Winchester 94 vs Marlin 336: What’s the difference between these Lever Action Rifles?!

[@Ewertos11]

Why are the lever action rifles so damn beautiful

[@vahlok1426]

I think its because of the intricacies and complex actions. I have fired a Winchester rifle, and they're fun to fire and rack new rounds. The act of opening the action and hearing the internals ratcheting and clicking into place is almost musical. It's only rivaled by bolt action rifles and AK model mag flick reloading for me.

[@308dad8]

E11 it’s because the bar was set high in 1894

[@Klaaism]

Sadly never had the pleasure of handling one.

[@cycleSCUBA]

Maybe because they're symmetrical, unlike the bolt action rifles.

[@shadetreemech290]

Because they are American!

[@876mpr]

Another big advantage of the Marlin is how easy it is to disassemble for maintenance and cleaning.

[@KeweenawPatriot]

I agree with that. However, I've owned both and prefer the Winchester.

[@RoShamBo1111]

I can attest to this as i have disassembled both as a non professional amateur shooter, to give them a good cleaning. The marlin is so much more straight forward disassembling and reassembling

[@JuarezDerrick]

Plus you don't get hit in your face with the empty brass

[@ProbInsane]

Damn straight, have had both a 336 and a 94 and the Marlin is just way more easy to disassemble for cleaning than the Winchester and way easier to reassemble.

[@anggi8699]

This is the thing that i don't get. There's plenty of lever action video but they're rarely show how to disassemble the gun. Which is sad, because i really want to know how their locking system actually work.

[@jk-kr8jt]

I have both, the 94 wins on sleek, cool and traditional. The 336 wins on strength and accuracy.

[@jayflannery8070]

For a tracker still hunter the 94 is just plain better

[@hxccomms777]

Don’t know where you’re coming up with that they are stronger? 94 has actual locking blocks on the bolt that lock it to the receiver. 336/ 1895 have no such thing. This is also a “post-64” 94 which are notorious for being looser. Similar to the “JM” marlins vs REMLINS.

[@jk-kr8jt]

The 336 has always been a stronger action than a 94. I won't recommend doing it, but keep loading both to a failure and you'll see for yourself. If you choose to, fire the remotely and unfortunately you'll ruin 2 nice rifles. Again, please don't do it. It really doesn't matter since both are very good at what they were designed for and for the cartridges they use. I'll say that of the 2, my personal favorite is the 94. It just has a "cool" factor that the 336 doesn't match. ​@@hxccomms777

[@jimmorrison306]

Marlin is a heavier, smoother gun that doesn’t rattle as bad. Love’em.

[@matts1166]

Up until the late 90's. From then until the recent purchase of Marlin by Ruger the Marlin 336 fell pretty hard in quality. Thank god Ruger got everything back in order.

[@jimmorrison306]

@@matts1166 agreed.

[@CheffinAZ]

I’m buying one.

[@hooks_and_horns]

@@matts1166I topped off my Marlin collection with a new ruger trapper 45-70 and a 444S made in 1982. Both are great guns, I also have an 1894 made in 2008 and it seems to be a bit less quality. I think the original Marlins are still a bit better than the new Rugers, but the rugers aren’t nearly as bad as the Remingtons.

[@Jack_940]

Winchester, being more loosely fitting or as you put it “rattling around” is similar to the AK platform loose tolerances make it hold up better to dirt and debris

[@daffyduck9901]

We're all forgetting our first lever action rifle. The Daisy Red Ryder 🤠

[@BCVS777]

That’s right! Got mine when I was seven and I was more proud of that cottontail kill than any big game since!😂

[@bobjoned3398]

"Shooting Shell" by Mattel.

[@harrisonmantooth7363]

@@daffyduck9901; I never had a BB gun when I was a kid, too many mouths to feed in the family. When I was much older, I bought myself a Daisy "Spittin Image" of the Model 94 to get rid of some pests. After 48 years, I still have that old BB gun.

[@BushDog777]

Lol my brother's kids are 7 months & just turned 3 they both already have a daisy just waiting for the day they get big enough to open the box lol

[@bigredman31]

I still have mine and it’s what started my love of lever guns 😂

[@deanarhyndress9135]

Both beautiful rifle’s but the Winchester will always win my heart!

