https://www.thefirearmblog.com...marlin-1894-and-336/
I have no legitimate need for a .35 Remington Marlin 336
But, dayum!


Ruger’s Mayodan, NC facility has been busy cranking out reintroduced Marlin models, and they have two more to add to their list: the 1894 and 336. The reintroduced models have features updated such as hooded front sights and should be available soon to the public.
Second is the Marlin 336, chambered in .35 Remington and the less-powerful but more common .30-30. The reintroduced 336 will have a 20.25″ barrel, hooded front sight with brass bead, and a 6+1 capacity. The Marlin 336 should be available in Q1 of 2023. MSRP is yet to be revealed for both new reintroductions to the Marlin lineup. Both models will have checkered walnut stocks, front and rear swivel studs, and dual barrel bands.

I'd be curious to check one out.
My last interaction with a 336 was pretty appalling. Extremely rough action & very cheap 'plasticky' wood.

Makes my late 90s 30AW a keeper for sure.

Edit: Looking at these on a bigger screen, now, and the finish definitely looks less plastic & more wood.

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Nice, I'm glad to see this. I'm a huge fan of the 1894...already have one in every caliber I want, but I'm happy to see them re-releasing them, and maybe this means I'll be able to get a replacement lifter for my .44 that I'm still fighting the occasional Marlin jam with.

I know the old levers command a high price in the used market. I just don’t know if the market is that strong for most of these.

I have some older levers, including the 32 Special & 444 Marlin. Besides some cowboy-action event, not high on the list for the younger generation. Well, maybe more so after watching ‘Yellowstone’.

I think markets can wane after those that appreciate them age out or die off.

Have had a model 336 in .35 Remington since Christmas 1980. It's the 1894 I want if the actions and finish are up to old standards.

I’m glad to see these being released and hope that Ruger had helped restore Marlin to their old greatness. I have an old .30-30 336 that belonged to my grandfather that I love but have hesitated buying a newer model in the last few years.

I just bought a Henry in .45 Colt but I’d like a .357mag too. I’m in no hurry so I think I’ll see how the 1894 is received and then hope for a .357 mag version soon.

92fstech made a really good point about the "Marlin jam" associated with the Model 1894. A rep at SHOT SHOW said on a youtube video a couple of weeks ago that they are now hardening the carrier which was supposed to have been the cause of jams in the older 1894s. If this is true, it would be interesting to know why Marlin never thought about hardening the carrier 50 years ago. I've owned two Model 1894s: one built in the mid 70s and one in the early 2000s. BOTH jammed like crazy. It was totally frustrating and I swore I'd never buy another one. Fortunately the Browning and Winchester 1892 made by Miroku were/are an option and I've had great luck with several of them.

I love my Marlin 39AS in 22lr but an 1894 in 22 was always on my list of wants. I wonder if they'll make one?

I have one of the pre Remington model SS 1895’s in .45/70 and my father’s 336 in .35 Remington. It’s from the 60’s or early 70’s. Only complaint is I haven’t been able to find a single box of .35 REM in years that wasn’t on Gunbroker for $100+ a box.

Yeah, .35 Remington is, as my grandmother would say, "dear"...

I've got a few boxes, but aren't shooting them until I can get it reliably again.

Mine is from 1956 and now wears a red dot, as I can't hit shit with irons any more.

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
I know the old levers command a high price in the used market. I just don’t know if the market is that strong for most of these.

I have some older levers, including the 32 Special & 444 Marlin. Besides some cowboy-action event, not high on the list for the younger generation. Well, maybe more so after watching ‘Yellowstone’.

I think markets can wane after those that appreciate them age out or die off.

Pish. Leverguns are fun, even for us millenials.

I've still got a .357 lever on my list, because the one I bought my dad was just a bucket of fun. I just have some more EBRs to buy. And diapers...so yeah, it's gonna be a wait.

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Originally posted by Rob Decker:

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
I know the old levers command a high price in the used market. I just don’t know if the market is that strong for most of these.

