What’s your favorite tree stand hunting rifle? (Marlin 336 30-30 Lever Action)

[@MountainsoftheHeart]

I am still quite fond of hunting with a 30.06 bolt action with 180 grain ammo. I don’t usually use a tree stand, but there are a lot of deep ravines in West Virginia and therefore you still have an elevation advantage.

[@joncook6331]

Got a nice doe on Sunday at 50 yards with the old Savage 170 pump 30-30. Great little tree stand rifle

[@derekkline8359]

What state do you live in Can hunt with a 30-30 and in November Napoleon Dynamite: Lucky

[@joncook6331]

@ WI

[@edwardjames1369]

I've got one of those. My gun has a problem with retaining cartridges in the tube magazine. I love the gun.

[@joncook6331]

@ same, it can be a little quirky.

[@firebrand07]

I have a 170 from 1971. Its a 30-30, got it from my dad.

[@jaks162]

Model 94 30-30 lever gun has never let me down

[@justincase7661]

My favorite will always be my old Faithful Marlin lever action 3030, iron sights bigloop 16” barrel with 150gr Fiocchi. I do have a Henry 44 Rem mag & a Rossi 357 Levers also, which are very capable of harvesting game too. But, Marlin 336 rules/reigns!

[@derekkline8359]

I live in Iowa and can’t afford a 45-70 Can’t use high powered rifles So I improvise 12 gauge Remington 870 Fully Rifled barrel

[@joes.7536]

Lower michigan here. Same. Maverick 88 12g 24 inch fully rifled barrel with a vortex crossfire 2-7x With Remington Accu tips. Currently building a 450 bushmaster AR though for next year. You can’t argue with a 3 inch slug. 0 to 100 yards she hits like a freight train in the hardwoods.

[@MikeMike-f8e]

@@joes.7536 that ou and su line is a joke

[@mikerichards8400]

Winchester model 94 chambered for 30-30 or Marlin 336 chambered for 30-30.

[@LoisLeuven]

RUGER model 96 in 44 MAG. Scope is a Bushnell with 1.5-4.5X settings. But I'm a big fan of 30-30 carbines.

[@moderngunfighter]

I have the old school 336 in .35 Remington, never let me down.

[@Paul-q3m7k]

I love the 35s . I have a custom 35 whelen and I’ve got a buddy that had a browning blr converted from 3006 to 35 whelen . The 35s knock the heck out of critters

[@SniperFire45]

Great rifle

[@ElMasChingon76]

@@Paul-q3m7k.358 Win on a Savage 99!!

[@mchankerhoff853]

My buddy has that same rifle and loves it.

[@reesehuntley7899]

Same here! I inherited my grandfather’s 336 in 35 and got my first buck this fall

[@EricChmelarsky]

Remington 7600, 18" bbl. 35 Remington Remington 141, iron sights, 35 Rem.😊

[@jmark1298]

Because of age, I hunt off the ground now- either from a blind or a shooting house most often. I like to change up rifles but so far this season, I've been sticking with a Bergara Ridgeback in 6.5 prc with Federal Terminal Ascent.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

Oww, nice! I have to get a new deer rifle, probably won't be something that nice but I am considering 6.5 or 7 prc

[@davemanone3661]

I'm not a bird, so I don't perch in trees. I live in eastern Maine woods. My gun is a Ruger 96/44 with open sights. I have taken 23 whitetails and 1 moose, all head shots!

[@jimscallen6452]

My Remington 700 30-06😊😊😊

[@bradjon7231]

Yes my gun of choice with a 3x9-40 scope. Took one a few days ago 200+ yrds out.

[@stevenstabile9893]

Open sights Rossi Puma m92 in 454 Casull. Super light and quick. 5hats my favorite. Got some serious thump at short distances.

[@royraney4104]

BLR 308 , I've had it for many years. Great choice 👌

[@southsidepatrol66]

My Dads 336 in 30/30, hunted it for around 40 years. Open fields, 30.06 Ruger mountain, both with Leupold glass.

