 yards. We paid $150 each for these two leverguns, and they were well worth it. My finished rifle is far smoother than any of my '94 Winchesters. I like the thinner forearm, now I'm casting an eye on some of my other Marlins.

NR

[GEOFF]

dkm,

You got yourself a dandy there!! If I remember right though, I thought the G prefix on the serial number was 1950, not 1949. No matter though cuz they are Ballard rifled thru 1953 and have that kinda waffled appearance on the top of the receiver to cut glare. I'd have snapped this sweet Marlin up in a heartbeat at that price too!!! I love Marlins in this late 40's to early 50's timeframe. I'll bet that action is SMOOTH!!

I'm betting you will totally enjoy this fine firearm!

Geoff

p.s. I typically like the skinnier forearms too but for some reason these Marlins sure shoot well for me, over time I don't mind that fat forearm at all!

[Pete44ru]

A "G" prefix on a Marlin = 1950 - the third year of SC production (which began in 1948), and the year the .35 Remington was introduced in the Marlin 336's:



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[Leverdude]

SC designates Sporting carbine, the 20" barrel is right.

Looks like a fine gun you found, congrats!