1970 100th anniversay Marlin 336 chambered in 35 Rem with Weaver K4-F

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Dultimatpredator

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I bought this rifle from my buddy about two years ago. I swear it hasn't had a box of shells run through it. The only signs of wear was the varnish was flaking and pealing off the stock and forearm. His brother is a gunsmith and refinished the stock hand rubbing it with oil. The gun looks like it just left the factory. It has a gold medallion in its stock that says Marlin, 1870, 1970. It also has a gold colored trigger. I assume its their 100th anniversary of Marlin since the 35 Rem had its 100th birthday last year(of which I just picked up a NIB 06' 7600 chambered in the same caliber). My question is it wears a Weaver K4-F 4x scope on it. I shot it about 8 times when I bought it and the scope seems to work fine. Is this scope worth anything? Or is it just an old piece of junk? Antique value? I am going to pick up some see through mounts for it this afternoon and return the scope to them. Is this gun worth more than the average 336 being its an anniversary model? I noticed on the barrel it has the initials JW and same on the trigger extender. Is this a factory trigger extender?. Just wondering if I should take better care of it or is it worth just as much as any other 336?
 
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D - your 336 is a fine rifle, but only collectable much if NIB with papers, etc... I have the M39 .22 made the same year, octagon barrel, brass buttplate, 100th year medallion, etc.. Use it, take care of it, and enjoy it. It's worth a little more than a standard 336 but not much.

The 4x Weaver is a decent, serviceable scope but again no real collector value.

Do you mean trigger extension or hammer extension? Most of these came with a hammer extension for ease of use with a scope.

JMO, but I'd skip the see-through mounts. I think they're an abomination and ruin the lines and balance of a good rifle. They put the scope up so high you can't shoulder the gun properly if you try to use the scope,(you have to let your head float above the stock rather than anchored)and are a great source of scope-cut eybrow if you try to use the iron signts. Get used to a good low-power scope and you'll be faster with it than with iron sights, and more accurate. Again, just my opinion, but I think they're a poor solution to a non-existent problem.
 
Hammer extension. I didn't expect it to be worth much more than the normal Marlin. By the way I paid $200 for it. My buddy paid only around $150 for it if I remember at the time from a pawn shop in Arizona where of course there is not really a need for a close range gun...and I thought I stole it!
 
You have a nice hog and deer rifle not worth any more than any other 336 . Forget the see through mounts and get yourself a set of Warne QD mounts, then all you have to do is pop the scope off and use the iron sights and then put the scope back on without any change of zero. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
I have to stay with the over under mounts. I, like everyone else on this site, probably have way too may guns to list. My old iron horse is a 7600 in 30-06 I have owned for 23 years now and it wears them as well. Sure its not praised by most but they work awesome! I can say I have only needed to use the open sites maybe 3 times. Once when I dropped my gun in the snow so I couldn't see through the scope and the other two times the scope got knocked off. All three times equaled deer I would not have shot if I did not have over under mounts. It doesn't look as nice as my 700s and it wont shoot as flat being the scope is way high off the barrel but for a short range gun like this I cant think of a better application. Plus, the other problem I have is there is no clearance to to the hammer even with the extension added to it. The gun was bought for my dad and the first time he went to shoot it he couldn't get his big stubby fingers between the scope and hammer to disengage it causing it to fire. I want to make it as safe as possible for him. I plan on adding a a Syms Vibration recoil pad to it as well. The doctor told him hes not supposed to be shooting any heavy recoil guns being he has extremely bad arthritis in his back and neck. I set him up with a 243 7600 but don't like how most deer take 40-60 yards to expire with a good kill shot. I want a DRT load with the same amount of recoil. I have a 7600 coming in the same 35 Rem Caliber I plan on letting him use as well. I just need to see which gun will be more comfortable for him to shoot. This round is perfect for him, a deer has to almost be in his lap before he shoots anyways. Hell never shoot over 150 yards.
 
That weaver isnt a real collector, but with that being said-

As with most anything these days a good weaver from 40 years ago is leaps and bounds above what is offered to the public at that price range/marketed group today.

The glass is good. Focused at 100 it is still clear enough to shoot stuff at 2 and 300 yards. It takes serious abuse to get them out of zero. Add the fact that a good 4X is a great choice for a hunting scope and you, my friend have a winner.

Congatulations on gettin hold of a nice rig. It might not bring "retirement money" at a gunshow, but its certainly something to take pride in.
 
I usually install my own grind-to-fit decelerator pads. I've some experience with the Limbsaver pre-fit pads, and the couple I've installed have been okay. Wish I could say the same for the Decelerator pads, as I like them better, but they have been somewhat undersized on the Marlins.......
 


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