Marlin 30-30 or .35 Rem

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I've got the itch to buy a new rifle next year, and I'm having troubles deciding which Marlin I want.

I've been looking at the Marlin 336C and Marlin 336A and I'm torn as to whether I want a 30-30 or a .35 Rem.

I hunt deer, moose and bear, but I have a .30-06 for the bear and moose. I just have an itch to get a lever. I hunt some pretty thick area's and most my shots are well under 100 yards.

I'd like to hear others opinions on what I should get.
 
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TYE said:
I've got the itch to buy a new rifle next year, and I'm having troubles deciding which Marlin I want.

I've been looking at the Marlin 336C and I'm torn as to whether I want a 30-30 or a .35 Rem.

I hunt deer, moose and bear, but I have a .30-06 for the bear and moose. I just have an itch to get a lever. I hunt some pretty thick area's and most my shots are well under 100 yards.

I'd like to hear others opinions on what I should get.
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TYE, I hunt just west of you, and last year I took my buck with my 336 in 30-30.
It's a perfect bush gun, short, light, quick, accurate.

Nuff said;)
 
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The Marlin is a good choice and either calibre is first rate for deer or bear, at the closer ranges you likely will be working at. Thinking only about the effect of the bullet on game, I would lean toward the 35, but neither deer nor bear would know the difference, is my guess. However, the 30-30 is so popular that ammunition will always be around, and that may possibly not be so for the 35 Remington.
 
I own both calibers and really enjoy plinking with them. One nice thing about the the 35 Rem is that it is easy to load it with 38 cal 180 gr pistol bullets. The copper plated lead bullets are real cheap.

Note: 38 pistol bullets and 35 cal rifle bullets are the same diameter, about .357"
 
I'd go with the 35 Remington, the 200 grain bullet seems like it would give more whump, although for deer the 30-30 is plenty

flip a coin :D
 
I don't hunt but I take my 35 out to play (inheritance from my uncle)
Its great fun and he loved to hunt with it
I have never seen it at the Peterborough Canadian tire either

I would check accuracy plus or another place to see if they carry it regularly
 
...more whump...
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Yep - 35 Rem definitely - but use 200gr loads though not 150s. the new XLR336 comes in 35Rem now too!
If U handload the Rem 200CL_SP is a good bullet that is economical too.
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Thanks for the replies guy's :)

I don't do any hand loading...

Well, which is cheaper, ammo wise.... the 30-30 or the .35 Rem?

Which is more available ammo wise also?

And I've never shot either calibers so how would they both compare to my .30-06 as far as recoil or kick, whatever you want to call it.

I'm not really worried about range, anything up to 100 yards is good enough, since it will be a "bush whacker".
 
because Federal, Winchester, Remington, and Hornady all make a few loads for the 30-30, and its extremely common, unlike the 35 Remington
 
TYE,

You will always wish you had gotten the 35........and you will be right! It is far and away the better for hunting of the two cartridges. Ask anyone who has shot game with both, or seen game shot with them.

$100 over just five years is a mere $20 more per year. If you shoot two boxes of ammo per year, that's another $20 more.

Forty bucks total, per year, for the next five years. Less than half a tank of gas for your pickup, or a night out at a nice restaurant with your gal.

This is really an easy choice...........and you certainly won't have to worry about "taking on a bear." :cool:

Ted
 
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TYE,

You will always wish you had gotten the 35........and you will be right! It is far and away the better for hunting of the two cartridges. Ask anyone who has shot game with both, or seen game shot with them.

$100 over just five years is a mere $20 more per year. If you shoot two boxes of ammo per year, that's another $20 more.

Forty bucks total, per year, for the next five years. Less than half a tank of gas for your pickup, or a night out at a nice restaurant with your gal.

This is really an easy choice...........and you certainly won't have to worry about "taking on a bear." :cool:

Ted
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You do have a point....
 
Another vote for the 35.

Don't over look the possibility of starting to load for yourself too. Even if you get your own dies and components there has to be someone living not too far from you who might teach you the ropes until you realize what you've been missing and get your own rig.
 
Was all set to vote .30-30 because that's what I'm most familiar with. But I'm gonna have to take a serious look at this .35 Rem... :eek:
 
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