I have some older levers, including the 32 Special & 444 Marlin. Besides some cowboy-action event, not high on the list for the younger generation. Well, maybe more so after watching ‘Yellowstone’.

I think markets can wane after those that appreciate them age out or die off.

Pish. Leverguns are fun, even for us millenials.

I've still got a .357 lever on my list, because the one I bought my dad was just a bucket of fun. I just have some more EBRs to buy. And diapers...so yeah, it's gonna be a wait.

It sure seems like the lever action market is still pretty active. Personally I spent over a year trying to locate the Henry rifle I just bought and on Gunbroker they sell for around $500 over MSRP.

I’m a part of several gun groups on various social media platforms and the lever action groups are alive and well and several of those members have gladly paid the premium for their rifles. Local gun shops in my area told me that most pistol caliber lever action guns sell almost immediately.

I think there is still a demand for lever action guns in most calibers. .35Rem doesn’t get the love it deserves so maybe that one might not be a best seller, and something like a .41 Mag probably wouldn’t be a hit either, but I think anything in .30-30, .45-70, and .337/.44/45 Colt had a place and should sell well.

The Marlin 336 in .35 Rem was my first deer rifle at age 12

Looking back, I realized that was probably way too much caliber for a kid and my Dad admitted as much but I have some good memories of carrying that around in the woods of PA. I recall it had some sort of special high scope mount and I could still use iron sights too.

They should chamber it in .350 Legend, The New Hotness.

Similar ballistics, easier to find ammo at 1/3 the price of .35 Rem.

And potential buyers in straight wall only deer hunting states.

Waiting on the 39A TD .22

A stainless 1894 in .357 has been on my bucket list for years. Be neat to buy one new.

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
I know the old levers command a high price in the used market. I just don’t know if the market is that strong for most of these.

I have some older levers, including the 32 Special & 444 Marlin. Besides some cowboy-action event, not high on the list for the younger generation. Well, maybe more so after watching ‘Yellowstone’.

I think markets can wane after those that appreciate them age out or die off.

I dunno. I got to shoot a new friend’s .444 Remington lever gun this last Thursday and it was a hoot.

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Originally posted by ArtieS:
Yeah, .35 Remington is, as my grandmother would say, "dear"...

I've got a few boxes, but aren't shooting them until I can get it reliably again.

Mine is from 1956 and now wears a red dot, as I can't hit shit with irons any more.

I feel you pain with the eyes! The clouds parted and angels sang last week. I was going through Dunhams Sporting Goods and as usual looking for lower prices and the unobtainium .35 REM when lo and behold 4 boxes were on the shelf of Hornady Leverevolution for around $49 per box. I grabbed two, thinking about if I had enough to get the other two boxes and dreaming up outlandish excuses for the wife, when another customer walks up and snatches the other two boxes while jumping up and down clearly trying to rid the poo from his pants. At least I got the two. I’ll be checking back each week after the truck arrives but I doubt I’ll see any for another year or more.

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Originally posted by 10X-Shooter:

I feel you pain with the eyes! The clouds parted and angels sang last week. I was going through Dunhams Sporting Goods and as usual looking for lower prices and the unobtainium .35 REM when lo and behold 4 boxes were on the shelf of Hornady Leverevolution for around $49 per box. I grabbed two, thinking about if I had enough to get the other two boxes and dreaming up outlandish excuses for the wife, when another customer walks up and snatches the other two boxes while jumping up and down clearly trying to rid the poo from his pants. At least I got the two. I’ll be checking back each week after the truck arrives but I doubt I’ll see any for another year or more.

For about $150, plus components, you could get a basic reloading setup and turn those 40 rounds into at least 200, maybe more depending upon how easy your rifle is on the brass. Reloading has also gotten more expensive, but it's about the only viable way to shoot most of the "less prolific" calibers these days, and it'll quickly show a return on investment if you're shooting stuff like .35 Remington.

I've always wanted a Marlin in 35 Remington, despite having no real use for it.