.35 Remington

[phishi]

Good to see you all as well. I peak in from time to time, just not as active as I once was.

MM good find with that 336! I hope you enjoy it. Does it have a safety, or is it one of the newer models?

phishi

[Minuteman]

No safety. I carry it with the hammer on half cock. Only safety it has. It is an older model. But I really like the Williams Foolproof Sight. Never had one before. It is a peep sight that is fast and accurate. I gave him $400 for it. No room for a scope with that sight. That's why I'm considering the Mauser with the Leupold scope. I plan on using the Marlin mainly for a brush gun. It will be good for hogs, cougers and the ocasional black bear that we have in parts of the state. I will probably get a saddle scabbard and take it on trail rides.

[Elza]

.35 Rem 200 gr. on a coyote? “Ground zero” comes to mind.

I have a Marlin 336SC in .35 Rem. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Well, nothing reasonable anyway.

[Minuteman]

Originally Posted by Elza

.35 Rem 200 gr. on a coyote? “Ground zero” comes to mind.

I have a Marlin 336SC in .35 Rem. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Well, nothing reasonable anyway.

It would definitely be doomsday for Wile E. I never got a shot at one. They seem to have realized thier peril and moved on. But we have a lot of wild hogs moving into this area and I'd love to see what it would do to one of them.

Also we have a panther prowling our area. 3 people have seen it in the last few weeks. We call them panthers but the biologists say they are just a color mutation (solid black) in regular local cougers.

I don't know. They are very rare. The last one I know of was seen when I was 12 or so yrs old. I was with some locals who were out hunting it and we heard it screaming in the woods. Sounded just like a woman's screams. I never heard a couger make sounds like that.

I just bought a Ruger Redhawk in 45 LC for my sidearm. That and the Marlin should make a potent trail riding, hunting combo.

[NVBeav]

Originally Posted by Minuteman

Also we have a panther prowling our area. 3 people have seen it in the last few weeks. We call them panthers but the biologists say they are just a color mutation (solid black) in regular local cougers.

I'll bet that panther isn't very skinny with all the piglets wandering around!

BTW, is it hog season all year there? We're thinking of visiting San Antonio this spring to see relatives and that might be just the right pasttime :^)

[Minuteman]

Originally Posted by NVBeav

BTW, is it hog season all year there? We're thinking of visiting San Antonio this spring to see relatives and that might be just the right pasttime :^)

There is no season for hogs. They are a nuisance and most farmers and ranchers will let you kill all you want.