[@pnwfarmdog4090]

Love mine! No better feel than to carry it in the field.

[@scottjohnson8146]

The marlin is way better. Always has been.

[@pnwfarmdog4090]

@@scottjohnson8146 I’d agree! The new stainless steel marlin is a gorgeous rifle! However the Winchester is an old old friend.

[@celphalonred1999]

​@@scottjohnson8146 Winchester * is way better, always has been. And popularity claims the same.

[@leeeng478]

@@scottjohnson8146 open sights 1.5 inch groups 100 yards 170 grain flat nose. WIN WINCHESTER!

[@driftlesshunter9200]

Marlin 336 is a wonderful design. One bolt allows you to remove the lever & bolt. It's such a simple & strong design. Makes it easy to clean & bore sight. It's such a solid gun & quite accurate. People can love their Winchester 94, but I wouldn't trade my 1970's Marlin 336 for one. If my house was on fire & I could only save one gun, it would be my Marlin 336 (has the most memories).

[@KingDuumb]

94 all the way and always. Had one for 50 years and counting. Have taken many deer, bears and moose.

[@toddwarmbrodt8087]

And that's why I own a Marlin. Great rifle

[@frankmora7302]

I was a kid when I shot my first buck with a Winchester 3030 model,94 it had a side mounted scope. But I‘ve got a 336 marlin that I’ll bring out once in awhile on one of my hunts, just takes me back to hunts I shared with my dad. awesome guns.

[@win1156]

Hi gent, for you that appears to know about those kinds of lever action guns. I am not very concerned about that topic so I would like you to tell me if that Marlin is the 336 TS or another one, cose if I'm not Wrong, there are some others like the 336XLR or something similar,

[@win1156]

also i would like to know if it is possible to interchange barrel among 336,s or finding a replacement for it?

[@markthegunplumber8376]

I have the 336sc in 30-30 with the micro-groove barrel and it's very accurate. paid $60 for it at a garage sale.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

nice

[@kinzieconrad105]

When 1978

[@ironmikehallowween]

My first rifle was the 336 Marlin. My brother’s was the Win 94. Both still in the family after 45 years of use. Still look beautiful too.

[@The_Warrior526]

My Winny 94 .30-30 has been dropping the venison since 2010 for me. It was built in 1984, according to the serial number, which puts it 2 years into the angle eject design. I didn't know the difference when I got it back in 2005 at a pawn shop but I'm glad it turned out to be an angle eject.

[@greglong9455]

It should say right there somewhere around the receiver that it is an AE

[@The_Warrior526]

@@greglong9455 It's a Ranger.

[@robertmiller664]

I have both. Winchester was my dads, he bought it at a hardware store in 55, mine is the Marlin, dad got it for me to keep me from shooting his

[@mrdinme.4768]

I met an older timer at a rack in a an LGS, we got to talking. What I remember, both are fine rifles, but Winchesters are for collecting, Marlins are for using. I kinda liked that, I lean toward Marlins, but recent prices are absolutely sickening, no longer affordable.

[@goldneckprospecting4534]

both are very well built my opinion, but I will always choose the 94. i grew up with win 94 out on our ranch. I know my 94 inside and out, very handy rifle.

[@gtopp9619]

Ford vs. Chevy argument. Both a good for different reasons. I own both and enjoy them immensely.

[@KevinSchwinkendorf]

I have both, and love them both. My Model 336 harvested my first deer, a nice little Columbia blacktail buck, in 1973. My Model 94 is a beautiful M94 XTR, purchased in 1983.

[@haroldwilliams4183]

You got the best of both worlds.

[@ronlafitte6864]

The Marlins are very solidly built, and also made in heavier calibers than the Winchester. Not to mention how easy the Marlin is to clean and assemble/disassemble. I love mine!

[@travishehl830]

Winchester was chambered in 405 and 50-110 though

[@ronlafitte6864]

@@travishehl830 yes but a long time ago

[@MAGA2024.]

@@ronlafitte6864 no, they still sell the 1886 in 45 70 and the 1895 in 405

[@ronlafitte6864]

@@MAGA2024. you mean they still make them in those calibers now?

