Marlin Lever Action Rifle Shootout - Kmart .30-30 vs. .357 Mag vs. .44 Mag - Which One Is Better?
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- My son and I shoot my three Marlin lever actions rifles: my Model 1894 .357 Magnum, my beautiful 1894 .44 Magnum and my Model 30TK Kmart Special carbine chambered in .30-30. Halloween doesn't stand a chance with these Old West Marlin lever guns.
Haven't even seen the video yet, but I already liked it.
Any guy shooting three lever actions in a video gets my approval.
Thanks Bubba...you made me smile.
I am so glad Ruger was able to yank Marlin out from Remingtons hands. I sure hope they get them sorted out and bring them back to their former glory.
Did I miss that info in the video? I really hope that is true.
3 years later and I just got one of these new Marlins made by Ruger, got me the 336 classic chambered in 30-30.
Love the Marlin lever actions!! I really enjoy shooting my Marlin 1895 45-70 gov't GBL Guide Gun. Installed Skinner peeps, wrapped the loop lever with 550 cord, put on a Diamond D leather butt/cartridge cuff, attached leather and barbed wire sling, and installed a saddle ring safety delete. Love it!
Something really satisfying about the sound of the .30-.30.
So awesome that Ruger just bought Marlin.
I certainly agree !!!
@@mixup98 quality control is gonna step up big time
@@BigRed-oi6ky It has to be a large improvement
I remember when places like Kmart, and Western Auto sold guns
...also Sears and Montgomery Ward.
Father and son dynamic duo! Love the crunching under your feet, the cha-ching of lever action, and Old West scenery! Damn, you two make some great videos!
Thank you kind sir. I love making videos with my son but unfortunately his work schedule doesn't match up with mine so I can't use him as often as I would like too. Hopefully things will change in the near future but in the meantime we thank you very much for the great compliment and for watching our videos.
The first goblin looked like it was watching his head fall to the ground! Very fun!!
Haha, great video! “Son, put that rocket back on eBay!” 😂
Thanks Troy. We had fun making this video and we are glad you enjoyed it.
I’m hoping Ruger restores Marlin to its former glory.
I hope they make some lever actions in interesting calibers like 7-30 Waters.
I'll never get tired of watching your videos, specially when they show some sweet Marlin rifles. Thanks for sharing them with us!
Attention KMART shoppers we have a 'Blue Light' Special in our hunting dept. How awesome that find must have been.
It sure was! I have found a few great deals at Walmart on "clearance" firearms but this K-Mart Marlin was my most satisfying and best deal ever.
I love the scenery, the guns, the effort into making the video. One of the best gun channels on the tube!
When I think of all the guns I passed on in the late 80s- early 90s .....I want to kick my own ass
Same... :(
@Marlin Williams the struggle is real
That is my dream spot on this Earth. Mountains crunchy gravel under your boots. Love the west. Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you too my friend.
Wow!!! Another great lever fun video. Never get tired of them. They ate such great rifles to shoot. I like 92 model cause you can top load when you run out in the tube.
Love the hat! Like an old west leprechaun with a rifle
"...old west leprechaun" I love it :>)
Good video, I used to love going shooting with my dad.
I need a Marlin .357 mag to go with my .30-.30. Nice guns!
Ruger is the new owner of the marlin brand maybe they will fix the quality problems
Just gotta love the sound the levers make
It’s so incredibly refreshing that you don’t blast music throughout your videos. Loved the sound of the shots echoing in the desert mountains. That’s music to my ears.
Yay! Thank you! I also love the echoing sounds of my gunshots.
Personally I'm a 30/30 fanatic. Harvested my 1st 2 gun harvested Whitetails with a model 94. Then was given a Marlin 336CS for Christmas and never looked back and I picked up 1 336W for each of my 2 sons. Never had any failures other than ammunition, then I tried Remington. I might add all of our Marlins prefer Remington Corelokt 170 grain with better groups and penetration from every one.
