The pain the pain....

[rickt300]

I have two Marlin 336's one a 35 Remington made in 1957 and the other, a 30-30 made in 1966. Both are set up with peep sights and I have owned both for a good while. I have shot a lot of game with the 30-30 having had this rifle since the 70's. The 35 Remington has only been mine for 8 years or so and has been used as a backup rifle for hunting feral hogs mostly. It has knocked off 8-10 hogs for me but no deer yet. Logically I can only see reason enough to keep one rifle of this ilk but it is hard to choose. I load for both and I feel the 35 Remington has a slight edge on the hogs as they seem to leak more blood when hit with it. The 30-30 has also worked nicely on hogs too just no blood trail or much of one anyway. They are both nicely accurate and have good triggers. Hmmmm.

[Blaine]

Logic has nothing to do with keeping both of them....You need both, and all your buddies here at this site will talk you into getting another couple dozen...

[fordwannabe]

What if one breaks??? Then you have to have a backup for the hogs and deer..gotta have both. I have 5 30-30s and 2(I think could be 3) 35 remingtons so I probably ain't the guy to ask. Remember having three is really 2 and two is really one, and one is none. Cody Lundine.

[Blaine]

What if one breaks??? Then you have to have a backup for the hogs and deer..gotta have both. I have 5 30-30s and 2(I think could be 3) 35 remingtons so I probably ain't the guy to ask. Remember having three is really 2 and two is really one, and one is none. Cody Lundine.

Additionally, you should carry at least three while hunting because One, or Two doesn't have enough magazine capacity if you were attacked by squills, or zombies.....

[Old Ironsights]

As Col. Cooper said...

"Two is One, One is None"...

(If circumstances demanded, I'd keep the .35...)

[jnyork]

. Logically I can only see reason enough to keep one rifle of this ilk .

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That is not logic. Why would you need a "reason" to keep both?

[jeepnik]

As Col. Cooper said...

"Two is One, One is None"...

(If circumstances demanded, I'd keep the .35...)

I thought it was the Smith fellow. I guess he was just repeating what the good Col. said.

[Sixgun]

Oh Lordy......I'm with everyone here. Parts interchangeability are 100% with those guns and you just never know. You need to be prepared...what if.....what if.....an alien spaceship came down and took one. This way you got yourself a backup shootin iron.----6

[Old Ironsights]

As Col. Cooper said...

"Two is One, One is None"...

(If circumstances demanded, I'd keep the .35...)

I thought it was the Smith fellow. I guess he was just repeating what the good Col. said.

Hmmm... You may be right. I don't have an actual cite handy.

OTOH, one of my favorites IS citeable and comes from Henry Kissinger:

“Paranoid is well informed.”

[Blaine]

As Col. Cooper said...

"Two is One, One is None"...

(If circumstances demanded, I'd keep the .35...)

I thought it was the Smith fellow. I guess he was just repeating what the good Col. said.

Hmmm... You may be right. I don't have an actual cite handy.

OTOH, one of my favorites IS citeable and comes from Henry Kissinger:

“Paranoid is well informed.”

What was paranoid 10 years ago is fact today

[AJMD429]

I'd keep both - they share enough 'spare parts' to justify it.

However, if I did sell one, I'd sell the 30-30. 'Everyone' has a 30-30, but there aren't a whole lot of 35 Remingtons out there, and there isn't much a 30-30 can do all that much better than some load from a 35 Remington.

Plus, the 35 Remington is just a great, non-'magnum', practical, all-around, and - underappreciated - cartridge...

If you ever just have to replace it, and can't find a Marlin 336, then get a 30-30 Encore barrel, and then you can accurize it and tell everyone you get 3/8" groups with your "30-30"...

[Malamute]

This is hilarious! I like how you set the mood with the comment about trying to apply logic to selling one. What a hoot dude!

Youre not posting enough, I like your sense of humor.

[Blaine]

It warms my heart to see all the positive reinforcement a fellow lever gunner has available on this august site.....

[JerryB]

August site????? and I thot it was still June!!!!!!!!!!

[Buck Elliott]

When in doubt (or even when Not in doubt..), KEEP BOTH !!!

You'll sleep better..

(No need to thank me...)

[Griff]

This is hilarious! I like how you set the mood with the comment about trying to apply logic to selling one. What a hoot dude!
Youre not posting enough, I like your sense of humor.

+1! Seriously... to be limited to one levergun would be like... relying on Obamacare!

[rickt300]

Took em both out to my gun range in the back yard. Shot 40 rounds thru both of em and decided they really don't take up enough space to bother with. Might as well keep em. Decided to put a scope on the 30-30, a Weaver 4X with a post reticle, that will make em different enough to keep both. The 35 Remington with Speer 220's seems like a lot more gun than the 30-30. Gotta look somewhere else to thin the herd.

[Blaine]

Took em both out to my gun range in the back yard. Shot 40 rounds thru both of em and decided they really don't take up enough space to bother with. Might as well keep em. Decided to put a scope on the 30-30, a Weaver 4X with a post reticle, that will make em different enough to keep both. The 35 Remington with Speer 220's seems like a lot more gun than the 30-30. Gotta look somewhere else to thin the herd.

Our work is done here...

[Canuck Bob]

Keep both, if that isn't possible the main issues are easy. The 35 would be my choice. Bigger bore is better in my opinion in rifles of similar power ranges. A heavy bullet hits hard and penetrates well for good blood trails on deer and I expect hogs. If bears, elk, or moose are ever an option then again the 35 Remington. Pistol and cast bullets offer lots of choice for a loader.

However it will always be true that ammo availability will favor a 30-30. Also the 30-30 is no slouch compared to the 35 but your own experience about blood trails is telling. Having a 30-30 and a big bore 35 Rem Marlin is very good combo for a hunter.

[jeepnik]

As Col. Cooper said...

"Two is One, One is None"...

(If circumstances demanded, I'd keep the .35...)

I thought it was the Smith fellow. I guess he was just repeating what the good Col. said.

Hmmm... You may be right. I don't have an actual cite handy.

OTOH, one of my favorites IS citeable and comes from Henry Kissinger:

“Paranoid is well informed.”

What was paranoid 10 years ago is fact today

Orwell was fiction in his day. Now it's fact.

Two examples, the video device that watched you, think web cams.

Changing the "history" to represent the current political thoughts, I call it revisionist history. Read a current primary school history book if you doubt me.