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Marlin 336 Question
Texas Hunter
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Guys i have been seriously thinking of buying myself an older pre safety bolt Marlin 336.
Guess every gun safe is empty without at least one traditional American made lever action.[;)]
Have scoured the site and one thing has caught my attention about many of these fine rifles is the amount of rust that is either mentioned by the sellers or is evident in the pictures.
True,most of it is light rust to freckling but i have never had a rifle rust and i have some that are over 40 years old.
Is this a situation of just improper care or does Marlin just not have the art of blueing down compared to other manufacturers??
And yes,I know that any rifle will rust if improperly cared for.
mike
Guess every gun safe is empty without at least one traditional American made lever action.[;)]
Have scoured the site and one thing has caught my attention about many of these fine rifles is the amount of rust that is either mentioned by the sellers or is evident in the pictures.
True,most of it is light rust to freckling but i have never had a rifle rust and i have some that are over 40 years old.
Is this a situation of just improper care or does Marlin just not have the art of blueing down compared to other manufacturers??
And yes,I know that any rifle will rust if improperly cared for.
mike
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I live in coastal Louisiana and have only gotten one patch of rust from a gun rack felt pad, and some overall freckling from someone leaving the gun in the case after returning from a duck hunt. That is in 40 years. Other than that, my safe is full of smooth, bright metal guns. Even the ones that have lost blue from use, or are plumb from age haven't rusted.
Now I HAVE BEEN TOLD that I clean my guns too much. Now I will just do a wipe down if I am going back out that week, where 2 years ago everything got a full cleaning after every shooting...even if you did plan to go back in 2 days.
I don't think I'll be selling my pre-safety 336's though.
I have a 1969 Marlin 336 my Dad gave me. It has been all over the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. It has seen the worst of conditions. THERE IS NO RUST.
Buy one for yourself. You will fall in LOVE.
thank god if it was it would rattle to much and scare all the game away
Good Luck !!!
d.a.stearns
Gunsmith / LEO
Niota , Tn