God bless you and your beloved, brother! I love America and it’s citizens like you.
Sincerely,
Gregory Smirnov, maestro
God bless you too Gregory and thank you so much.
That truck rolled off the lot at one point brand new , now its a screen door.
The coolest gun guy on the web
Awesome! Thank you Chris.
Guess because I grew up in the generation of wood stocks, but to me, theres nothing like a beautiful checkered wooden stock. father had a sears roebuck marlin 30-30 and a marlin 30-30 with the extended barrel and gold trigger, I was to get them when he passed but mom sold them when he died. Still makes me sick to this day.
Typical woman😠
I have a 72 Glenfield JM marked marlin for sears i believe. Nice rifle. I love iron and wood.
Loved this video as I am a huge fan of "JM" stamped (primarily because of the the manufacturing quality) Marlins of which I own three. One of those "JM" stamped Marlins is an SC, "waffle top", in .30-30 which was never violated, drilled and tapped for a scope mount that is, BUT does have microgroove rifling. It may be an odd ball in some folk's minds but it works nicely as a whitetail and feral hog thumper here in South Carolina especially when loaded with 170gr soft point ammo labeled Remington or Federal.
I've never seen a "waffle top" Marlin but it sure sounds interesting and unique. I've never hunted hogs but my .30-30 has taken several mule deer in Nevada. Thanks for the great comment and I appreciate you watching my video.
My first rifle purchase in 1978 was an 1895 45-70 that I still have. It has supplied some nice wild hogs over the years. I'm hoping for fun that we might see a Ruglin 480 now to go with my Ruger Super Blackhawk 480
Wouldn’t that be fun, I’d like to see them bring back the classics. Knowing Ruger, they probably will in partnership with Lipseys
@@G19Jeeper Yes it would. Actually I was not thinking earlier. Make it in 475 Linebaugh then it is good company to my Freedom Arms too. I prefer it over the 454 C
I bought a Marlin 336C (35 Remington) 40 years ago for $200, Love the rifle except for the price of the ammo.
Bought my 30-30 Marlin For $59.95 in 1965. Great Shooter! Thanks for the great video!
Wow! You have owned your Marlin for 55 years. I will probably own mine for that long too. Thank you George for watching our video.
I can’t not love 💕 lever guns ...!!
I'm hearing him right? K-MART???!!! WoW. Takes me back.
Thanks for all the work. I also love my Marlins. I have six of them.
Right on!! I'm jealous, Jeff.
Always wanted a lever action finally picked up a Henry Brass Big Boy in .44 magnum. A work of art, almost don't want to fire it, it's too nice, LOL .
I had a Henry Big Boy with the steel receiver and I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately I sold it to my friend that really, really wanted it. Here is the review I did on the Henry: th-cam.com/video/IMP-NlxIVxU/w-d-xo.html
The power increase of high chamber pressure cartridges like the .357 and .44 mag out of a rifle as compared to a short pistol barrel is just incredible. In fact, some bullets can actually grenade on the outside of an animal, that are designed for say 1200 fps out of a pistol, but propelled at 1600 fps out of a rifle. I shot a deer with a .44 mag rifle with a 200 gr hollow point. The bullet centered a rib on the entry side, exploded, and basically schrapnelled into the deer. It left a crime scene blood trail and the deer fell within sight, but, if the bullet had struck the shoulder bone on the entry side, may have been a different story. Love the lever guns. Thanks for sharing.
Loaded some 200 gr XTPs, clocking about 1500 fps out of the Super Blackhawk and 1900 out of the 1894. Expansion is pretty nasty out of the SBH, but it is extremely violent out of the rifle.
@@timclaus8313 Bullets may perform if target animals are farther out to allow for velocity drop at those ranges.
@@Kurtdog63 True, if I was using my 44 for hunting, I would use 240 gr or heavier bullets.
Halloween, slow motion explosions, and multiple caliber lever action Marlins all in beautiful Nevada. Good shootin' guys!