[@paulpryor850]

Usually hunt from treestands with archery equipment. Especially climbers and hang on stands. However, I do use ladder stands with a shooting rail on some occasions in rifle season. Usually, I like a rifle that's short, accurate, and doesn't kick too much. I've used various rifles, but my favorites are: 7mm-08, 6.5 Creedmoor, 30TC, 308, 260 Remington, 300WSM, .25WSSM, 257 Roberts, or the old 760 GameMaster pump in 30-06/270. Set the scope at 6 power. If I'm hunting out one of my elevated shooting blinds. I use one of the long-range rifles. TBH, I haven't used a lever gun in many years. Not since I upgraded to the 400/450 Legends when I hunt in areas requiring straight wall cartridges....

[@Drumdude44]

Beautiful 30-30! My go-to tree stand rifle has been my Henry Long Ranger 308, paired with a Vortex Sonora 4-12x44.

[@Latemodellisa]

My favorite deer rifle and the only one I use for hunting is a 1956 marlin 35 Remington my grandfather gave me when I was 12, and the Ruger Blackhawk 41 mag with stag grips the 35 Remington only requires one shot to drop a deer and doesn't make you track it, And the 41 mag is for the tree stand

[@Niebs-d7n]

Have a late 70' 336 .35 👍

[@Latemodellisa]

@Niebs-d7n have you ever taken a deer with it?? If so you know 🤣 the 35 hits deer like a freight train

[@tommyrussell1415]

​@@Latemodellisamuch superior to a 30-30. Sadly rifles aren't legal in my county, but smokeless muzzleloaders are n hit like a cannon

[@Latemodellisa]

@tommyrussell1415 can you use muzzle loaders?? If so savage makes a bolt action style that uses a 209 primer and can use black powder or smokeless powder,I have one in 45 cal and with smokeless powder 250 yards 1/2" groups

[@tommyrussell1415]

@Latemodellisa good evening ma'am. You we can use them here. I currently have the original savage ml2 converted to 45. Shoots 200 gr SST sabots n h4198 60 gr using the agg 209 system. It shoots better than I can since I shake from cOVID. The other one I have is an AGI custom 45 w 30" brux bbl, hs stock, n a savage lg shank target action. It uses the hankins ignition system and large rifle Magnum primers. I run h4895 99.5 grains and a swaged 300 gr areomax bullet. The last 2 shots before hunting were 1.75" out of bullseye at 720 yds n 4" out of bullseye at 843yds. The problem is it's not a tree stand rifle at all. Pushing close to 20#. The issue is its unbelievably loud, will ring your ears with plugs in. So gotta have plugs n muffs on, lots of deer aren't going to wait for you to do that. The sabot one is heavy for a tree stand too but much more practical n less loud than the monster. Hope you're having a great season ma'am. Stay safe n have a good Thanksgiving.

[@taasch2505]

Old sporterized 1917 in 30-06. Costed me $199, does it all. A little hefty if not stationary though.

[@danieloxendine4753]

In the tree stand, I use the OG Marlin 3030 with a 3 x 9 scope it’s never let me down

[@perrypiehl3209]

I love the Marlin 336!

[@jamespileggi6650]

In Maryland, we can't use bottle neck cartridges in Kent County, so I use my Savage 20 ga. bolt action shotgun with 250 gr. Hornady sabots. Accurate out to 125 yds. Smoked several white tails with it.

[@TwoStageTrigger]

Never hunted from a treestand before. But I got my first climber and plan to use it next season. As for tree stand rifles, I can't decide which one to use: 2 .50 cal muzzleloader sidelocks. Winchester 94 classic 30-30 Henry 45-70 Mosin nagant 91/30 30-40 krag carbine Ruger m77 hawkeye 243 Browning BAR 7mm rem mag

[@LivingLife255]

Bar

[@ToddandAmandaWilliams-bm8mi]

Marlin model 336 just got one for Christmas best wife in world I'm sure there are more like her but to me shes the greatest 😁 haven't been able to shoot it yet but definitely looking forward to it safe hunting all

[@masonleather_outdoors]

Awesome!!

[@14goldmedals]

Congrats on being a good boy this year. And let your wife know this boy up in Alberta knows how lucky you were to find her. FYI to the Southern USA boys & girls, we got 6” of snow overnight and expect another 8+ tonight. -5°F and 15mph wind.