[@MAGA2024.]

@@ronlafitte6864 yes they do, made in japan by miroku

[@raphaelargus2984]

I acknowledge the Marlin has improved features, but I have a Winchester 94 because, like millions of people, particularly poorer rural people, the Winchester 94 is just what you have available, so I like that you say it serves people just fine.

[@johncoulter1223]

I would rather have the Winchester 94 any day over the Marlin

[@demnbrown]

Have fun with that

[@guaporeturns9472]

I love em both

[@JuarezDerrick]

I hope you like getting slapped in your face with hot brass! My grandfather had one and tried to give it to me and I told him I didn't want it so he gave it to my uncle! 😂

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@JuarezDerrick You sure showed him.. turn down your grandpas gift of his hunting rifle🤦‍♂️ If I was as stupid as you I would kick my own ass.

[@nathanweiler6892]

@@demnbrown sure will

[@dusty7264]

Growing up on a ranch in Arizona, we always had a Winchester 94 behind the seat of the truck, mine was made in 1912 and is still a solid shooter, I don’t know anyone who puts a scope on a lever action, that’s why we usually hunt with bolt actions

[@laff000]

I have the Winchester 94. It's a great rifle. Light, and very accurate.

[@josephschmoe3796]

I used to sell both rifles years ago when I sold sporting goods. The Marlin just seemed to be put together better with tighter tolerances and better fit/finish. Sold more 94s though, I guess people watched a lot of the Rifleman episodes.

[@larrynason8716]

I have some of each. I prefer the Marlin ,however the Winchester is a bit trimmer and lighter feeling. Just what you want in a brush gun. Guess I just love them both.🤷‍♂️

[@FERNANDOGONZALEZ-pb6re]

Awesome presentation sir. My thanks.I owned a Marlin.22 and gave it to my younger brother as a going away present. One of the few regrets that I have in life.

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Glad to be of service!

[@rc10ndslegend87]

You do nice leather work. My father worked for a fur company where he could snag scrap leather. I made a boot for my 5 speed shifter in my Toyota once with some.

[@Saa-423]

My Winchester 94 is a great weapon. My first deer in 1986 was shot at 275 yards with open sights. He was a big buck for me. Scored 186. 230 pounds field dressed. Not bad for a 30-30. Now my youngest son hunts with it and has already killed 3 deer with it. My dad bought it for $50 in the late 50’s. Love that gun.

[@d4d104]

I have a 336CS in my collection and it's beautiful.

[@TMacPen]

I still prefer my 30-30 Henry with scope. Ok, it is clumsy tube loaded, but I'm not in the wild west or in a war, but I've been enjoying it for years.

[@lawrencemay8726]

In fact, the Winchester 3030 model 94 rifle, the lever-action that uses is based off the model 1873 lever action by Winchester that I believe was using a black powder cartridge, and I don't recall the caliber but that lever action was also used in the model 94 and the reason that's significant is it's essentially a toggle bolt that's upside down and as we know from the German Luger that the toggle bolt is a very accurate very secure lock up with the breach and the 336 to my knowledge does not operate that way so why you think the 336 is more accurate I'm not sure. I just thought I'd point that out. Any slop in the levers action itself, as far as can you wiggle it a tiny bit when the levers completely opened oh, that's not a factor as affecting accuracy. The key to accuracy is how well the barrels made how well the rifling NSAID Barrel is made and how good the lock-up is when the bolt makes up to the chamber. And when the bolt is completely open and the lever is completely open any little slot from a pin or Fastener that lets the lever have a little bit of slop in it is not going to affect anything once the breach is closed and the bolt is sealed up against the breach and the Chamber so that little bit of slop does not factor into the guns accuracy. If there was slop in the bolt lock up in the boat moved around even when it was supposedly ready to fire then that would be a problem, but that's not what's going on.

[@mtnman8783]

Love my marlin 336. Best riffle I've ever owned

[@Resistculturaldecline]

I've had mine for 32 yrs, its a 1972 model. I've never had it clog up even once. I've been around hundreds of rifles through my household and family, much more capable rifles but the 336 never fails give me the feels when I pick it up.