My son and I had a blast making this video the other day and we are blessed to live in a free and beautiful state like Nevada where we can enjoy the 2nd Amendment. Stay safe out there and my son and I thank you for watching and commenting on our video.
Lever guns are awesome. Love mine. You guys are pretty good with ‘em too! Fun video! TFS, gents!
Yes sir, lever guns are awesome and we love shooting them. Thanks for the compliment and we also appreciate you watching our video.
Amazing the power of those revolver cartridges out of the levers.
Ruger bought Marlin! Their only going to get better! Love my Marlin 1895 Guide Gun in 45/70! It is a deer slayer!
I don't know how I missed this video back in October. I love a nice lever gun. Thanks for sharing.
It seems youtube has a habit of not notifying some of my viewers when I post a gun video but I'm glad you found it and we thank you for watching our videos.
If Henry doesn't put a side loading gate on more models they are gonna lose a lot of money to Ruglin.... Ru(gremlin).
@Marlin Williams They should be coming back regardless and probably have been for a while. People are buying whatever is available (especially in restricted states), some see some of the advantages, and some want a lever action because grandpa or whomever had one, Etc.
Hope you and yours are fine. Best wishes...
We are doing great Dario and hope you are doing the same.
If ever a father and son team of recreational shooters knew how to have FUN, it's the two of you. Well done, guys!
Thank you Noah. I have the best son in the world and I am truly a lucky man.
God I love nevada, I must move back there again. Lived in Laughlin in the early 1990s. Good video, as usual
I'm sure Laughlin has changed over the years but I'm sure you would still love it there. Thank you for the great comment and I hope you get your wish of moving back someday.
I’m gonna add my 2c and tell that I have a 1965 Winchester model 94 in 30-30. It’s aged well and will hit anything you aim at. The first deer I killed with it blew a hole thru it completely disintegrating 2 rib bones and both lungs at 40 yards. I’ve also dropped a buck at over 100 yards up hill using one of those fancy ballistic tips. It hit him so hard that he landed flat on his back. His legs were running but he was flat on his back lol. The 30-30 has always created a massive blood trail to follow. My father gave me this rifle and it’s one of my greatest treasures and I plan on it being something I leave to a loved one but not till after I’m dead.
As far as I am concerned there is nothing better than an original Winchester '94 chambered in .30-30 and I can understand why your rifle is your greatest treasure. Thank you for watching my video and I appreciate the great comment.
1K likes 3 dislikes. Must be the three people that were in line behind him at the gun shops when he bought those rifles. Haha. I had to edit this because there's going to be a fourth dislike when the guy who lost his bid on ebay sees this video! haha.
Or the people who wanted to see that LAW obliterate....heck, anything! 💥 💥
Nice Kmart Special
Nice trio of Marlin levers. And of course some great shooting and interesting targets. Thanks for sharing!
Time spent with your son can t beat that .
I got my first Marlin, a Glenfield model 60, .22 at Kmart in the early 80's. It came with a cheesy Weaver scope for $60. Still have it and use it.
My first gun was also a Glenfield Model 60 which I got in the early '70s. It is one of the best .22 rifles ever made and here is the video I did on mine a few years ago: th-cam.com/video/zY9yoDQ8OYw/w-d-xo.html
So jealous being able to shoot outside in the countryside ,nothing beats that for sure , I need to explore more shooting options...
Love your rifle's the 357 I riley like, love your video's keep up the good gunning mix.
I will David and thank you for watching our video.
I have the Marlin 1894CS in 357 that was made in December 2019. Absolutely love it...
I won't watch a mixup98 video that I don't like, therefore, I always hit the button *first* - then watch the video.
Common Dad, let the boy play with his new toy (Rocket)!! I was hoping to see it! 😁
Great video. I love lever actions
Thank you Paul...
Mixup98, Great video .