[@OllieHaward]

Sorry in Africa where I hunt I don't use tree stands but hunt on foot. However I will love one of that rifles

[@trevorkolmatycki4042]

1980’s Browning BLR in 308WIN. 150gr TTSX 😊

[@LeonardStone-vh9cm]

Your choice is excellent, I have used the Marlin 336 ,my dad for many years with a 2.5 scope and I have used Winchester 30/30 shot many deer with it , I like that Ruger is building the new one like the original 336 - 30/30 , my dad's was 24 inch barrel ,6 groove . But the new one are more than I can afford or the average person 🤔 😊😊

[@nestorpetriw3340]

My tree stand rifle used to be a Marlin 1895 SS (Super Sport) in 45-70. The others I've used include a Winchester 94 in .375 Win and a Ruger M77 RSI in .250 Savage.

[@randyrobison3415]

Randyrobison

[@RodneyHendrixson-st9zt]

Marlin 336cs in 35 remington,#1 The new Henry x in 360 buckhammer. #2

[@Steve-ev6vx]

I had one of those growing up! Wish I had kept it. Never got anything with it. Only used it a year before I got a savage 110 .308 and then a rem 700 in .30-06 and a Ruger m77 in .25-06. My step mom ended up hunting with the marlin .30-30.

[@dustincaso6781]

Mossberg .308 with a vortex 6x red dot scope and I prefer still hunting over using stands or blinds. 4/4 since I bought it three years ago.

[@handlesaredumb1]

I used a 450BM AR rifle last year from a blind. This year I'm trying saddle hunting, so I built a 350 legend 10.5" AR pistol for the saddle. I finally got my hands on my dream rifle, a Henry 45-70. Would have liked a Marlin, but I was able to trade for the Henry. If things go a bit better for me I'll hopefully be ordering a shell holder for the 45-70 from you soon.

[@tommyrussell1415]

Buddy has em both. The Henry is prettier n he has a can on the marlin.

[@handlesaredumb1]

@tommyrussell1415 I agree, just always had Marlin. First rifle was a JM 336 in 30-30.

[@tommyrussell1415]

@@handlesaredumb1 nice sir. Great gun n round. Mine was a rem700 243. Miss it, but groups opened up so she had go

[@handlesaredumb1]

@tommyrussell1415 I traded mine as a down payment at a used car lot. My wife inherited her grandfather's 336 when he passed, but I don't hunt with that one, so nothing happens to it. Now they've skyrocketed in price, so I won't be buying another.

[@tommyrussell1415]

@@handlesaredumb1 they are cool for nostalgia or if you found one cheap, but dollar for dollar, you really can't beat a savage.

[@GeorgeFred-g3m]

I will definitely be getting a ruger made marlin....I bet it's the best marlin to date!!!

[@davidnovatka3346]

Original Marlin made 30 AS in 30-30. My first deer rifle. It never let me down.

[@robbiedunnett4911]

Henry single shot 45-70 with federal power shock jacketed soft point 300 gr after watching your video on KZbin about 45-70 ammo. Thanks.

[@rediron44]

I used a Ruger American in 450 Bushmaster this year.

[@frankkrejci6560]

I had a Marlin 35 I had a problem with the barrel band screw wanting to bend then I went to a 30-30 I had a barrel band problem and a lever problem with the screw not wanting to stay tighten the lever and I had a Remington 7600 30 odd 6 and then I got the Remington 308 I hunt the pines and the thickets and it's been best The best gun I've ever owned it stays tight the foreign screw doesn't come loose kicks just like a 30-30 does and I have a Nikon scope on it switching they don't make nine can scopes anymore but it's a buck master 3x9x40 it's been the best damn scope I've ever owned I have my son hooked on the 308 synthetic carbine and he's killed a big 11 pointer with it and now he has a burner scope on it very well happy with it we don't hunt tree stands because we're pretty big guys but we do have stools and we sit on them and they work just fine

[@e392112]

Depends. 300 winmag over 100 yards 30-06 7mm-08 45-70 100 yards under

[@tonywoconish6695]

🗣️I like the lower power scopes for tree stand work … like the : 2-7x32mm scopes. 🤠🇺🇸

[@mikemellon80]

Marlin 1895 gs 45-70 skinner peep sight

[@BransonOsborne22]

30-30 for sure

[@traceywilkes4575]

I use the same gun with a fixed 4 power scope. My favorite hunting is with my in line Knight muzzle loader.

