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which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« on: April 15, 2012, 06:40:37 PM »
i have had both have anew winchester now i want my marlin back ?

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2012, 01:10:25 AM »
Marlin, I've owned both. Marlins break down very easily.

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2012, 12:31:13 PM »
I have 2 Marlin 336CS, 1984 and 1995.
 
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2012, 08:32:37 AM »
Marlin. Easier to clean, take apart, and repair.

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2012, 03:29:23 PM »
I think your post this in the wrong place to get an un-biased answer.


I was set on the Marlin for years and could not find one in the shape I wanted for the price I wanted.  Ended up with a Winchester for a deal even the die hard Marlin guys would not pass on and am very happy with it.


To me this is like comparing the GP-100 Ruger to the 686 Smith.  They are just different, both great...but different.  One is built like a tank the other is more finesse like.


I own Marlin's in other calibers and they are great guns.  In either case I would look for a pre-safety model...just my preference but I think they are better guns.




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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2012, 03:38:30 PM »
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2012, 12:28:41 AM »
As many as I can get of both. If only one, I prefer the Marlin...before the factory move.
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2012, 03:48:11 AM »
To be honest, I like both. I prefer the Marlin for a scoped gun and the Winnie for open sights. I love my Marlin but really like the portable feel of the Winchester.

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2012, 05:12:33 AM »
I like Marlin for reasons already given. Being able to mount a scope in the right place should be emphasized more.
 
But, marlins can be better. I have a M95, that I was going to carry everyday for bear protection in Ak. I wanted it lighter, so I took a rasp to the butt and forearm. I took it down so it looked like a Win 94 and a Marlin M94. The diet gave her a lot prettier lines.

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2012, 08:22:59 AM »
I have an 336 sc and a reg 336, both pre saftey love 'em both.  However i wish I had my born in 1954 model 94 back, prefer the win. for open sight, brush hunting use..hell to be poor an not be able to afford 'em all.. :'(
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2012, 07:28:21 PM »
thanks for your opinions. witch has the strongest action?

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2012, 11:26:59 PM »
my choise between win and marlin comes down to the caliber its in and in 3030 ive had better luck with the marlins.
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2012, 06:30:25 PM »
I bought a pair of Winchester trappers, 357 and 44. I now have a pair of Marlin 1894s 357 and 44. The Winchesters live elsewhere, along with the poor workmanship and feeding problems. I really like the Marlins!
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2012, 05:23:37 AM »
It's been awhile ago now, but I once had a gunstore owner tell me he quit selling the Winchester pistol caliber rifles because he was getting too many back with cracked stocks.

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2012, 05:43:23 AM »
Old Winchesters and new Marlins.

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2012, 01:42:13 AM »
The marlin is a "solid as a rock" rifle.  A blue collar one for sure.   Lasts for years.
 
The Winchester has "history" on it`s side.  It`s been down every trail there is.  Killed just about everything this country has to offer.  Sure does feel nice in your hand. Great balance.
  Cycle a round into the chamber and it sounds like it`s going to fall apart but that`s just how it is. They look cool and given the proper diet, will make you proud.
 
  That being said, it` not a case of this one or that one, save your money and get one of each.  One of each beats a single every time.  :)
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2012, 01:59:44 AM »
The marlin is a "solid as a rock" rifle.  A blue collar one for sure.   Lasts for years.
 
The Winchester has "history" on it`s side.  It`s been down every trail there is.  Killed just about everything this country has to offer.  Sure does feel nice in your hand. Great balance.
  Cycle a round into the chamber and it sounds like it`s going to fall apart but that`s just how it is. They look cool and given the proper diet, will make you proud.
 
  That being said, it` not a case of this one or that one, save your money and get one of each.  One of each beats a single every time.  :)

While I might agree that the older Winchesters are good guns, the last 30-30 I had (Model 94 AE) was a mess.  Fit and finish were awful, and it barely worked.  It left my safe within a couple of weeks.  It was made months before they were discontinued, and that for some odd reason made it valuable.  I have a 9422M that is well made and a keeper, and one day a pre 64 will come my way.  No more AEs.  My Marlins are all good and will stay.
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #17 on: May 07, 2012, 02:10:04 AM »
i own a 1942 vintage Winchester and a 1977 336. They are fine guns. If I want to shoot a scoped rifle I go with the 336, it's set up much better for a scope. The Winchester wears a Lyman tang sight,so when i want a peep sighted levergun i go with the Marlin.

