marlin 30 AS what is it worth?

[gustoz]

I can buy a marlin 30AS for $300 . It is about 19 years old never fired and cleaned twice.
deal or no deal ?

[TonyF]

I can buy a marlin 30AS for $300 . It is about 19 years old never fired and cleaned twice.
deal or no deal ?

Jump on it.

A JM stamped 336 and never fired? No brainer. Nice find.

[gustoz]

It was won in a raffle 19 years ago. Thanks for your input I will secure this with cash tomorrow. I was a little wishy washy, now I will jump on it.

[Emptymag]

Yeah, any JM Marlin is going to fetch a premium over a Remington manufactured Marlin.
I don't know the actual value but I'm going to say that $300 is a steal for an unfired JM Marlin. Heck, even well-used deer rifles sell for $300 every day of the week.

Buy it, then go post about it on Marlinowners.com where they will go on and on about the great deal you got. LOL

[Emptymag]

Jump on it.

A JM stamped 336 and never fired? No brainer. Nice find.

Not a 336. A 30AS - "even better" from what I read on Marlinowners forum.

[TonyF]

Not a 336. A 30AS - "even better" from what I read on Marlinowners forum.

It is a 336 but I was commenting generally. The "30AS" designation is just a version descriptor.

[MT1]

That's interesting. I bought a 30AS from my father in law 25 yrs ago for $100. He won it in a raffle. Aside from a scratch on the stock it's in great condition.

[MT1]

It is a 336 but I was commenting generally. The "30AS" designation is just a version descriptor.

The 336 and 30AS are two very different rifles. OP stated he found a 30AS. Calling them the same is like saying a Rem 700 BDL and ADL are twins.

[gustoz]

I have not seen it but he read the numbers off the rifle and it is an A S . I know the guy also. Im pretty stoked about this. We have used lever actions for 35 years now starting with a 70s Mossberg. Love them . Hell my 15 year old son shot a buck two weeks ago in Wisconsin's youth hunt with his 30-06 and told me that was his first buck with something other then a lever action 30-30, of his five bucks. Best brush gun I've used. Compact and fast.
Thanks for all of your knowledgable input gentlemen!

[TonyF]

The 336 and 30AS are two very different rifles. OP stated he found a 30AS. Calling them the same is like saying a Rem 700 BDL and ADL are twins.

OK. My point was they are built on the same action.

So are the BDL's and ADL's.