r/MarlinFirearms

Love the old Glenfield guns, decided to see if I could spruce up the wood a little bit on my 30A. Here’s how it came out. Pretty happy with it! Edit for clarification: this was done by removing the old finish with citri-strip. Treated with bar keepers friend mixed into water to form a paste to get rid of some deeper stains in the wood. Dyed with Fiebings dark brown leather dye to where I was happy with the color. Used a mini torch by hand to toast some tiger stripes into the wood. Definitely recommend practicing on a test piece beforehand! Finished with several coats of Tru-oil followed by a few coats of paste wax. Took the opportunity with it off the gun to get the fitment a little bit tighter.

Recently got this bolt action .22 with ZERO marks, engravings, or writing of any kind whatsoever. Did an ai search and cooey looks similar except the back of the hammer/bolt. Not really sure what i have here but I believe its way older than me!

Good pigs we got over a few days pig shooting total 82 pigs.

8 numerical serial numbers starting with a 72. JM stamped on barrel. Is this made is 1972?

I mounted my old weaver 3x9 scope on my new to me 336 in 30-30. The ammo I had on hand was 170 gr Freedom Munitions and it seemed to shoot pretty good. I normally shoot core lokt ammo in my other hunting rifles. Does anyone have any experience dropping white tails with freedom munition ammo ?

First time posting here, I’ve had this 30-30 Marlin 336 from 1973 for a couple of years now; It was handed down from my Father. Sat in a closet just collecting dust for over 20 years with maybe 50 rounds fired total during that time, and no cleaning/oiling whatsoever. I know this grouping is not anything to write home about, but I was personally very impressed with its performance.

All it seemed to need was a quick field strip, basic cleaning, and heavy dose of oil for the lever, trigger, and loading gate. It’s performing great at 200 and even 300 yards at the range. I wasn’t a big believer initially, but undoubtedly the Leverevolution rounds from Hornady make a big difference! Way less pronounced ballistics trajectory and maintains velocity for longer distances, making distant shooting of 300+ yards way less of a crap shoot.

Keep in mind, I’m not a great shot by any means and the scope has not been properly zeroed in probably a decade or more, I was just making small adjustments on the fly. I know this grouping is not jaw-dropping, but was so much better than I would have expected! So fun, just wish it wasn’t $35 for a box of 20 rounds (like I’m sure we all do)!

Caught my eye at the LGS today, shes mine now. First year issue for the Sporting Carbine. Great bore (photos are pre-cleaning). Waffle top on the receiver, no drilling or tapping, this is all original, chambered in 32 Special.

My JM stamped Marlin model 1895 chambered in , 45-70 gov't

The only government you can trust.

Ignore the mess in the back, just picked this up, it’s been on my dream list

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