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #18 on: May 07, 2012, 02:35:40 AM »
Winchester . They are lighter and slimmer . I don't like scopes on lever guns ( yes tried them on an angle eject 94 and on several Marlins) , it defeates the handiness of the gun. I like 24 inch bbls (rifles) . I don't care for sharpe edges like Marlins often have. Some say Marlin's are stronger OK but mod 94's have proven up to the task . Truth is both are good concepts even though both suffer from quality control issues over the past 15-20 years ( maybe the new win will be better, the one I have seen looked ok ).
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #19 on: May 07, 2012, 02:37:03 AM »
OH yea , its easier to get a stuck round out of the chamber on a 94 ................... with a pocket knife in the woods .
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #20 on: May 07, 2012, 02:38:27 AM »
BTW i catch Marlins I shoot Winchersters  ;)  just saying .......................
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #21 on: May 07, 2012, 08:48:10 AM »
They're both great guns, so I think it is more personal preference than anything else.  The strenght is about equal due to the locking lug designs, even though the Marlin looks beefier, so that isn't an issue.  The main differences really is that the Marlin weighs slightly more making it very slightly slower in the hands, but makes up for it by being very easy to correctly mount a scope on.  The Winchester is lighter and faster, but scope mounting isn't really a good option so you are stuck with the iron sights, which I prefer anyway.  Accuracy is equal too, but the levers do feel different when cycling the action.  Having said that, I have both, and really like both, so I vote to get both if possible, but if not, then shoulder both and buy whichever feels better to you.  My Winchesters are late '60s/early '70s made, and my Marlin is early '70s.  I can't speak for the newer ones though.

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2012, 06:06:45 AM »
I prefer a .30-30 winchester in a CT made Marlin 336!   ;D

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #23 on: July 02, 2012, 12:56:31 AM »
I like Marlin because of it's side ejection if using s scope.
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #24 on: July 02, 2012, 01:46:27 AM »
Since I have been shootin the same Winchester Model 94 3030 for 54 years now, I guess you could say I prefer Winchester.
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #25 on: July 02, 2012, 01:54:17 AM »
At 55 years old for me a gun without a scope is as useful as a stick.  I prefer a Marlin.
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #26 on: July 02, 2012, 04:37:15 AM »
I would rather carry a Winchester all day.  If I am really wanting deer meat I would rather have my old Marlin in my hands.

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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #27 on: July 04, 2012, 08:22:04 AM »
Howdy,
Since you are talking about the .30-30 cartridge, I would say that the biggest difference between the two is the scope-mounting methods.  If it were pistol caliber rifles, I would shy away from the Winchester. The cracked Winchester stocks were probably caused by rifle malfunctions with non-standard length ammo. Winchesters are very sensitive to cartridge length. Marlins aren't. I can picture them being swung hard against the nearest trees when the magazine would empty through the action at half-lever.
All things considered, I'll take a Winchester 94 w/ receiver sight.
 
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #28 on: July 04, 2012, 09:20:08 AM »
I've owned a lot of rifles in my almost 63 years of living. Many were Marlins, and yep! i liked them all. But I've got this ole Winchester I spoke about. My dad bought it new in 1958 and gave it to me after only firing 7 shots thru it. I shot it, I carried it, I have pictures out of news paper clippings when I was trackin on manhunts with that rifle in my hands. I killed my first coyote with it way back there, and many a bandit has seen the wrong end of it, before I gave in to the AR15 and all that "firepower".
Now this may seem like braggin but, that ain't what it is. But At almost 63 yoa, I can still hit the "bottom" (six inch square) of a milk jug full of water with that ole 3030 at 300 yards, about 9 out of 10 times. And I do it with a tang mounted Marbles sight, with a post sight, I replaced the bead with years and years ago. I can do this, because I stuck with the same rifle, and the same load (150 grain round nose at 2400fps) for most all of that 54 years. I know what it can, and can't do, & what I can, and can't do.
I hear about all these alleged weaknesses of this rifle or that rifle, and I really suspect the weakness was more in the shooter, or abuse of that particular rifle. Gun rag writers love those sort of stories. Gives'em something ta PONDER, when things get slow, and it is good for the gun business tradein side.
I put my life on the line with this ole rifle, and more than once to. I have newspaper clippings with pictures to prove it, and most of all, I have an old friend named Winchester Model 94 3030. He never failed me, and I never thought he would.
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Re: which do you prefer marlin or winchester 30-30
« Reply #29 on: July 04, 2012, 10:42:05 AM »
Yep I have a weakness.  I'm 55....and like all my fellow shooters....blind....I can hit a target or a jug.  I wouldn't think about shooting at an animal with open sights.
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