You can not beat a Level Action Rifle. I have three, Two Marlins a 1983 Saddle grip 30-30 Texan model, and a newer 357 model. The other is a Henrys 44 Mag Carbine large level loop. My next will be a Henrys 41 Mag Rifle, when available. All great Deer Cartridge's and Self defense. I also have Ruger Blackhawk's in the pistol calibers. What a blast to shoot steel and paper targets with these calibers at Boulder City Rifle and pistol Club.
Keep up the Great Work
V/R
Wayne Murdock
Hello Wayne....it certainly sounds like you have a great gun collection. I've taken several deer in the Ruby Mountains with the .30-30 shown in this video. Maybe someday I'll get out to the Boulder City range and do some shootin'. My son and I thank you for watching our video and I also want to thank you for being a four year subscriber.
Ruger now owns Marlin!
Those are some beautiful looking RIFLES. Nothing compares to a lever action rifle great video.
Thanks Kerry...
Kmart! I'm shocked to hear that name. Takes me back to my childhood, I remember shopping at Kmart when I was a kid with my parents and they sold guns and ammunition back then. I actually got my first BB gun from a Kmart
Back in the '70s I remember buying Wildcat and Thunderbolt .22 ammo for $5 for a brick of 500 rounds.
@@mixup98 I could still find 500 rd boxes of winchester superX in the 90s growing up for not much more than that. I'm from a rural area of southeastern NC, and I'm a in my late 20s. Guns and ammo were still pretty affordable and in my area seemed like every old timer had a shotgun, rifle or revolver of some sort. I got into shooting with my dad when I was a young kid, fired the 22 marlin I have the first time at 6 years old with dad's supervision. I really love a marlin rifle.
I love the video. I have 7 JM Marlins and love them. They include a 336 Cowboy 24" Octagonal barrel in 30-30, an 1894 Cowboy in .357 magnum with a 20" barrel, and an 1894 Cowboy in .44 magnum with a 24" barrel!
Nice collection you have there Jimmy....I'm jealous.
that cream of soup hobgoblin moved as fast as Pelosi going on break again :)
The Kmart 30-30 is exactly the style that I want. I like the looks of that short magazine
Every old Marlins is a must. I simply love them!.
I do like those Marlin rifles. This video was / is a real treat for me this evening, Thank You both!
Awesome!! Thanks Reg.
There's a new sherrif in town 🤣 can't miss him has silly hat on 🎩
I don't care
Thank you Donny
Love lever guns...I appreciate your love of guns and shooting
Thank you Greg. My son and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
I've got two 1950's model 336 30-30's, a 1962 model 56 leveraction .22 bought new in '62 for my 12th Birthday, and a bolt action Marlin .22 mag fro0m 1994. I had a Marlin in 35 Remington, but it got sold. I love my Marlins too.
You can just tell when someone loves what they're doing. Thanks for taking time to share with us. it's going to be interesting to see what Ruger does with Marlin. #Respect from Down South!
Oh if that old truck body could talk... Can you imagine the stories? Hehe
Nice seeing your son out there with you. You guys make excellent videos! That shot at 11:22 is the coolest!
Just bought the Rossi 92 in .38/.357 after I saw the remlin video. Nothing wrong with remlin. I actually want the Dark Series 45-70 but in no hurry. I’m very happy with the 92 in 357/38. 20 inch barrel plain Jane gonna be my everyday beater and go to for everything so i keep the mileages low on my minty fresh 1955 Marlin 336 RC in 30-30, and my Henry 22.
I have a rossi 92 16 inch barrel. I went 16 inch because it seemed like the 20 was a bit barrel heavy. The 16 is so quick to get on target
Super nice once you get it slickd up. Get the DVD from Steve's Guns about how to slick it up. You will be happier with it. I put peep sight in the safety and Steve's fiber optic front sight. Once you get it dialed in its likey you will never miss again
i gave you a thumbs up, but you should have let him shoot the rocket. lol
I did allow my grandson to shoo the rocket.....once. Here is that video: th-cam.com/video/Hj_eZA7aRDo/w-d-xo.html
Love the lever guns! My first gun was a Winchester 9422 my dad got me when I was a youngster. That gave me a love for lever actions. I have simce expanded my collection to include a couple Marlins and a couple more Winchester's.
