My 219 Zipper went to the range today

johnly · Post by **johnly** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:21 pm

I looked for a nice Marlin 336 219 Zipper for many years, and finally found a nice one a few months back.

I formed a batch of cases from once fired Hornady 30-30 cases, trimmed them to length, then annealed the neck and shoulder area. Selected a few loads from various old reloading manuals, and one from Ken Waters book and loaded up a small batch of ammo. I had some work related travel that interupted my range time, but today I had the time and nice weather so I packed up the Zipper and off to the range I went.

I started off with a load of 23.0 of AA2015 with a 46 grain Winchester HP, as it was one used in factory loads. The load shot well, with a back to back pair of 3 shot groups measuring under an inch. I was feeling good, as I next tried a Water's reccommended load of 26.0 grains of 4064 with a 50 grain Remington PLHP. This load delivered a wonderful 5 shot group that measured under 5/8". I had another rifle and loads to try out, so I decided to conclude shooting the Zipper on this high note.

Needless to say, the long seach for this rifle was well worth the wait.

John

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:26 pm

Sounds neat! What range were you shooting at? It would be cool to see pics of the Marlin and some ammo as well, being as I haven't ever seen one.

Marlin .35 · Post by **Marlin .35** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:07 pm

Fantastic shooting. That rifle is a definite in a class by itself!! I would like to see a pic or 2 also!!! Thanks for posting!! Art

1886 · Post by **1886** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:14 pm

I have not seen one but I always my eyes peeled to be sure! What was the last year of production? Congrats to you. Thanks. 1886.

johnly · Post by **johnly** » Sat May 24, 2008 9:02 pm

Mine is a U prefix, so it's a 1961 production which is the last year that Marlin produced them. Production of Marlin Zippers started in the mid-50's, but only a little over 3000 were produced.

I'll try to get some pictures up later this week.

John

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat May 24, 2008 9:16 pm

Sweet reloads in a classic.

I missed out buying a 1960 vintage in 1991.The rifle was in the gunshop for 6 months and well I snoozed and lost

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johnly · Post by **johnly** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:44 pm

Here's a picture of the rifle:

http://www.hunt101.com/showphoto.php/ph ... user/23473

and here's a picture if the group it shot on its first trip to the range:

http://www.hunt101.com/showphoto.php/ph ... user/23473

John