[@leeeng478]

@@Resistculturaldecline My 1947Winchester 94 has been handed down to my son. My father gave me that beauty and grandpa gave it to my father. Excellent condition.

[@Resistculturaldecline]

@@leeeng478 My favorite era of firearm

[@garyquail4996]

I remember my first hunting rifle was and still is the Marlin 336 and I still have it and still going strong after 50 something years.

[@andrewmcelroy3700]

I have both the 94 is my preference, it's slimmer in the hand and feels faster.

[@darylnd]

I have the 336, but I agree on the 94. The 336 feels heavy (and it is heavier) and clumsy by comparison to the 94.

[@matthewkringle2599]

I have a pre-64 Winchester 94 and the lever is much tighter than the newer marlins and some Henry’s

[@PC-uh6hk]

When the model 94 was first produced, no one dreamed of putting a scope on it. I don't have scopes on any of my lever actions because it slows down my shot and the whitetail would be gone. I do have scopes on all of my bolt actions and some of my semi automatic rifles though.

[@donhoyt7518]

I had a Browning BLR 308 ❤

[@AwesomeNinja1027]

Lever action rifles will never be missing from any game hunter or gun enthusiast.

[@vikingsoftpaw]

The Marlin is about a pound heavier than the Winchester.

[@surfofsinify]

Damn you I am going to have to weigh mine to find out

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

Not too bad for the sturdiness increase and the stouter cartridges they can be found chambered in. Depends on how long you expect your hunt to take. That extra one pound would start feeling a lot more like five lbs pretty quickly

[@cfishing6235]

@@AdamOwenBrowningWinchesters we’re often chambered in 45-110 or 45-90

[@mikechrisg467]

I have a model 94 bought by my grandfather in 1910. I love the rifle. Everything is smooth and sweet.

[@caderingler4105]

Same here best rifles made

[@backyardengineeringb.y.e.7259]

I'm not saying he's wrong but my father's 94 is like a laser. Both are truly incredible guns

[@kimberlycole8402]

Lever action rifles. The guns that changed everything. Thanks for the vid 🙂👍

[@packletackle9047]

The winchesters action was made that way so you can have a smaller lighter receiver

[@jamesjustice6959]

Winchester model 94 is very good if you're left-handed

[@VicinalElk44104]

I'm left handed and have the marlin. It serves me perfectly fine tbh. The rounds eject outwards so I don't really have to worry about being hit with brass

[@daffyduck9901]

Like "The Rifleman" 🤠

[@mrz80]

I'm a leftie but I shoot right-handed, a habit I got into after dealing with my 1911 ejecting hot brass straight into my forehead :D

[@VicinalElk44104]

@@mrz80 your extractor was probably not tuned correctly and wasn't ejecting out as much as it should've been. I understand you on pistols though. I shoot pistols right handed but rifles and shotguns left handed. I'm ambidextrous with bows and also guitar. Humans are weird lol

[@devondoak2546]

Just bought a cuff for my coach gun been watching for months now and i didn’t even realize it was the same guy. Beautiful work Mason keep it coming

[@louismatassa8489]

Marlin makes a great rifle I happen to own a 22 and love it

[@mikerichards8400]

I have one of each in 30-30 and I love both lever action rifles. Both are magnificent from but stock to muzzle

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

My next gun is the 336. Just watching a few more videos before I go get one. Definitely gonna come back for that stock shell carrier!

[@demnbrown]

Do not buy the 35 Remington version you will have a hell of a time finding ammo and when you do find it rather expensive

[@ronlafitte6864]

I own three rifles in 35 Remington caliber, a Henry and two Marlin 336's. I reload so I have hundreds of rounds of ammo for them.

[@johnwhitley2898]

I own both, Use both. Several of each. When I get "challenged" by good natured friends, or hunting "difficult" game, I am reaching for one of the Marlins. I'm just an OK shooter😉, but when I need to make it count, I like a nice, tight lockup... 😆!

[@felixcat9318]

This was very interesting and informative, thank you. That Marlin looked lovely and in firearms I prefer the tolerances to be tight.

[@larrynason8716]

Winchester's function fine. However I also prefer a Marlin.

