[Eli Chaps]

"Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

Take a 336CB on a tactical rifle course? No way would be the response by many I reckon, along with some eye rolling, snickering, grumbling, etc. ;D

But that is exactly what Ashley Emerson did and he wrote an article about it. For those who are unaware, Ashley Emerson was the founder of what we now know today as XS Sights. When I first got into Marlins everyone wanted an AO Sight.

It's a good article and makes us think twice about some of our impressions and ideas. It's a pretty old article but still a good one.

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/thunder_ranch.htm

 

[CKB]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

Nice read Erik, thanks for sharing that.

 

[Eli Chaps]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

Nice read Erik, thanks for sharing that.

Glad you enjoyed it. Spend some time browsing some of the other articles Paco has up over there. There's some good reading there!

 

[Thren68]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

Take a 336CB on a tactical rifle course?

Actually I also did just that. 100yard and less LEO based course, and my 336SS kept up just fine and was just as accurate as the AR's. Although it did blow bigger holes and make a much more impressive hit on distant steel to compensate for limited capacity. By the end of the day, nobody was second guessing my choice. Bloody fun too.

 

[Eli Chaps]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

Actually I also did just that. 100yard and less LEO based course, and my 336SS kept up just fine and was just as accurate as the AR's. Although it did blow bigger holes and make a much more impressive hit on distant steel to compensate for limited capacity. By the end of the day, nobody was second guessing my choice. Bloody fun too.

That sounds like a ton of fun!

 

[LT]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

"Thinking the extra round of capacity and the extra weight of an octagon barrel might help further with the already mild recoil (and because I didn't have one in .30-30) I trotted down to the local gun store and bought an off the shelf Marlin 336 Cowboy in .30-30."

I gotta chuckle outta that. Where ya gonna trot down to the local bangstick store and find an octagon barreled 30-30 these days? ;D

 

[Eli Chaps]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

"Thinking the extra round of capacity and the extra weight of an octagon barrel might help further with the already mild recoil (and because I didn't have one in .30-30) I trotted down to the local gun store and bought an off the shelf Marlin 336 Cowboy in .30-30."

I gotta chuckle outta that. Where ya gonna trot down to the local bangstick store and find an octagon barreled 30-30 these days? ;D

Yep, them days has long passed... :-\

 

[LT]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

An 1894CSS wouldn't be a bad option. You just wouldn't have as much down range as you would a 30-30.

Having said that, I want one of those

 

[Pat/Rick]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

Good article. A reminder that being proficient with what you have (like, or prefer), is in many cases, good enough. Doesn't sound like there was really alot of shortcomings other than mag capacity. Learning to top off, is just another skill that I practice at every range session with my levers. Going to have to add that site to my favorites.

 

[Eli Chaps]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

Good article. A reminder that being proficient with what you have (like, or prefer), is in many cases, good enough. Doesn't sound like there was really alot of shortcomings other than mag capacity. Learning to top off, is just another skill that I practice at every range session with my levers. Going to have to add that site to my favorites.

There's a lot of good/entertaining articles on Paco' site.

 

[Pat/Rick]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

There's a lot of good/entertaining articles on Paco' site.

There sure is!! I am finding that reading a couple a night is becoming habit.

 

[Eli Chaps]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

There sure is!! I am finding that reading a couple a night is becoming habit.

When you get through those, Mic McPherson has a few good one's on his sight as well. Not nearly as many by any means but good stuff all the same.

http://www.levergun.com/main_index.htm

 

[Pat/Rick]

Re: "Not So Urban Rifle" by Ashley Emerson - 336CB on tactical rifle course!

Thankyou sir. I'll give it a look.