That 3030 is artwork

 

Nice way to start your day.

 

That's a nice rifle, can you tell us more about it?? I bought a bunch of those bullets for my M1 carbine but never thought much about using them in my other guns. I also have a bunch of Unique. Hmm...

 

Back in my college days, I used to use that bullet in 30-30 also.
I'd have to do some serious "research" to find the load today - but it was probably Unique.
Nutrias & muskrats were the usual recipients, but it worked equally well on the cottonmouths I encountered.

 

Wow that's a nice looking 336!

 

Nice looking rifle!!!

 

Your rifle is apparently a custom gun. The lever says Texan pre 73, round vs square. Half mag, long barrel, trim forend, not blue. What's up wit dat?

 

Your rifle is amazing !

 

Hi friends
The rifle is a 1972 336 3030 I bought years ago second hand in bad shape, So I put a custom stainless barrel on it at 22" and ground off the tang for a straight grip straightened the lever shortened the mag tube.
I made the stocks myself from some walnut I already had from other stocks I have made and removed the bluing to match the stainless barrel.
The rifle is very accurate I have won a lot of meat prizes with it at are local shoots with open sights. With a scope it will keep 5 shot all within an 1" all day long.
Between this rifle and my 450 get carried a lot on my friends ranch, The 450 gets carried from April first until end of may because of the grizzlies and then they move up higher on the mountains and the comes out the 3030. Steve!

 

That is some awesome restoring work.

 

Nice rifle you built there, I’m assuming the 450 is a Marlin.
Looks like the Marmots would make a good Mountain man hat.
I bought a Raccoon hat in a souvenir shop in Toronto a long time ago. I paid $100. Canadian money with my credit card and was charged $60. USD on my credit card.
I still have the hat at the range when I shoot my T/C Hawken ML rifle I wear it.
Tony

 

Looks like the Marmots would make a good Mountain man hat.

or Toupee

 

Are they eatable?

 

Ask the Cajun

 

depends on how hungry you are
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Sure are - fry'em up.
Tastes like chicken! LOL!

 

Many years ago I had a friend who harvested small game in the morning and had whatever game it was on the campfire at launch time.
I’m sure if the Marmot was edible he would’ve eaten it.
Tony

 

Great rifle!!

 

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Nothing like a good brother. My brother did the same for me, only Philly!

 

Another one bites the dust! TR

 

Do you know the power/muzzle velocity of that load?

 

I have used 2400 @ 15-17gr's with Speers 110gr hp & the half jacket with same 15 - 17 gr's 2400
I like the 110gr HP better because it shot better, with the plinkers I used the LCD on the very front of the jacket if I remember right, bullet will stay where it belongs in mag tube with the lee crimp die used. Without the LCD no way would I load more than 1 in the tube. Kinfa fun, but shoots low as I figured they would.

 

Good looking rifle
Are they edible ?? Probably if you cook it the way we did an armadillo a long time ago... crock pot and a lot of barbecue sauce... lol

 

Where'd you shoot this?
Just looking at this picture and the color of the fur, this looks more like a Woodchuck (aka Groundhog) from the east.
Not the Rock Chucks (AKA marmot) we have here in Colorado.
Woodchucks and Rockchucks are very closely related. I think the woodchuck of the east is a little bigger. They are the biggest ground squirrels in the world.
Maybe it's the difference in terminology in Canada or maybe the regional variations of the species further north. What I'm trying to say is I think you shot Punxsutawney Phil.

 

Here's a Marmot I killed in the La Plata Mountains of SW Colorado.

 

We call them yellow belied marmots here in BC. Steve!

 

Wolves love them. I once watched a Wolf standing patiently by a Mountain Beavers home waiting for it to show its self. We called them Mountain Beavers!

 

If not edible then why are marmots hunted?
Tony

 

When I casted my own I would use 150 gr bullets designed for the 30 30 case. Bullets at low velocities. They cycled better in my rifle and a 30 cal hole is a 30 cal hole. No real difference in small game. You can buy hard cast also.

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