Marlin 336 - borked front sight?

[thedigitaldoctor]

Brought home my new Marlin 336 yesterday. Tried it out today. I seem to have a borked front sight. It's hard to see in the picture (sorry about the craptastic quality), but the paint for the front dot only covers about half of the dot. I don't know how I missed that when I was looking at it in the store, or when I inspected it before shooting!

After 15 rounds I've come to the conclusion that I don't have the skill or patience to compensate for this when aiming. Worth returning to the store or should I just replace the front sight with something that glows?

 

[thedigitaldoctor]

Bump.

I found an online store (non CGN) that has a Tru Glo 336 sight set in stock. Any CGN stores have something similar?

 

[1899]

It is new - what else might be/go wrong with it....why not just return it?

 

[tbrwlf]

What is "borked"?

 

[kamlooky]

What is "borked"?

I think he means broketted.......

 

[wade]

i think thats a brass bead , you could tale the hood off, and scrap the paint off the bead ,, maybe ???? wade

 

[thedigitaldoctor]

Me: So I have this Marlin with paint missing on the front sight and I'm wondering if I should return it or find a TruGlo or Williams or...
Hunting store owner: Paint the f***er.
Me: With what?
Hunting store owner: Paint.
Me: Well dang...now I feel retarded...

Long story short, I painted it.

 

[mlehtovaara]

WTF does "borked" mean? I don't see the problem here?

Is the paint coming off of the bead?

So buy some nail polish in a bright neon colour and paint it!

Hell of alot cheaper, and easier than new sights...........

 

[NaviDave]

Flip it around. There is a round notch in one of the grooves.

The front site insert slides around freely on my 1894c. I will be ordering a Skinner sight for the rear with a matching Marbles front sight.

 

[thedigitaldoctor]

WTF does "borked" mean?

What is "borked"?

"Borked" is a combination of "broken" and "wrecked". I'm a computer tech (read: nerd) as well as a CGN, and sometimes my English, Gun-eze and Nerd-eze get mixed up. My apologies for the confusion.

To those of you who suggested paint or nail polish, I truly do feel as silly and/or stupid as I'm sure you think I am.

 

[kamlooky]

Who are we to argue.......if it's borked, it's borked.......

Wonder how this will fly with Scribble?

 

[nntw]

thanks for the new addition to our vocabulary- i like it!

 

[tbrwlf]

dd I am IT too! but even for me it was a bit much.

but it was different.