Marlin Glenfield 30/30

[coolcloo1019]

Marlin 30/30

I'm thinking about picking up a Marlin Glenfield 30/30. The serial number is AC136xx. I know that means it was manufactured in 1967. I can't really find much more information on this rifle. Can someone shed a little light on it for me? I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you.

Also, I've never seen one that looks like this with such a short tube and no bands.

 

[35Rem]

Basically a Marlin 336 SC with beech or hardwood stocks. Looks like a 20" barrel, so it'd be like an SC, or Sporting Carbine.
Good gun, every bit as good as a Marlin, just cheaper stock material.
I wouldn't pay more than $250 to 300, depending on condition. The picture can't tell everything about it's condition.

 

[coolcloo1019]

This would be my first rifle.

The asking price is $300.

Here's another picture.


I hate to pay $300 only to find out it's not nearly worth that. I had a member on another site sell a Marlin 336 30aw for $250 with a scope in great condition but I was a little slow on it.

Maybe I should pass this one up?

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

$300 is too much, I think. That's a department-store gun. What's the actual model number on the barrel? Glenfield 30 or 36, maybe?

Anyway, it's in nice shape considering its age, but $300 is still too much. That's a hardwood stock, and that fore-end cap is a dead giveaway of the lower-end Marlins.

I'd give $200, maybe $225 tops--but then again, I'm a notorious cheapskate.

 

[windjammer]

I bought one for one of my sons, 20 years ago. It's a Marlin with not as nice wood. It's a fine gun. Worth $250.00.

 

[BobMcG]

It looks like a 336A with a 20" barrel and 2/3rd length magazine in pretty good condition for it's age. It could very well fetch the owner $300 if he holds out for it. Me? I'd offer him $225 for it and see what happens. If he doesn't accept that, he might meet you in middle.

 

[ArmedBear]

You can pick up a brand new 336A (cap, full-length magazine and checkered stock) for $360-380 in a store. A brand new 336C (band, cut checkered nice walnut stock with buttpad) is around $430.

There are a few reasons you might buy an old one. You don't like the safety on the newer ones, you really want the shorter magazine, you can't stand a checkered stock.

Otherwise, Marlin hasn't lowered their quality. The brand new ones are top-notch.

Now I've paid extra for a Marlin lever gun that was a rare collectible variant of a more common rifle, but if it's a first rifle, I doubt that's what you're looking to pay extra for.

If you're looking to buy a 40-year-old rifle just to save money, make an offer accordingly. If someone else buys it for $300, let him. You aren't giving up much of an opportunity when you can buy a brand new one for only a little more.

 

[woof]

There have been 2 like new 336s sell here recently for $290. I think 300 is too much. I'd take it for about 225 though

 

[coolcloo1019]

I offered $225. We'll see what happens.

 

[ArmedBear]

I missed out on an SC for $200 a year ago, in perfect shape, possibly unfired.

That's what made me commit to always having a fully-stocked savings account. I won't miss out on something like that again.

However, $300 is a lot more than $200, and like I said, not far from the price of a brand new one.

 

[coolcloo1019]

He said he couldn't let it go for that and he'll just hold onto it. I'll keep looking.

 

[BobMcG]

A lot of people are really liking the older guns that have been "taken care of". If for no other reason than the fact that they are forty or fifty years old or more. Does that make them all "collector" pieces? No, not hardly. That's also hardly the point. The attraction is that they aren't as common as an everyday, brand spanking new one and yes they don't have the new safeties that quite frankly a lot of people detest. Instead, they have withstood the passage of a good number of decades and are still as good as new. This is why the seller will likely get the $300 he's asking for it. It will be sold to someone looking just for a rifle like this whom might just hold onto it themselves for decades. I personally wouldn't go the whole $300 for it either but I'm also not in the market for a Marlin of any description at this time.