[@jeffdavison8421]

Marlin 336 30-30. It was my Grandfather's gun. Iron sights and all.

[@coldandaloof7166]

Dont hunt from a tree stand. But my rifle since 2018 in Ohio has been my Marlin Guide Gun. Dropped a nice buck tonight with it.

[@jonasbackman5165]

Marlin 1895 trapper 45/70 with red dot. 325 ftx Hornady

[@ryanrebel5]

I use a climbing stand and use a Marlin 336 from the 90s.

[@ccamp1894]

350 legend baby no kick and packs a punch

[@markhansen3111]

Last time I hunted with a rifle from a leaner type tree stand was with my 270 with my scope set on 3x. Got a deer in the morning and hog in the evening. Had a black bear walk by my stand too.

[@robertwolfe8680]

I have a336 and a 444 Marlin. I prefer the 444

[@mikeb2632]

Rem Model 7 Stainless in 7mm-08 with Leupold 1.75-6x

[@czguy3045]

We have several permanent tree stands. Mostly muzzleloader, shotgun and bow but I have used 7mm-08 and 270, both with 22 inch barrels and lower power scopes. I don't think I've ever taken a deer with a lever gun from a tree stand. I'd like to get one with my Ruger Ranch in 300 Blackout.

[@danjustice9147]

I have a Henry Big Boy Carbine in 44 magnum with a fixed 2.5 by 20 Leopold scope. It's a short, light comfortable rifle.

[@douglasreed9237]

You got the wood on that beautiful rifle covered up. I just seen another one online. It had a gorgeous piece of walnut on It. Good luck with your hunt.

[@justincase7661]

Henry uses black walnut on their forend/butstocks.

[@mrmatt7210]

336 in 35 Rem when hunting thicker areas, and a Tikka in 6.5Creedmoor when I'm not.

[@robertthiers5342]

I’ve used a 45-70 an a 308 depending on where I am different ones for different stands

[@Hicklifecountrytellidie]

Remington 870 12 ga with a fully riffled barrel with 300 gr sst hornady sabot slugs

[@alcantrell5340]

Nice view man. 260 Remington 💥

[@DouglasRovinski]

I like the old 270 short mag. Or long range 185 + yards. 7mm Mag. 175gr.

[@johnkauff4126]

Marlin 336 35 Rem

[@larrywilson1783]

I have used 2 guns in the past up in stand. I used a 9 1/2 44 mag. Super Redhawk. I have use my lever guns in .357 and 44 mag. It depends on the woods.

[@royjohnson465]

I do not hunt from a tree stand, but my Winchester model 88 lever action 308 with a detachable magazine is a favourite. I do not like tubular fed magazines.

[@greasydot]

375 winchester lever hits like a freight train

[@marshmellow3110]

I haven’t switched since getting a BLR in 270 WSM. During “primitive”, CVA 35 Whelen

[@jdibben29]

Bergara wilderness ridge 308 is my go too for pretty much everything 200 yards and in. Soon enough I'll be running the 308 and a custom 280 ai

[@AA-fg3wj]

30-06 Springfield with 180 grain round nose soft point ammo

[@JohnLuske]

My Marlin 336 in 30-30 by far

[@TheBamayaker]

I use a Winchester XPR Compact in 350 Legend. Really sharp rifle you have!

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

The Marlin 336 is a well made rifle

[@randall4204]

Depends on which stand either a Ruger American 270 for the big fields the other stands 100 yards and closer JM marlin 336 in 35 rem

[@bartcornelius7717]

Browning BAR 308

[@troycorbin3890]

35 flattop lever action marlin had since i was 7 year old now 51

[@bartcornelius7717]

I've got a nice little custom 7mm-08 built on a Model Seven action. Shilen barrel and trigger.

