30/30 and 308 Marlin Express: interchangable? - The Firearms Forum

Urban_Black_Redneck · 04-25-2008, 03:57 PM

Just one thing I wanted to know before I get a lever action after completing basic training (DEP, ship out in Aug 08!).

Is a Marlin 336 a good gun? Anything thing else good for under $500?

EDIT

I just read up on it some more and it looks like the gun has to be rebarreled and get other mods to go from 30/30 to 308. I will just take the 30/30.

mtnboomer · 04-26-2008, 11:20 PM

Simply put --------------NO!

The 308 Marlin Express is closer to - though not interchangeable with - the .307 Winchester. The .308 Marlin operates at a higher pressure than the .30-30 and the rifles are built to handle it.

JohnK3 · 04-26-2008, 11:35 PM

You can NOT interchange 30 WCF (aka ".30-30") and .308 Marlin Express.

They're based on different cases.

The Marlin 336 is an EXCELLENT rifle. I own one and love it as a deer rifle for Georgia. Mine is in .30-30. I don't know how well the .308 Marlin Express will last through the years. The .30-30 is over 100 years old as a cartridge and is still one of the highest-selling cartridges of all time.

04-25-2008, 03:57 PM	#1
Urban_Black_Redneck V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 98	30/30 and 308 Marlin Express: interchangable? Just one thing I wanted to know before I get a lever action after completing basic training (DEP, ship out in Aug 08!). Is a Marlin 336 a good gun? Anything thing else good for under $500? EDIT I just read up on it some more and it looks like the gun has to be rebarreled and get other mods to go from 30/30 to 308. I will just take the 30/30. --> Last edited by Urban_Black_Redneck; 04-25-2008 at 08:30 PM..

04-26-2008, 11:20 PM	#2
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 649	Re: 30/30 and 308 Marlin Express: interchangable? Simply put --------------NO! The 308 Marlin Express is closer to - though not interchangeable with - the .307 Winchester. The .308 Marlin operates at a higher pressure than the .30-30 and the rifles are built to handle it. __________________ The cost of freedom, is eternal vigilance. The cost of bondage, is your life. - mtnboomer Support the Second Amendment - Join the NRA! > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State - #1 - GO POKES! Last edited by mtnboomer; 04-26-2008 at 11:21 PM.. Reason: wrong

04-26-2008, 11:35 PM	#3
JohnK3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,636	Re: 30/30 and 308 Marlin Express: interchangable? You can NOT interchange 30 WCF (aka ".30-30") and .308 Marlin Express. They're based on different cases. The Marlin 336 is an EXCELLENT rifle. I own one and love it as a deer rifle for Georgia. Mine is in .30-30. I don't know how well the .308 Marlin Express will last through the years. The .30-30 is over 100 years old as a cartridge and is still one of the highest-selling cartridges of all time.