It's all big medicine's fault

I'm enjoying the challenge of this postal match so much I HAD to buy another Marlin Rifle to enter the 100m scoped event ;D

I picked up the 336 .30-30 last weekend and today was my first chance to try her out at the range.



Marlin 336 in .30-30
fitted with a Leopold VxII 2-7 x40 scope with Butler Creek flip-up covers
and an aftermarket 'Happy' Trigger - very nice.

The rifle came with some 170gr Sierra FN handloads which shot nice, just a little low.


5 shot group at 50m just to see what it would do - ignore the .45-70 holes

AND 6 boxes of the Leverevolution ammo - 160gr projectiles
Now I have fallen in love with this ammo - it shoots fantastic - 50m & 100m POA is POI
I now know why y'all love it!
The only down-side is it's amlost $2 (Aust) a shot ($39 a box in my local gunshop) so I'll be keeping that for hunting, not punching paper.

Can you buy the Leverevolution projectiles for reloading? and does anyone know what powder is used in the factory rounds.
I notice it goes off with a solid THUMP, and it's soooooooooo nice to shoot
I would love to try some in my .45-70 if I can find any here (and be able to afford it )


Don't you just hate it when you walk out to retrieve your targets from the 100m frames
and find one where you FORGOT to fire the correct number of shots? :-\


SO, if when my wife asks: 'Why have you gone and bought ANOTHER rifle?'

I'm just gunna say...... IT'S ALL BIG MEDICINE'S FAULT ;D