What leather and scope would you put on a Marlin 336SS?

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Hey everyone

I picked up a beautiful Marlin 336SS 30-30 lever a few months ago.

I am looking up options for scopes and leather products for the rifle and I figured lets see what others have added to this amazing looking rifle.

I would prefer to keep any options in keeping with the looks and lines of the rifle. If you have pics of your setup then I'd love to see them.

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saskcop said:
Low power Leopold VX-R like a 1.5-4 and any classy looking leather sling.
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I like the Leupold VX-HOG, at 8.1 oz. and 9.5 inches OAL it's a fairly good bush to mid range scope. The advertised 1-4x20 optics range is actually 1.4ish-4x20, but
the price is about half that of the VX-R. As for a sling, I've always been partial to the Browning adjustable nylon slings as they are very versatile, but as they are not
a big ticket item (slings in general) I'd say experiment until you find what you like.
 
I used a Millet base and rings and mounted a Bausch and Lomb 3000 Elite 3-9x40 that I had sitting around. I added a Browning Buffalo Nickel leather sling. I think that it adds a nice touch.
 
If you have to scope it, then a VX-1 2-7x33 mounted in Weaver GS med rings on a Warne 1 piece base:

Like this:


But a 336ss just begs for a Skinner sight, and a tan sling.

 
I'd keep the scope as low as possible. The smaller objective lower magnification the better. My reason is that with 2 different scopes on my 336 I had trouble with parallax caused by my eye being lower than the center of the scope. The cheek piece is made for those barrel sights no really for a scope with a 32mm or larger objective. The results are with the same handloads 2-3 inches at 100yds with a Scopechief fixed 4x, 2inches with an Elite 3200 2-7x32, and 0.9 inches with a Williams fp receiver sight and a Merit adjustable aperature.

This is all probably because I'm funny looking and I tried to get a good cheek weld with a Lincoln Arc(joking!). Seriously I noticed I couldn't eliminate the parallax with the scope cheif. I must've shot about 20 groups over the last couple years with the elite(it has migrated to dad's 303, which I'm building a cheek riser for).

I bought my 1pc weaver base for $10 at WSS if you have other scopes with a weaver rings maybe try them out first and check for any issues before you commit to a specific scope for that beauty. Mount it lowwww.

Another note is if you check out skinner sights or Marlin owners you'll find the front sight is so low that anything other than the rear leaf on the barrel sits way too high and you need a taller front sight to match.(A friend and I are both in the middle of changing front sights.)

That's just my experience.

My 336 came with a wide leather sling from my grandpa and it's very comfortable and looks right. I just picked up a leather sling at WSS for dad's 303 and the brown SAKO with Moose head was the cheapest at $32 go figure

Have fun with your lever addiction, everyone who tries mine empties the tube looks super dissapointed when it finally just clicks instead of booms

Willy
 
On my 336SS a 2-7x33mm Leupold "Rifleman" scope and I have a leather butt stock cover with cartridge loops made by a fellow in the states.
Have my 336C (2-7x33mm Leupold "Rifleman") , 1894 (1-4x20mm Leupold), 1895G (2-7x28mm Leupold) and 1895GS (2-7x28mm Leupold) set up with similar leather butt stock covers with cartridge loops.
The 1895s use Warne QD scope rings so I can access the iron sights in seconds and then remount the scope with unfailing return to zero.
The leather butt stock covers make a nice comfortable cheek rest and are very attractive.
 
Depending on how "cowboy" you want to go these guys make some neat lever gun leather. Personally I don't like to make slings with carved and painted "pictures" on them but I have done guitar straps with just carved things like ships anchors for an ex navy friend. I have made slings for levers that loop over the barrel and tube rather then a from swivel. Braided and solid strap, or cobra style and they looked sharp on the owner's guns...just depends on what look you want. Google leather rifle sling images and see what catches your eye for looks and function.

http://www.levergunleather.com/

Cant help with scopes as so far I am sticking with iron sites.

let us know what you settle on.
 
I like leather.
That's why I have the leather butt stock covers on all my Marlin and Winchester leverguns.
In a sling I prioritize comfort above looks.
I find the Quake "Claw" sling will never slip on my shoulder when walking and I don't have to keep adjusting the rifle position every so often.
Hence the name "Claw".
The wide soft pad will never dig in and become uncomfortable.
 
GMC403 said:
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If that's a Remlin (post Remington takeover Marlin) the checkering quality has certainly improved over what it was a couple of years ago.
The wood to metal fit looks pretty decent as well.
I replaced the stock and forearm on the first Remlin I bought with a stock and forearm from Boyds because they didn't match and I could fit a quarter in the wood to metal gaps.
After a strip down and cleaning and lot of honing, stoning and polishing the rest of the gun was OK.
 
Given the typical use of a traditional lever action .30/30, the above suggestions are spot on, but every now and then someone finds a different way to use these things. Let's say for example, you handload pointed 125 gr bullets to 2600 fps, and loaded the rifle in 2-shooter fashion, one in the chamber and one in the magazine. Now you have a 300 yard capable rifle, that while still a viable short range proposition, that benefits from a scope with a low bottom end, a scope with a bit more high end magnification like a 2.5-8X33 is now a viable option.
 
The 160 grain Hornady FTX ammo is accurate in my 336SS but I don't know how good it is on deer sized game.
I have shot deer with the 200 grain FTXs from my 336C in 35 Rem and they didn't go far.
But I've never used the 160 grain FTXs in 30-30 on game.
The 30 -35 caliber FTX pointed bullets flatten the trajectory significantly over the flat nosed ammo.
For the 45-70 the Hornady 325 grain FTX ammo doesn't improve the performance so much.
 
Like most have already said, lower power is all you need on a 30-30. I like the 2-7 range, gives me some extra distance if I need it, but not too high for close stuff in the woods. My dad has a fixed 2.5 power that he has used for years with see through rings, and he's gotten plenty of deer.

I have also shot with a 1-4 which I liked, and if I ever went down from the 2-7 I think that's what I would go for.
 
My 444S matched up well with a real low mounted 2.5X20 M8 Leupold, now the FXII 2.5X Ultralight. In the end I put the Williams FP back on for hunting. I think nothing hand carries like an iron sighted lever. My sling preference is one that matches the wood without decoration and quick detach swivels. I like to take them off in the bush and put in a pocket in good hunting country.

That is a nice rifle.
 
Canuck Bob said:
My 444S matched up well with a real low mounted 2.5X20 M8 Leupold, now the FXII 2.5X Ultralight. In the end I put the Williams FP back on for hunting. I think nothing hand carries like an iron sighted lever.
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I sort of went the same way and the XS peep sight went on it. It felt handier.

Canuck Bob said:
I think nothing hand carries like an iron sighted lever.
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The Remington pumps with irons are lean around the action bars and seem to carry well.

Also, I think a peep-sighted Winchester Featherweight, Kimber Montana or Remington Model 7 would also carry pretty nicely. A little bigger around the middle but pretty nice just the same. For me, a FWT points better than a 336. YMMV.
 
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