[Bigdog357]

Installed new large loop levers on a couple of my 336's. Top one is 30-30, bottom is 35 rem. After getting my SBL with the LG loop I really like them. Easy install, just plug and play.

 

[jimmy_c]

Looking to do this to my 68"RC 336 30-30 what loop did you use and how much?jim

 

[Bigdog357]

Looking to do this to my 68"RC 336 30-30 what loop did you use and how much?jim

Jim, I bought the loops from Midwest Gunworks, $71 ea, I
Don't know who actually manufacturers them.

 

[biggog]

Muleman on this site did 2 for me. I sent him my lever and he sent it back ready to go back on my rifles.

 

[Faulkner]

I changed out my lever this week too with a Marlin factory large loop purchased from Brownells, $69. Like Bigdog357 is was simple enough to do, just had to knock out the roll pin for the lever locking piece and change it out.

I think it looks good on my new 336Y.

 

[RiverRat1060]

Looks perfect, good price too.

 

[kingstrider]

I am curious about why the big loop levers have more appeal than the factory lever. Is it mostly an esthetic thing? I have had a few but find them awkward unless using heavy gloves.

 

[farmboy]

Never was interested before, but after looking at the pictures from Faulkner got me thinking, now that looks pretty dang good. Another reason to be out in my shop working on Marlins, yeah, love it.
Thanks for the pictures Faulkner.........:top:

 

[Faulkner]

I am curious about why the big loop levers have more appeal than the factory lever. Is it mostly an esthetic thing? I have had a few but find them awkward unless using heavy gloves.

Probably an individual preference thing, which I suppose is why many gun manufacturers offer so many variants of the same base model. The big loop lever I installed actually is a Marlin factory lever, same one they offer on the 336BL and after a session at the range I don't find it awkward at all with the naked hand. So, I guess for me, it's looks as well as function which is the same reason I installed the safety delete kit to replace the cross-bolt safety that I absolutely hate on Marlin lever guns.

 

[JC1957]

A medium loop is an option also....;-)

 

[BuckyBadger]

I am curious about why the big loop levers have more appeal than the factory lever. Is it mostly an esthetic thing? I have had a few but find them awkward unless using heavy gloves.

Because in the cold climates where wearing warm (heavy) gloves is a condition of hunting, the factory lever loop is really tight to get your fingers through.

 

[shortwheels]

I put one on a 336-35cal it just was not for me, my friend put it on his we are both happy, hay I think he still owes me for that !!!!

 

[pricedo]

I am curious about why the big loop levers have more appeal than the factory lever. Is it mostly an esthetic thing? I have had a few but find them awkward unless using heavy gloves.

Answer: advertising
The gun rags have promoted fads for years.
Professional marketers know people are ‘keep up with the jonesers’ and followers.
Facts, reality and real practical need have little to do with it.
I like the square factory lever.

 

[Bigdog357]

I am curious about why the big loop levers have more appeal than the factory lever. Is it mostly an esthetic thing? I have had a few but find them awkward unless using heavy gloves.

I can't speak for everyone but I like the looks of the bigger loops. They do serve an actual pupose that being people with large hands and people who hunt or use them in cold weather can actually get there fingers in the loop. Large loops are not a fad or marketing scheme that have been around for longer than some of you have been alive

 

[10acres]

A medium loop is an option also....;-)

Sweet I didn’t know they offered a medium loop.

 

[Beartooth Cowboy]

Both sizes of levers look good. Nice pictures Faulkner.

 

[M1Riflenut]

I'm a fan of the RPP medium loop myself. I had the factory big loop on this one and sold it after getting the medium. As posted above, it all comes down to personal taste and needs.

 

[rob42049]

Large loops are not a fad or marketing scheme that have been around for longer than some of you have been alive

Yeah,John Wayne,Josh Randall,and Lucas McCain had them long before some of you were alive. But I have never seen one in the thousands of genuine Old West pictures I've seen. Correct me if I'm wrong,I will always admit to making a mistake. Post your Frontier pictures 1860-1920 with a big loop lever gun,or written proof.

 

[10acres]

Yeah,John Wayne,Josh Randall,and Lucas McCain had them long before some of you were alive. But I have never seen one in the thousands of genuine Old West pictures I've seen. Correct me if I'm wrong,I will always admit to making a mistake. Post your Frontier pictures 1860-1920 with a big loop lever gun,or written proof.

Did a quick search and John Wayne in Stagecaoch (1939) was the first large loop used in the movies. Movies and TV made them popular. Don’t care, I still like the look and functionality in cold weather.

 

[bkg1956]

All mine have the factory lever, except my 1895M, which has the RPP Medium Loop. It is aesthetics, for sure, but I do believe with gloves in cold weather the medium/large loop could be an advantage. To each his own!