[@bjs301]

In the early 1970s, at a time when major gun companies were cheapening their production costs, I sold sporting goods. Those rattly Winchester actions were terrible in those days. We had several arrive from the company in pieces, and my boss had the action drop out of one when he was showing it to a customer. We couldn't keep the Marlin 336Cs on the shelf. I still prefer the old Marlins, but I'm glad Winchester turned things back around.

[@johntieman8410]

I have a Winchester 94 purchased in 1947 by my Grandfather, my Father inherited in 1962 and I inherited in 2000. It is a lazer-beam.

[@justincase7661]

First long gun I ever bought was the Marlin lever action big loop in 30/30, still got this rugged carbine and IT still shoots gr8 and the iron sights are spot on! Marlin Rules & Reigns!!

[@davidyetter5409]

I have a 1949 336 in 30-30 win. It isn't drilled for scope mount, not micro grooved. But it's still extremely accurate after seven decades. I also have one in 357 mag. And a Winchester 94 in 357 mag. The win. is a pack rifle.

[@scklittlmonky]

I have a model 94’ manufactured in 1907, it has a 26” Octagon Blue barrel , that Gun is accurate and beautiful, the last thing you wanna do is add Optics to the top of it

[@javierquiroga1658]

I used to have a Winchester 94 30-30 it was very accurate with iron sights up to like 50-90yrds

[@MAGA2024.]

own both and imo winchester are just above, like a piece of art, marlins don't give me the same feeling

[@anichols5845]

I have my great grandfather’s 94 octagon made in 1903. My sister has our great grandmother’s 94 saddle made in 1900.

[@ProudAmerican97]

When I get the extra money I’ll definitely be getting something made by you. I always support American made anything. Good job on videos. God bless you & the USA🇺🇸

[@earlblackjackmartinjr5750]

I have both. I love all my lever actions rifles.

[@shelliesman7552]

While I haven’t owned a Marlin Lever Action yet, I do love how the M94 carries so absolutely perfectly with your hand on the action. It doesn’t look like the Marlin might balance the same, because of having to keep your hand forward of the Lever hinge.

[@dimassalazar906]

I've had good accuracy with both. Never failed.

[@harrisonmantooth7363]

I've owned and shot several model 94's, all in .30/30 caliber and loved each one of them. I think of them like myself, Old School. I guess it's just the nostalgia that gets me.

[@oldschooldude8370]

The .35 thumper always had my vote overall.

[@TylerC5-1]

I have an old 94 that’s passed from grandfather to me and eventually my son etc etc there’s no rifle I love more and my friends always want me to bring it when we go shooting. There’s just something about a good lever gun

[@georgekershner6626]

Also it's most likely a pre 60 model and made better than any marlin infact better than any 94 Winchester since.

[@TylerC5-1]

@@georgekershner6626 it is I checked the serial number it was made in 51. Never going anywhere

[@phillipharlow9584]

I've got a Winchester 30-30, passed down to me from Grandfather. I've got a Marlin .35, passed down to me from my father. I love both guns but the action on the Marlin is definitely tighter.

[@jimknight2041]

I have been able to mount a scope by a scope bracket that is offset to the left a little on a Sears Roebuck Ted Williams .30 30 lever action Winchester. 👍🇺🇲☮🍺

[@myronsmith4580]

I have a side-saddle scope on my 94.Open sights or crosshairs. Never lets me down.

[@vatofacid1800]

I had a 336w (remlin) beautiful gun really good and accurate it was a real good hog gun held pretty well considering the way I treated it I was rough with it and it had not failed on me, I had one issue with it though, the rear barrel band screw broke when I had the gun in a bog death grip and once the screw broke I saw the prices on the screws and said screw it and when I say screw it I mean it literally I put a wood screw where that screw went and that sucker held up in there and after that it was good. I am really after a model 94 there’s just something about the classic straight stock with the top ejection.

[@swordfish_228]

Love my 336 Marlin 35 cal. Great rifle 👏

[@colesimonson8692]

I own and love both, a 336 I keep at my moms place in the upper midwest whenever I make it back for deer gun and and a ‘94 I keep here in western Washington for blacktail

[@KennyCollins1962]

My model 94 has a side scope mount. No issues and very acurate

[@orthogonal1]

Don't forget Marlin did the "Micro-Groove" and "Ballard" rifling thing.

