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Is a New Marlin 336C a good first Deer Gun ???

GolightlyGolightly Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
edited December 2001 in Ask the Experts
I am turning 17, and i think the Marlin336C is a nice gun. Everyone i know has a bolt action and i don't want a bolt action. The lever i think is bad *. I plan to go white tale deer hunting soon and bears and hogs. I live in Miami,Florida. Is this the right gun for me. Is it powerful enough for me?? Also, should i get it in .30-30 or in .35 rem ?? I was thinking about getting .35 rem because it is more powerful. Should I ?
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Yeah man,get the Marlin in .35 Rem.It is "bad *"!!.218(In Naples)
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  • azgunnut2@yahoo.comazgunnut2@yahoo.com Member Posts: 305 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello ,Yes the marlin 336 is great , I have one thatI aquired from my grandfather apx 22 years ago , have dropped many deer and other game with it !!! mine is an "old" 336rc with a 4digit sn#....and in great shape , shoots like a dream !!!let us know if you need help finding one !!! Thanks & Good Luck !!!azgunnut2@yahoo.comd.a. stearns - gunsmithgallery sales , athens , tn
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  • AdamsQuailHunterAdamsQuailHunter Member Posts: 2,022 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In the "Big Bend" area, there are hogs aplenty and to spare. I hope that is true of some of the costal marshes near you. A .35 Remington is better medicine for them than the 30-30.I sure hope that the "bear" hunting is in some other state than Florida. You shoot a bear in this state and the enforcement officers catch you, you have a very big problem.
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    Get the .35. You'll be alot happier with it than a 30-30. (There is no replacement for displacement, this holds true with car engines and guns!)
    Eat healthy, exercise, avoid smoking........Die anyway. will270win@aol.com ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
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  • roundballroundball Member Posts: 75 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have several Marlin .30-30's & .35Rem's, hunted with them for years...if you're going to choose one, by all means get the .35Rem.The normal cartridge for it is a 200grain RN...will cover deer, hogs, bear, etc;(Round Nose or Flat Nose cartridges are required in tubular magazines)And if you ever get into reloading, the Speer 180 grain FN(flat nose) bullet is simply an outstanding deer cartridge...(kind of like a .30-30 magnum) Enjoy !
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