[@Burt3006]

Savage 99C Series A…243 Winchester …..box magazine. From the early 70s I believe. With a skinner peep sight I just installed. Need to get it zeroed for next year

[@luisaguila6305]

Extraordinario!!

[@radiologystud]

Wish you could find the new ruger made marlin 336 classic! They are EXTREMELY difficult to come by!

[@tylercritelli587]

I wish ruger would bring back the 35 rem

[@handlesaredumb1]

With 360 buckhammer, I don't think it will, unfortunately. They'd rather you buy a new rifle every year.

[@Wildwestwrangler]

How does that 360 buck hammer performance compare to the 35 Remington?

[@handlesaredumb1]

@Wildwestwrangler Slightly better on paper. 50k psi for 360 vs 33500 psi for the 35. It is supposed to push a 200gr bullet at 2170fps, which is about 100fps faster than the 35. The difference doesn't really justify the new round. They came out with it to meet straight wall laws, but it is slightly better.

[@tommyrussell1415]

​@@handlesaredumb1that j you. Id heard of it, but knew nothing about it

[@btu45nh]

Remington model 788 with Federal Fusion 165 grain rounds,Athlon Helos Btr 2×12,that combo never let me down.

[@m1cajah]

Marlin 336 in 30-30 with a red dot. Hornady LeverEvolution 160gr. Good to go.

[@t08win]

Having more than one rifle has always been a problem in picking the one I take. I usually ask my kids which one. But most of the time I either pick my rem 141 or a marlin. But I still hunt and not sit

[@larryblair4259]

35 remington. Marlin 336

[@COB506]

I’ve been using a 24 inch barrel 270 all around and this year I said enough. It was a pain in the tree stand and ground blind. Just too long and heavy for those short shots. I’ll be switching it for a Tikka in 20 inch barrel. Probably .308 🤷🏻

[@donferge]

Marlin 336 baby

[@falconsison2119]

Right now, I currently use my henry 30-30, iron sights, from my mobile tree stand. Been trying to blood in my 5.56 using a Eotec holo with a G45 magnifier lol

[@lapsdex831]

My model 94 grandpa gave me that he got from a old guy when he was 16 He’s 76 now and that guy had it for a long time before my grandpa I believe it was made in the 1890’s

[@Kendall-Mathes]

Marlin 336 in 35 Remington

[@chadwoodward2402]

My rifle depends on what I'm sitting over. Tight cover it's my henry 45-70. Swamps and open hard woods it's my 7600 30-06 carbine. Small woods is my marlin 1894 44 magnum.

[@malikavery2400]

I use my A-Bolt browning wooden stock 300 WSM with my Steiner scope attached

[@Minnesotalife]

Bps deer special 12 gage with a 3x9 Nikon monarch omega matched with 300 grain hornady 2 3/4” sst.

[@DOGOTIS-sy2xq]

270 never failed me at any distance

[@MarksHobbies1]

My 1969 Remington Gamemaster 760 chambered in 270 win

[@tylercunningham405]

Marlin 336 and 1895

[@Jason-zg1fq]

Live in straight wall cartridge area in MI so I use a 450 Bushmaster. Wish I could use a 30-30. I actually killed my fist deer ever with my dads 30-30 lever action while hunting “up north” unrestricted rifle area about 20 years ago.

[@stevefrancis5834]

35 rem Marlin 336

[@Paul-q3m7k]

I generally only hunt elk and moose here in northern bc so we don’t hunt out of stands . We have loads of whitetail tho so maybe I should start . I think I’d take my 35 whelen up with me . We have tons of grizzly bears so we hunt with the tools to handle them if we need

[@geminiteneza2116]

I like the winchester m70❤😊

[@KyleMcCormick-rb5ly]

Marlin 336 in 30-30

[@johnjohnson3302]

Winchester Featherweight in a .308 caliber.

[@firebrand07]

Marlin Guide Gun 45-70

[@deangriffith1091]

Many, but have a new one in 360 Buckhammer I really like

[@corbettmanley932]

S&W 1854 Lever action in a .360 Buckhammer 200 yd Shooter !

[@zneal45]

It depends on how far you can shoot. Like where you are that 3030 It's perfect. If you can see a couple hundred yards you have to go with something you can shoot at distance well