I finaly got to do some informal plinking with my Marlin 336 and the new Hornady Leverlution bullets and no they didn't explode in the magazine tube. They did however shoot very well out of my gun, I was hitting 3-4" targets at 100 yards. Nothing to brag about but I forgot how fun it was to shoot an iron sighted lever gun offhand.
My first centerfire rifle was a 336 just like this one, I picked this one up a few weeks ago to hog hunt with and because it brought back alot of good memories. Hunting in the woods is where quick handling lever guns belong even if the box of ammo says it's now good for 300 yards, my eyes aren't and putting a scope on this rifle is not in my immediate plans. I'm not sure if the ammo is needed but it's nice to know it's available and it does shoot well enough if you're so inclined to take longer shots.
My first centerfire rifle was a 336 just like this one, I picked this one up a few weeks ago to hog hunt with and because it brought back alot of good memories. Hunting in the woods is where quick handling lever guns belong even if the box of ammo says it's now good for 300 yards, my eyes aren't and putting a scope on this rifle is not in my immediate plans. I'm not sure if the ammo is needed but it's nice to know it's available and it does shoot well enough if you're so inclined to take longer shots.
