Marlin Model 336
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The Marlin Model 336 is a lever-action rifle made by Marlin Firearms. It is most often chambered in .30-30 and .35 Remington, and is considered to be a woods rifle suited for taking medium game within 150 yards (137m). The rifle's precursor was the Model 36, introduced in 1936. The Model 36 was heavier than the Winchester 94, which was then the dominant lever action hunting rifle. It also featured a semi pistol grip wooden stock (whereas at that time most of Winchesters were straight stocks), solid top receiver, and side ejection, in contrast to the 94's top ejection. The 36 was updated into the 336 in 1948, continuing the main differences with the Winchester.
The solid, flat top and side ejection of the 336 allowed Marlin to sell to the growing number of American hunters who preferred optical sights over the traditional iron sights. In the mid-1950's Marlin incorporated its proprietary Micro-Groove rifling system into the Model 36. This rifling was designed to work better with jacketed bullets than more traditional rifling.
The 336 is credited as number two in all-time leader in U.S. high-powered rifle sales, after the Winchester Model 1894.[1]
Marlin has made "youth" versions of the 336 at times, such as the 336Y, that are considerably shorter and lighter than the basic model.
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[edit] Marlin 336 Year of Manufacture
The following table can be used to date the year of manufacture of a Marlin 336. It is also valid for determining most other Marlin firearm build dates from 1946 to the present.
Marlin year of manufacture maybe determined from the following table of letter/numeral prefixs to the serial number:
| Date | Prefix(s) | |
| 1946 | C | |
| 1947 | D | |
| 1948 | E | |
| 1949 | F | |
| 1950 | G | |
| 1951 | H | |
| 1952 | J | |
| 1953 | K | |
| 1954 | L | |
| 1955 | M | |
| 1956 | N | |
| 1957 | P | |
| 1958 | R | |
| 1959 | S | |
| 1960 | T | |
| 1961 | U | |
| 1962 | V | |
| 1963 | W | |
| 1964 | Y, | Z |
| 1965 | AA | |
| 1966 | AB | |
| 1967 | AC | |
| 1968 | AD, | 68 |
| 1969 | 69 | |
| 1970 | 70 | |
| 1971 | 71 | |
| 1972 | 72 |
Starting in 1973, the year of manufacture maybe determined by subtracting the first two digits of the serial number from 100: Example: SN 2512345 would have been made in 1975 [100 - 25 = 75].