Great video, thanks for sharing!
I had a Winchester 94/22 magnum years ago but unfortunately I traded it for a .44 magnum revolver. Wish I still had that old Winchester. Thanks for the comment and we appreciate you watching our video.
Great job guys
Thanks Mr. Johnson...
I appreciate your enthusiasm good sir, your channel actually makes me feel motivated to go out target shooting. Apart from that, older guns chambered in calibers that my grandfather held are what make me feel so at ease.
Heck yeah, dust off those firearms and go shoot them and have fun. You can thank me later :>)
Great video. Love the old Kmart special. That’s a treasure for sure.
It sure is! Thanks for watching our video, David.
@@mixup98 That short mag tube makes it look like a 45-70.
Don't underestimate the 30-30
That is a fact.
With Ruger buying up Marlin for the bargain basement price of 30 Million the supply of these sweet lever guns will be returning. Some of the parts will probably be converted to investment casting for lower manufacturing cost, improved dimensional precision, and repeatability. I see nothing but good things happening.
The stock finish on the Jim Marlin Texan KMart and Jim Marlin .44 Magnum leave current Remlin stocks looking half finished (which they are by comparison. I own a few JM Marlins in 30/30 and 45/70 and love them. Love your channel and let’s see how Ruger go pushing out Marlin rifles. Thanks for sharing!
I have a feeling Ruger is going to produce some nice Marlin rifles and I'm anxious to get my hands on one when they come out. Thank you for the great comment and we appreciate you watching our video.
That was a very entertaining video guys !! Loved it !! Thanks for sharing !!! Happy shooting !!!
I love guns from K-mart, Sears, Montgomery Ward, etc...they were all made by legit firearms manufacturers and are great guns and great deals.
Yes they were. Marlin, Stevens, Hi Standard, Winchester, Remington, etc.
I've been watching your channel for awhile now! I'm a Las Vegas local and have been trying to figure out where you do most of your shooting vids. I kept saying to myself that I have seen that old pick-up truck somewhere but just couldn't remember where. One of my other hobbies is dirt biking and that is where I ran across that truck. You have finally revealed yourself...at the beginning of the video! I won't mention your semi-secret location as I'm well aware of how things work around here! Lol!
Hello Peter - several years ago I found an old Chevy van in the desert and I was using it for a filming location until someone blew it up with Tannerite, which really sucked. I'm sure you understand why I like to keep my shooting spots to myself but it is definitely in southern Nevada and outside Las Vegas. I'm sure someday it will also be destroyed. Thanks for the great comment and stay cool during these hot days in southern Nevada.
@@mixup98 When I shoot I'm usually up at the State prisons. So far it hasn't been to bad but I've been seeing more and more shooters show up there. Can get a little crowded every so often. The Sloan area is completely blown out and because of some of the clientele I quit going there about 15 years ago. The political overlords keep shutting more and more areas down that are close in that used to be legal but are now off limits. Not necessarily for nefarious reasons but just because Las Vegas keeps growing. The Clark County shooting park is fun for the sporting shotgun courses but I won't use the pistol range. To many people in close proximity and opportunity for things to go really sideways! I will sometimes post a video of places that we dirt bike after we have found some new decent single track and thinking no one will figure it out only to come back a week or two later and it's completely blown out from side x sides, quads and jeeps. I don't post those videos anymore. Your location for shooting vids is safe with me! As my earlier post suggested... I know how things work around here! Lol!
@@peteregger7928 I went to Sloan last year for the first time and I won't go back due to all the trash in the area. I usually head out toward Nelson and Searchlight to make some of my videos as there are less shooters and trash (at least for now). Thanks for the great comments and please stay safe out there on the range and on the trials. Stop bye and say "hi" if you ever see me out in the desert.
I reload for my Lever Guns.
