Thread: 1970s lever guns 336 vs W94.

winchester all day long...the marlins in 30/30 at least are diferent ammunition wise,pretty certain they prefer it shorter. mate has one of that vintage and its feeding of rounds is piggy compared to winchester...I used 94 for couple of years and could shoot very well with it... scopes are great,unless its pissing down with rain,or need to dro prifle to grab leg of pig,or bounce around on deck of truck,if your eyes can still handle open sights,embrace them.
have used a few rossi levers too,pretty sure they copy of the earlier 92 action,very smooth.

I think everyone knows I am a Marlin fan .
Nothing wrong with Winchester but I prefer the side eject , and the Marlins are easier to strip and maintain imo .
I think smoothness of action is as much about maintenance and amount of use than action design . A loose well used rifle will be smoother than a less used in either action .
The Marlins do seem to be fussy with ammunition as Micky said .

I have 3 Marlins , but no longer own any Winchester style actions