[@kevingriffith598]

I still prefer the Winchester 94. May not be able to mount a scope as easily, may have slightly looser tolerances; but has always been a reliable rifle. Plus it was made with the ejection out the top so both left/right hand shooters can buy it. Without having to pay $200-300 more for custom made left hand rifle.

[@erickamekonapeper4007]

Yes the 94AE is the side ejection version 😢 I regret selling just one Rifle. The only one I regret selling was my 94AE. I just couldn’t feed it! Zero 30 30 around my home. I wish I just got the press and made a lifetime amount of ammunition and kept it. God Bless ❤🖖🏼🇺🇸

[@johnpapa8681]

I prefer the Marlins.

[@willhorting5317]

I have owned both. Although my 94 was angle eject. I prefer the 336.

[@michaelbosisto6259]

I’ve got both and the both make fine brush guns. They tend to bite the shoulder though, as I’ve had numerous shoulder surgeries, neither is my go to anymore.

[@88flack]

Had to pull out my 1917 winchester 94 to see how loose it was, your right but also a very well loved gun.

[@johnterrell9201]

It just seems to me that the Winchester feels so much better in my hands.

[@guaporeturns9472]

Yeah it funny , I love em both but the Marlin just feels better in my hands… I can shoot my Marlins better than my Winchesters.

[@jayflannery8070]

You aint the only one

[@sargepent9815]

I have both, but my preferred rifle of the two is the Marlin. Of course my pre-64 Winchester will always have a spot in my collection as one of the few rifles I'll never sell

[@sonjake21]

I have a 336BL, and while it's a very beautiful gun and very nice to shoot, the lever is anything but tight.

[@jimwilder5578]

Love my Winchester 94❤❤

[@JeffreyMurrayy-sb5mq]

A long time ago, i was asked what. I wanted for my first hunting rifle. I still have that old 30 30 Winchester

[@sethpujol1704]

That model 70 at the end was gorgeous. Smoothest bolt action rifle ever made as far as im concerned

[@jamesdubois4425]

Ive had both, they were both great guns. But my favorite lever-action I ever owned was a Rossi .44mag with the saddle ring.

[@davegoldspink5354]

I had a 94 trapper with a scope and found it a fun little gun although I did find that I could only use good quality scopes on it as the gun would kill an ordinary scope pretty quickly.

[@shadetreemech290]

I've got a Marlin 336 made in the 1950s. It's a tack driver. I regularly make head shots on deer 🦌.

[@Gerald-do9yg]

Lots of lever lovers out there! Good to see all this positive feedback! Say friend, haven't seen a 336 with the straight grip and lever for quite a while! Is that a "Texan" model?? Thanks for all the good info and BTW, you do make some handsome leather goods!! Blsgs, SY, gg

[@timdaniels7827]

I believe that you will also find that in the 3o/30 caliber for marlin has a faster twist. Mine loves 170 grain bullets.

[@johnfairchild3421]

Both are Really Good guns I have owned them both

[@elijahrobinson2362]

The 336SS is one of the best looking regular production rifles ever made.

[@mikethetreeguy]

Marlin !! My first rifle handed down from my dad °

[@avalongrooming]

my first deer rifle was the model 94 winchester.wish I had kept it

[@DrewOsmium]

I was thinking of getting a Winchester 94 since I saw that the Marlin was I bit more pricy at my local gun store

[@Greg-Storm]

Here I am watching as a Rossi Rio Bravo owner lol. I know I'm cheap, but swear they're good guns.

[@grizzlee7547]

I put a side mount scope on my pre 64 over thirty years ago.

[@NobleSavage44]

Winchester are trim and fit, Marlins are a bit chunkier, but have nice personalities.😊

[@davidedward13]

Sometimes loose is good.

[@justinbushman277]

I have the 336 love it!

[@forward1165]

The Winchester, 1894, and Marlin 336, are both excellent rifles. I own some of each. They both have their ups and downs. But in my opinion, the model 94 is the best handling and carrying rifle ever built. And all model 94s have been drilled and tapped for scopes since the introduction of angle eject in 1982.

[@genesmith7151]

I have a 1947 Marlin Model 36, love that rifle! 🥰