Trail Boss Powder is a great way to load and have fun at the range.
Cowboy loads are mild to shoot and loads of fun.
Absolutely beautiful rifle .30-30 TK. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
👍🤠
Awesome video as always 👍🏻 and three great riffles!
Thanks 👍
Woo Hoo You guys make Halloween that much better. That was fun to watch.
One of the first rifles I shot was a Winchester 1894 in .30-30 of my Dads. Wish I had a Lever action. Sweet LAW too
Great to see you all back! Love the lever actions, always a great day when you get to do some shooting. Stay safe and God bless 🇺🇸☠️🇺🇸!!!
Love that .357 Mag
I am very excited to shoot more with my son. You two seem very close. You are a rich man, sir.
Yes indeed!!!
Thank you for another great and fun video
Our pleasure!
I have an old J M Marlin model 30-30 SC which I think, don't know, stands for Sporting Carbine. I picked it up in a small gun store in Stayton Oregon around 7 years ago. It had been refinished and done very well though the wood needed some very minor work, so I refinished the stock and had a new Decelerator pad put on it. It has an excellent bore and IS very, very pretty. It was manufactured in 1949 and it is one of my all time favorite guns. If I still hunted deer it wood definitely be the gun I grab for the task. I only take it out to plink with occasionally and the bullet I load is the Speer 130 GR HCFN. Have not crono'd them but are extremely fun plinkers. Signed, Doug.
I would love to review and shoot an old Marlin just like yours someday. I will keep my fingers crossed. I appreciate you watching my videos and I want to also thank you for being a five year subscriber.
You gotta love how those rifles sound in the desert!! But I would really like to know how that Rocket sounds!!!
Here is my grandson "shooting" that rocket launcher in a video we did years ago: th-cam.com/video/Hj_eZA7aRDo/w-d-xo.html
i have a 357 and a 44 both JM marked. the 44 is a no safety :) oldie
My 1st long gun was & still is my Marlin 30/30 Lever Action Big Loop! Luvv this canon, the iron sights are spot on & this 37” long carbine is perfect for our NE PA forests. Been thinking about getting another Marlin (Ruger now) Lever in 357/38s. I believe that your vid sold me for sure! Tks
You are very welcome Justin and I hope you do get a Marlin .357 lever action. I love mine and I might be picking up another one in the near future.
Luv the lever guns!
Love the original Marlins. Can’t wait to see what Ruger will come out with.
Kmart wow! That's the first store I remember that decided to stop gun sales! I have never shopped there since they did that. keep up the great video's. Marlin (Ruger ?) should be paying you ! I bought a new 1894 in 44 mag recently in no small part to your review. LOVE IT!!
Yeah, I also stopped going there when they stopped selling firearms, along with Dicks Sporting Goods. A kickback from Marlin would certainly be nice but unfortunately it won't ever happen.....oh well, we have fun making our videos. Thank you for watching and commenting on my video and I hope you and yours have a Happy Thanksgiving.
@Garrison Nichols I'm more of a Woolworths guy,
@Garrison Nichols ask uncle googol about Woolworths, it was a great store, went belly up in the 90's. nothing wrong with Walmart, heading there now to watch the pajama zombie's for Friday night entertainment!!
Love the lever actions! 🇺🇸 thank you for sharing!👍🏾😀❤️🇺🇸
Our pleasure Jeffry and thank you for watching our video.
At 4:16 love the way that rifle sounds been teying to find a 30-30 but havent saw ammo for it yet my father had one he loved it
Everyone should own at least one Marlin .30-30 rifle and I hope you find a nice one someday.
Keep looking, lots of rifles out there, and ammo should be returning to the shelves, I have seen some online. 30-30 is also very easy to handled inexpensively. Very easy to replicate the Hornady Leverevolution loads in 30-30.
I have a Marlin Glenfield 30-30 I bought in the 70s from a Barker’s store kind of like a k-mart and it’s a great shooter and it’s in immaculate condition