 

[ThomasT]

CoolCloo,

I had one of the marlins you are looking at. I bought it at a garage sale for $115.00 about 15 years ago. I deeply regret selling it. It was a fine shooter like all other Marlins i have owned. Supposedly the half mag removes stress on the barrel and in theory is slightly more accurate. My present 336 will stay in an inch to two inches with a scope so i don't how much better you can get.

It cost about $70.00 to fill up my truck. For a little over 4 tanks of fuel you can own that gun. Four tanks of gas are gone in a month. The gun will be here in a hundred years, way after you have forgotten the price.

Its not a great deal. It is different and not often seen. It probably has no great collector value. It would be easy and cheap to shorten the barrel. There would be no mag tube to deal with. If you want it, it is totaly up to you. If i had the chance to buy it myself with no tax or paperwork i would.

 

[Kenneth Malone]

Hello,
For what its worth you can find the Glenfields and Marlins on Gunbroker and Auctionarms for $200-250. I just sold one for $225 that I bought last year on Gunbroker for $165. I sold it because I snagged a Winchester 94-30-30 manufactured in 1965, 95% condition for $250. Don't be in too much of a hurry because there are a lot of good deals to be had if you are patient. Thats just my $0.02 worth!
Ken

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

Actually the forend cap is more conductive to accuracy than the barrel bands. Not a thing wrong with the glenfield series. I've killed more deer in 40years with my 36 than I can remember. It's a better rifle than the win. 94, hands down.

 

[coolcloo1019]

Wow, this is my first thread on here and I can't believe the responses. I appreciate it guys.

I am talking to another guy here in my town who has a 336 for $250. Just waiting on the model and serial number and possibly a picture or 2. I'm sure I will be posting up some questions about that one tomorrow. Thanks again guys.

 

[coolcloo1019]

My latest offer is a 1978 Marlin 336c with scope for $300.

Just need to decide if that's the one I really want or not. Decisions decisions.

 

[coolcloo1019]

Anybody have anymore input? Should I pick this latest offer up or pass it on for someone else and wait for something different?

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

Unless that '78 336C is in outstanding condition or comes topped with a really nice scope, it's overpriced.

I routinely see nice walnut-stocked Marlins for $250, sometimes with a scope.

Maybe in your area that's unusually low--but I can't see myself paying $300 for a used Marlin.

Did you ever get any pictures from the guy offering the 336 for $250?

 

[coolcloo1019]

Nathanael_Greene: I never did get any pictures. All he said was that it's an older gun and shoots great.

The scope on the current offer is a Bushnell 4x. Not sure which model.

I, too, think that $300 is pretty steep. Especially when it has some surface rust right behind the rear barrel band on the top of the barrel. Here's a pic.

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

Well, at least that rifle doesn't look too bad. I've sure seen a lot worse. The wood looks good. How deep is that rust? It's hard for me to tell in the photo. A little freckling isn't uncommon, but deeper than that and I'd be careful.

The add-on leather is a nice touch.

 

[coolcloo1019]

I'm not sure how deep the rust is. In another photo it just looks to be on the surface. I'm going to make an offer and see how it goes. Keep in mind I have to drive about an hour to get it.

If you don't mind, could you PM me a price that you think would be reasonable for something like this? As I said, I have just recently started researching these rifles.

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

PM sent.

 

[coolcloo1019]

Well, I happened to be in Dick's today browsing the guns and saw they had a Marlin 336 with a scope for $314. I didn't get the specifics on it because I was in sort of a hurry but that seems like a pretty good deal to me. The only specific I could point out was a band on the foregrip. No gold trigger.

Anybody else think that's good or about normal?

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

When my local Dick's Sporting Goods runs this offer, the rifles sell out immediately. That should tell you about all you need to know.

With the package you mention, you're getting a brand-spankin' new rifle, which takes out a lot of guesswork vs. buying used. It'll serve you fine for a lifetime; with only routine care you'll be able to give it to your grandkids. You'll probably want to buy a better scope eventually, but this'll get you started.

I say go for it.