Educate me. Saw a marlin lever in 35 remington, confused

[Sharps-Nut]

   I was at the big show in tulsa and saw a rifle that really got me reved up.  It was a marlin lever looked like a 336?  The guy said it was older mid 50's production.  The barrel was long, the feed tube ended at the forearm and it looked really sweat.  The sights were marples and overall condition was very good.  He priced it at 450 but offered 410. as the best price.    The bored looked a little rough, like it might have been slightly pitted,  I passed  and moved on.  The problem is I cannot get that sleek little gun out of my head.  So what was it did they make longer barrels for some calibers, are they rare in 35 remington was 410. about a going price for this generation and type of gun.  I think I have been bitten, but by what I am not sure.  SN

[Graybeard]

They did make some in the half magazine configuration but they didn't seem very popular so not a lot were made. The real world going price in used Marlins chambered to .35 Remington is more like $250. That's what I sold one for not long back that was from the same era as the one you saw.

[burntmuch]

Thats a bit steep. I bought the same gun a 1956 marlin 336 sports carbine for $300 a couple years back. I know I got beat up a little
 but man I really liked that gun. So I know what ya mean

[Keith L]

They don't come up around me (Central Wisconsin) often in 35 Rem.  Lots of 30-30s.  If I find one for about 250-300 I would get it, but not for much more.

[DEACONLLB]

It seems like years ago marlin made a 336 that I think was refereed to as a trappers model not sure any way I have a 336 A in 32 Winchester special that has the long barrel and also have a 1894 L in 32-20 that has the long barrel I always thought that the longer barrel looked better than the regular 336 with shorter barrel like the 30-30. Marlin also makes the 1895 in 45-70 with the long barrel. What I found at the Large gun show in Tulsa a couple weeks ago was that most of the dealers were from out of state and the guns were much higher than when we have the smaller shows and most of the dealers are from around the state. I have looked long and hard for the longer barrel marlins and when I find one they are in the 375.00 to 450.00 range. I am still kicking myself for passing up a 444 marlin with high dollar sights and the Ballard grove barrel that was new for 410.00 well guess we win some and loose  some.

[Rangr44]

If it had a 24" barrel, it was a 336-A - which is on the rare side in .35 Rem, and worth every penny the dude was asking.

It's the 20" regular carbines (RC's) that are dime-a-dozen, and 20"/half-mag Sporting Carbines (SC's) that aren't quite as prolific, but still plentiful. These are the garden-variety guns, that bring garden-variety money - with the SC's a little more valuable than a RC.

The 16" Maurader & 18" Texan's are pretty hard to find now in .35 - and expensive when found.

Like most other makes - it's the very long and/or very short factory barreled rifles that bring the big bucks.

[Sharps-Nut]

Sorry for the slow response.  Sounds like the gun was the 24" barrel gun so maybe the price was fair.   The big show is always high and way to crowded to really enjoy but things show up there that I don't always see I don't buy them but they are neat to see.  That long barrel in the 35 rem sure has got me wanting one just looked like a bolt gun  without the crank on the side.   Guess now I have something to look for.  Thanks for letting me in on the models, marlins are new to me have one 30/30 sc really like it.   SN

[BillinOregon]

Ranger: Glad to hear your take. Here in Oregon we see a lot of Marlins, but relatively few in .35 Rem., which has always been more popular in the Midwest and East. I just won an auction for a circa 1950 336 A in .35 Rem with the 24-inch barrel and short magazine in decent shape with very good bore. I can't wait to get my hands on it. I really like the older Marlins, and especially favor longer barrels and short magazines in all my lever guns. In more than 40 years of fooling around with firearms, this will be my first experience with the .35 Rem and I am really looking forward to it. It will make a nice match for my H-prefix .30-30.

[jimster]

My Dad-in-law has the 35 Marlin, it was made the first year that Marlin offered the 35 rem caliber, he says he bought it in the 50's new.   The only time it got shot, was about 2 years ago, when we went to the gun range together...it got shot for the first time ever in 2006.  It looks brand spanking new....and the first thing he did when he bought it was had a Lyman peep put on it.  One thing I notice is the wood is very nice, and it fits the metal real nice as well.   Not a scratch or a smudge mark on it, and now it has about 10 rounds through it.   We shot half a box through it and adjusted the peep sight.   OH...by the way, they made the Lyman peeps back then out of all steel too.   Anyways...this Marlin is worth whatever the blue book says for sure....until it at least gets a scratch on it. 

[jlchucker]

Once you try a 35 Remington in the Marlin lever action, you'll wonder why you didn't get one before.  Around here (northern Vermont) these have become scarce on used-gun racks, where just a few years previously, they were kind of passed over for 30-30's. A bit quirky to handload for, because of a dinky little shoulder that is easy to deform while crimping, these tend to shoot both jacketed and cast bullets very well. Woods hunters treasure them for their knockdown power.  The crimping issue is easily solved by using a Lee Factory Crimp die, which doesn't exert downforce like you'd get otherwise.  This is a good caliber, chambered in a good hunting rifle. If you see one for what you determine is a fair price, snap it up.

[Lloyd Smale]

like ranger siad if it was a 336a it was probably a fair price. they still can be had cheaper up here where they were alot more plentifully and lever guns dont grab attention like the do elsewhere. Ive seen them for sale for 500+ . Ive got a A in 3030 that was dads and it is one of the best fit and finished lever guns ive ever seen. SHoots like a bolt gun and handles much better then you would think with a 24 inch barrel.

If it had a 24" barrel, it was a 336-A - which is on the rare side in .35 Rem, and worth every penny the dude was asking.

It's the 20" regular carbines (RC's) that are dime-a-dozen, and 20"/half-mag Sporting Carbines (SC's) that aren't quite as prolific, but still plentiful. These are the garden-variety guns, that bring garden-variety money - with the SC's a little more valuable than a RC.

The 16" Maurader & 18" Texan's are pretty hard to find now in .35 - and expensive when found.

Like most other makes - it's the very long and/or very short factory barreled rifles that bring the big bucks.

[Mannlicher]

Hey Sharps, I think that $450 is on the high side.  I purchased a beautiful 1957 336 chambered in .35 Remington at a gun show in Jacksonville last year for $300.  While I love it dearly, I would not pay what that fellow was asking.