New/old lever action Marlin

[gobblesandgrunts]

I recently came across a Marlin Model 3040 30-30 lever action. I don't know much about them. I know I have read some are highly sought after, talked to a buddy and took a chance on it. It has a JM stamp, also says made by JC Penny. I assumed this probably hurts the value? It has a pretty cool engraving on the stock of kinda a buck and scenerie though so thought that was pretty cool. And it has a gold trigger, sure it's not gold, just best way to describe it. I traded a smith and wesson shield 9mm for the gun. I'd like to find out year, where it was made, value etc. I'm keeping the rifle anyways but cool to know the history of the rifle. Thanks!

 

[mike243]

Nice rifle and no the JCPenney doesn't hurt the value, it was common for them to do runs for different stores, it may have something besides walnut stock but all the metal is the same as others, the Glenfield has a birch stock I am thinking, head over to marlin owners.com and they can help date it and maybe have some info posted about it

 

[bds240]

Marlin serial number lookup

 

[GOODWIN]

Nice love the levers

 

[WTM]

its basically the same as a 30AS. not as valuable as a jm stamped 336 even though its basically the same except for the birch stock. the jm stamp only means it was made by the marlin factory and not remington, which remington made their own barrels for the 336 after they purchased them.

it should be a shooter.

 

[FTG-05]

I have a 336 Youth Model, dated 2019. By far the slickest action of all my Marlins. I despise the pistol grip though: Lever actions are supposed to be straight stocked dangit!

 

[gobblesandgrunts]

Yeah I plan on letting my boys shoot it and have it when I'm dead and gone

 

[gobblesandgrunts]

Thanks for all the info fellers

 

[recurve60#]

First two mumbers of the serial number subtracted from 2000 on jm stamped barrels is the production date. Example.. first two numbers are 30 means it's a 1970 model.