Time well spent. Nice job.

 

I can see why it’s your favorite.

 

That is a beautiful rifle. As much as some on this forum like the fat Marlin forearms, thinning that one down along with using a crescent butt stock gives your rifle a timeless, classic look. Good job!


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You made it your own. looks great!!!! thanks for pics.

 

I agree completely, that is a very nice rifle, and is set up great. I think that style buttstock is the most beautiful ever. Your sight settings up is right on too. Thank you for sharing it here again and reinforcing projects like it for us. I am involved in several lever action projects right now too,and enjoy the ones I have finished very much, especially my 1949 39A.

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Very nice job!! Thanks for sharing the pics again!!

 

My grandfather lost his marlin 336 in .35 rem years ago in a house fire in Old Town, Maine....If I'm not mistaken it burnt the stocks right off it......a guy working for the contractor to do the demolition work ended up with the rifle. About 10 years ago I came across the guy that ended up with the rifle and he showed me pictures of the rifle all rebuilt with new stocks.....I offered him cash money for it just because it was my grandfathers deer rifle and the first marlin I had ever laid my hands on and fired. The man wouldn't sell me the rifle......to this day I would still buy it and he could name his price.

 

I can see the hours you put into it. Fitted a crescent but plate once myself, it took HOURS.

 

Well done! I love the front sight! I bet that rifle is very quick on target.

 

Beautiful rifle. My eyes went right to the cresent butt plate. You did a good job.

 

Very nice job on the rifle. Did you get any before pictures?

 

Unfortunately, back then digital photography was still in the future for me, so no pictures. But what you would have seen was 336-shaped, but looked like it had been dipped in a thick, vile, black varnish.

 

My favorite 336 may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I love it!
1948 (first year) 336A, Same year I was born, Bought from a friend pretty much as you see it for $200.
The previous owner was bent on making this rifle look as vintage as he could make it, curved metal buttplate, wave on the pistol grip, and mucho thinning on the forearm. Upper tang drilled and tapped for a modern Lyman tang sight.
Badly executed drill and tap in the waffle top!
Top all of that off with a 13" LOP and you get the idea.
But here's the deal; the bore is like new, and at 50 yards the rifle shoots clover leaves! The rifle has at least 3 whitetails on it that I know of.
So... when the opportunity to have the receiver, buttplate and forearm cap cyanide case hardened I jumped on it!
Doesn't look anything like bone pack case color, but looks better than a 75% (being generous) receiver and cold blued buttplate.
Don't regret it a bit! Shoots lights out, and looks cool. Hate all you want! LOL

 

I love it, that's pretty close to what I did with my favorite 39A. I changed the drop and length of pull to fit me perfectly and it has the nice trim forend, so grip cap.

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I love it, that's pretty close to what I did with my favorite 39A. I changed the drop and length of pull to fit me perfectly and it has the nice trim forend, so grip cap. View attachment 919382

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I know this won't sound right, but that's some nice wood right there! LOL

 

Thanks.........there is a German word for a full length stock that you have to be careful with in parts of my home state too.

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Great job, looks beautiful! Have you shot it since you've refurbed it?

 

Does a toad have warts? Yes, in the years since it was revived it has done in many a target and several whitetails.

 

Love the brown finish on the barrel and action. Would love to do that finish on a Savage 99.