I was looking for a Marlin 1894 in .357 to replace the one I let my buddy have about 2 years ago, so I placed an ad at Marlin Forum to trade a JM marked 336 Spikehorn with 16” barrel from the 1990’s. Guys are actively looking for that gun so I thought it was a fair offer for a pretty rare gun. Well they pretty much called me crazy and stated no one would ever trade me a 1894 for any 336 no matter the condition. Behind the scenes I had several people contact me wanting to buy it outright though.

Well today my buddy called and asked me if I wanted my 1894 back since he can’t find any ammo and does not reload. I said hell yea and asked for a price. He said the same price you gave it to me for…..$600. Sold

I originally purchased this several years ago from an older gentleman who hunted ALOT with it. The bluing is worn and it has scratches but shoots lights out. I consider it character marks and love the patina on the 41 year old carbine. For $600, you cannot go wrong and I still have my pretty rare Spikehorn.

Oh my! This has me reminiscing about my old 1983 vintage 336CS 30-30 I wish I'd never sold decades ago. Had peep sights, handled great, and with hand loads (I was using Mequon benchrest hand dies at the time) was dead nuts accurate.

If Ruger gets off its ass and produces the 1984 again in 357, now that it acquired Marlin, it would be well worth a look. But for what is currently produced the Henry Big Boy steel carbine tweaks me. People forget that with proper hand loads the effective difference between a 357 and 30-30 brush rifle (~150 yds max) is negligible. I'm not really in the market for any more firearms but admit were I a 357 lever would be in the #1 spot.

Enjoy yours Doc!

Awesome news!

The marlin is so much easier to clean then the Model 92 Winchester and it’s copies…

I have a Rossi, and though it shoots great and is a small lightweight rifle (16”), I’d pay good money for a Marlin

Good friends ignore inflation. Congrats. Beautiful rifle. Yeah, maybe a 1894 in 2022.

Very nice! Mine is my favorite rifle. Well balanced, fast handling, and accurate. It's been out in the woods with me plenty, and has similar character marks to yours. Just makes me love it more.

Oh my, that is fantastic. Beautiful rifle. I’d like one in stainless, but if I had a chance at one just like for that price, I’d pull my wallet out so fast I’d have friction burn on my butt.

The prodigal son ...

very nice, usncorpsman!

Very nice. The gold trigger brings me back.

If you plan on shooting it, consider taking the hammer extension off. It adds mass to the hammer and increases the lock time.

What great fortune to get it back. Just inherited my father’s 336 in .35 REM and can’t find ammo for it right now. I just acquired a 1895GS Guide Gun stainless .45/70 that has me absolutely jacked right now. Oddly I’ve been able to find a couple boxes of .45/70 Federal to shoot albeit pricey to shoot. The recoil wasn’t near as bad as I expected making it all much more fun to shoot.

Congrats on getting your 1894 back. It looks like it could use a couple of coats of Tung oil or Danish oil.

Handsome rifle.

It seems that 600 dollars is a bit of a sweet spot for you and I. Here is a pic of my 600 dollar gun, an 1892 Winchester with a 1904 serial. A previous owner did the courtesy of having it re-barreled in 357 Magnum by Winchester and equipping it with some rather nice wood. He also had it re-finished at the same time. All this resulted in a very good looking rifle with zero value as a collectors gun so I have no guilt at all about shooting it. With a Range Master acting as a spotter I've been able to shoot it a bit under an inch at 100 yards from a sandbag rest.

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It seems that 600 dollars is a bit of a sweet spot for you and I. Here is a pic of my 600 dollar gun, an 1892 Winchester with a 1904 serial. A previous owner did the courtesy of having it re-barreled in 357 Magnum by Winchester and equipping it with some rather nice wood. He also had it re-finished at the same time. All this resulted in a very good looking rifle with zero value as a collectors gun so I have no guilt at all about shooting it. With a Range Master acting as a spotter I've been able to shoot it a bit under an inch at 100 yards from a sandbag rest.

That is a beautiful carbine.I’m sure you would get more than $600 for it today.