Thursday, July 16, 2009

What You Should Know About the Marlin 336

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The Survivalist offers some thoughts...
Posted by David Codrea at 7/16/2009 11:03:00 AM

7 comments:

ScottJ said...

Since I was introduced to Cooper right about the time I became a shooter he shaped much of my opinion. About rifles in particular (I was a wheel gunner rather than a 1911 fan).

I was bolt gun only for a long time.

I have a Win 94 I bought several years back from a friend needing money that I've been trying to get woods ready lately.

I replaced the water damaged wood stock with a Ram Line synthetic and am now waiting on the appropriate front blade from XS Sights to complete the ghost ring setup.

Once that's done I can get started on load development.

If the bullet supply really dries up I'll be glad to have it as it's more cast bullet friendly than other calibers I have.

7/16/2009 11:29 AM
MamaLiberty said...

My Marlin 30-30 isn't my only long gun, but it is my hands down favorite. :)

7/16/2009 2:55 PM
M.D. Creekmore said...

David,

Thanks for the link up - it is appreciated. I hope your readers find the article useful.

7/16/2009 8:17 PM
Anonymous said...

Ayup. The pre-safety 336's and 94's are really fun guns, and they are really cheap to shoot with cast bullets.

One of the nice things about lever guns is you can top off the mag at every opportunity w/o taking the gun out of action. Shoot, move/load, shoot again. Most police units would be far, FAR better served by a "Cooperized" 336 and proper ammo than an AR-15 or pistol-caliber autoloader carbine.

Armed Geek

7/17/2009 5:19 AM
Anonymous said...

Cooper's advice allowed him to function well as a media phenomenon, but some of it is certifiable crap. The idea that a Winchester 94 is superior for self-defense to an AK or AR is the kind of irresponsible crap idea that sells writing, but no responsible person equips troops with a 94. Cooper was good at provoking debate, but some of his ideas, like the superiority of a bolt-action Mauser over an AR, work better as salable commercial writing than they do in real life.

7/17/2009 10:06 AM
ScottJ said...

Armed Geek,

You remind me of a personal lament. I wish lever guns in .357 and .44 weren't so expensive since I own handguns in both.

7/17/2009 12:15 PM
Anonymous said...

Well, my recommendation for the Police being better armed with one is mostly due to the fact that it is better for the lowest common denominator. It seems to be illegal to hire a cop that actually knows anything about guns or how to shoot. Spray and pray sucks when you have a gun that will shoot a couple of miles vs. a few hundred yards.

Anonymous

7/17/2009 7:28 PM

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