Lever Action Carbine?

[Hazcat]

You can pick up a bore light at wally world for @$5.  Worth the investment

[CJS3]

You can pick up a bore light at wally world for @$5.  Worth the investment

Except I always forget it when I go to a gun show. 

[tommy tornado]

I have always been fond of Marlin 336 converted to .38-55, but if you are worried about ammo that would not be a good choice.  .38-55 is a great round with bigger bullets that .30-30 and can be shot with BP or smokeless.  If ammo is a concern then I would go with a .357 or .44 mag and carry a companion pistol in the same caliber.  Zombies, deer, or bad guys would fall to any of these rounds.

[thomas572]

Love my hartford in .45 lc same cal as my six gun. Not sure how it's gunna do on white tail but the thing is dead on 100yds and closer.

[hollandm]

Thanks for the input guys but I was on the road to the show early this morning so didn't read the responses until I returned tonight.  No bore light just did the best I could.  Using a flashlight when I got home the barrel looks good.  The lever action seems smooth and was pretty much the same as others I looked at.  The loading port cover is firm.

Grandson and I probably looked at at least 20 336 in 30/30, lowest price was $275 and it had some kind of weird green stock that had some damage.  Most were in the $300-350 range with some higher.  One of the newest and best was a camoed version with scope from 2002, $300 firm, my limit was $275. 

On the way out we stopped at one last place and the guy wanted to deal.  He had an older one with scope.  The stock isn't beat up but really needs to be refinished.  Scope has a ding in it but works fine.  His price was $325, I offered $250 and he took it.

Is there anything I should be aware of when removing the stock?

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[Hazcat]

Thanks for the input guys but I was on the road to the show early this morning so didn't read the responses until I returned tonight.  No bore light just did the best I could.  Using a flashlight when I got home the barrel looks good.  The lever action seems smooth and was pretty much the same as others I looked at.  The loading port cover is firm.

Grandson and I probably looked at at least 20 336 in 30/30, lowest price was $275 and it had some kind of weird green stock that had some damage.  Most were in the $300-350 range with some higher.  One of the newest and best was a camoed version with scope from 2002, $300 firm, my limit was $275. 

On the way out we stopped at one last place and the guy wanted to deal.  He had an older one with scope.  The stock isn't beat up but really needs to be refinished.  Scope has a ding in it but works fine.  His price was $325, I offered $250 and he took it.

Is there anything I should be aware of when removing the stock?

Don't lose the screws

Seriously, sounds like ya got a good deal. 

I have not taken the stocks off a 336 but I have on other levers and didn't find anything strange.

[twyacht]

Congrats hollandm, no big surprises removing the stock, you'll find all kinds of new unseen parts, after the stock is off, of lint, dustbunnies, old caked on oil, but it will all clean up fine.

Than:


You can start a new thread and POST SOME PICS!!!!!!!

[fightingquaker13]

Congrats hollandm, no big surprises removing the stock, you'll find all kinds of new unseen parts, after the stock is off, of lint, dustbunnies, old caked on oil, but it will all clean up fine.

Than:


You can start a new thread and POST SOME PICS!!!!!!!

Seconded! A little photo journal of the steps (including especially screwups) would be useful to lots of us. Thanks in advance.
FQ13

[m25operator]

Brownell's have excellent schematics for free, very helpful in a pinch.

[PegLeg45]

Brownell's have excellent schematics for free, very helpful in a pinch.

+1

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=0/sid=774/schematicsdetail/336