putting an Enfield peep site on a Marlin 336

[r.moser90]

The factory rear site on my Marlin 336 broke.

I've ordered a new rear peep site from Skinner as a replacement. BUT i was wondering what the feasibility of fitting an Enfield style (flip up) rear peep site as an interesting alternative. (https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1840343-Lee-Enfield-sights?highlight=enfield)

Aside from the manufacturing of the needed custom parts and what not, what are the practical considerations for mounting an enfield site to the factory tapped holes on the 336?

Would it work? Would i need to change the front post given the increased height of the enfield site? Any other considerations?

Thanks for your help!

Richard

 

[cody c]

It sounds like a cool project, I think most of your assumptions are correct. It may be better to have the enfield part(s) in hand first to see how it would look, and also recognize that the yardages on the flip up would not be correct, and if you want them to be that would take some more work on your part.

Obviously it would be quicker and cheaper to just buy and install a Williams, but the wheel would have never been invented with that way of thinking.

 

[Potashminer]

Here is a picture of Finn Aargaard's "home made(?)" rear peep sight on his first Model 70 Winchester in 375 H&H. The flip up function of the Lee Enfield rear sight involves a plunger and spring located below the axle of the rear sight, so not sure that the "flip up" function could been kept on a 336. But no reason something like Aargaard's sight couldn't be done. Someone like me would make five or six and hope to get the aperture hole to the correct height with at least one of them. Windage can be accomplished by drifting the front sight; for that matter, front sight height can be changed to accommodate the height of rear sight aperture. (Picture stolen off the Internet)

 

[madtrapper143]

I have used this on an old Marlin 444S I once owned. Worked perfectly. IIRC I did not even have to monkey with the front sight. They are snare slide locks I used when trapping beaver.

regards, Darryl

 

[warzaw]

I have used this on an old Marlin 444S I once owned. Worked perfectly. IIRC I did not even have to monkey with the front sight. They are snare slide locks I used when trapping beaver.

regards, Darryl

Great idea you must of have worked for 50 cents a hour like I did as a kid . NW Ont you lucky guy.

 

[highlander]

Why ?

There are considerably better peep sites out there that will go on that rifle with no work.