marlin 336 all calibers and styles for 1948 models ?

[michman]

  i picked up a letter e 336 in a sporting carbine 3/4 tube 32 special wow what a gun action is smooth, wood is matted perfect. true workmanship blows my 2002 336 30-30 out of the water a better made gun which will be 60 years old next year.Anyway i thought it would be cool to collect e series rifles and get one of each cal and style for 1948 I KNOW CRAZY IDEA so does anyone know all the callebers and styles for just that first year for the 336 or where i could go to find out.

I THINK I AM HOOKED ON THESE OLD LEVER ACTIONS.

THANKS

[michman]

   WERE ARE ALL THE MARLIN EXPERTS OR IS THERE A REFERANCE BOOK SOME ONE COULD TELL ME THE NAME WERE I COULD FIND THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION

[Keith L]

Don"t use all caps.  It makes it hard to read and looks like you are yelling.

I don't know how to get you the information you ask.  If it is out there someone here on the board will know and post it.  Not everyone comes here every day, so hang on and see what happens.

[michman]

sorry not a good thing

[michman]

ok thanks i thought some one for sure on this board could help i have learned alot from just reading posts this board is great.

[Keith L]

I hope you get someone who can help.  Lots of smarts here on this board.

[Lloyd Smale]

got to agree with you. Ive got my dads old 336adl its a 3030 24 inch barrel half mag gun with checkered stock. This gun feels so much more solid then any new marlin and is as smooth as the guns ive had action work on. It was made before the microgroves came out and the gun will easily shoot 1.5 inch at 100 yards and to me has about the sexiest lines of any lever gun ive handled. They should have took a look at this old gun when they came out with that xlr as the looks of this one puts those stainless guns to shame!

[Winter Hawk]

I believe my book on the 336 is in the office.  If no one has been able to answer you I'll check it on Monday.  To my recollection it was only available in .30-30 and .32 Special, possibly in .35 Remington.  I'll let you know.

-Winter Hawk-

[papajohn428]

You might also post over at www.marlinowners.com.  There are some SERIOUS aficionados over there. 

PJ

[michman]

thanks is the book on just the 336 if you could tell me the name and author of the book i would like to pick one up if there still in print  also looking for the style sc and rc are two i know not sure if there were styles for 1948 ?

[Winter Hawk]

Okay Michman,

I have Doug Murray's book, "The 336, a collector's reference on the Model 336 Marlin" in front of me now.  You can order it from him at 20 Polo Lane, Westbury, NY 11590.

Anyway, the first year of manufacture for the 336 was 1948 (prior to that it was the model 36) so you have one of the first of the model.  It came out in .30-30 and .32 Winchester.  Four versions were made that year.  There was the carbine with micro-groove rifling, the 336-SC or Sporting Carbine with Ballard rifling, the 336-A rifle with 24" barrel and Ballard rifling, and the 336-ADL which was the same as the 336-A but with checkering and a sling w/ swivels.

Hope this helps.  Good luck in your search!

-Winter Hawk-

[Winter Hawk]

Doug Murray also advertises in Shotgun News, or at least he did when I ordered my books from him.  He has one on the Winchester 88 and the Savage 99 also.

-WH-

[michman]

  thanks winter hawk i knew some one would  know the answer thanks,  i will also try to obtain the book wonder if anybody has the author phone number or email address if nothing else i can snail mail him.

now all i have to do is find all the rest of those models with the e desingnation in excellant condition like my 32 special should not be to haed HA- HA HA- but it should be fun anyway.

[Winter Hawk]

Look for his ad in Shotgun News, and there should be a website or phone number.  The book only has his address.

-WH-

[michman]

  ok great winter hawk your the best, looks like i have 7 more e series guns to find for my 1948 collection i will get a shotgun news and try to locate doug murrays phone number to order the book 336