I've got one I bought new
Good gun
I paid about $135 for it

 

Depends on your location. In the Houston $450 is about average asking price. I've seen them as low as $300 and as high as $600. But those are extremes and rare.

 

About $100.00 high for here too..... Is it a C, CS or W?

 

last one i bought in the same or better condition, I paid $275.00

 

is the 1975 a desirable model

 

it is a great gun, any pre-saftey model as the 1975 is, is desirable. if it were nice and i wanted it i would pay 400.00 with no problem. i just bought two from a man, a 1974 texan that is very nice for 370.00 and a very desirable glenfield model 30 GT like new. i had to pay 450.00 for the GT but you don't see them every day so i paid about 50.00 bucks more than i wanted for it. but if you pay 450.00 for it 50.00 bucks ain't that much and in a year or so they might be more cause they are not droping in value.

 

I can't see it of course, but I have a couple from that mid-70's timeframe I bought new, and that sounds fair to me; given with scope and ammo (3 boxes?) taken into consideration. I think the rifles from then look nice, and guess that's why I've held on to them. If you like it.. I say get it. Then go out and enjoy the heck out of it! Good luck to you.

 

Happiness is not measured in dollars, but in the sound of BOOM, got one.

 

I have a 1974 model that I picked up a couple of years ago and it is a very nice Marlin. They built them right back then. I'd buy it!

 

he has decided to trade for a ruger single six 22/22 mag i have laying around so I'll make the trade tomorrow thanks for all the help this makes marlin number 5

 

I came across a well used but not abused 1978 336 30-30 in the summer of 2012 and couldn't pass it up for $250 tax included.

 

It may be a bit high for the asking price, but down the road not too far away it will be worth double that.

 

Scope may or may not have values. 60 rounds of ammo is close to $60 with tax. $390 sounds better.

But make sure it is not a W (hardwood rather than walnut stocks) series at that price.

 

I just bought a 1960 336 for $324.00 looks like about 90-95% NRA. IBM M1 carbines I have seen go for around $600.00.

 

I have almost the exact same configuration ... mine is a 1973 - with the original Bushnell Sportview 4x scope. Bought it from a buddy about 20 years ago for $75 (got him liquored up at his place during one of our quarterly group cook-outs), and one he bought from the original owner around 1983. The bluing was about 50%, the stock had the original owner's name and date burned in with a "woodburning tool", and the scope was completely bleached to white on the right side where it hung in the full sun in the pick-up truck gun rack. Best money I ever spent as it consistently shot 1" or better at 100 yards with the old Bushnell. There was really no need to spend time and money on a "utility gun", but a few years ago I stripped it down and had a buddy re-blue the hardware and I spent a couple of weeks with stripper, sandpaper and Danish Oil on the wood .... and put the old sun bleached Bushnell right back on the finished product. Still shoots MOA or better with the right loads (really best with 150's), and the metal and wood are now better protected. I wouldn't take less than $700 for mine :biggrin:.

Some guns are just natural shooters .... that's where I see the value.


JD

 

In CA $450 is a good price. I've seen them locally go for $600. Heck, a new 336 W at a LGS listed at $575.

Jack

 

It really depends on how much you want it. I think I paid $325 a couple years back for a 336C also made in 1975. It had a few dings and a tiny bit of rust on the barrel by the rear sight. But it shoots great and I love it. Good luck with your decision.

 

If it "speaks" to you, go for it!

 

my problem is most of them speak to me......:vollkommenauf:

 

the sorry SOB backed out on the deal

 

the sorry SOB backed out on the deal

Last time I would have anything to do with him. A deal is a deal, even if it turns out to be a bad deal for one of the participants.

 

I'm thinking that if you look around you will find a deal just as good or better.

Around here, the JM's are starting to sell for more than the new guns. I was in a local gun store/pawn shop the other day and they had two Marlins. One new for $450, one a JM for $499. The $499 one did have a scope on it but it looked like something low end like a Bushnell, Simmons or Tasco. Some store owners seem to be a bit more aware of the Marlin situation than others. There are enough people out there selling guns that still think of Marlins as low priced rifles that you can find them closer to $300 than $400 or $500 if you are not in a big hurry. The odd thing I've noticed is that condition doesn't seem to make much difference unless it's really really bad or darn near mint. Any gun that's been shot or hunted just a little or even a whole a lot seem to be priced about the same.