Sacrilege to scope a Marlin? pics

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What with the popularity of the guide gun these days we've talked a lot about whether or not to (gag) hang a scope off of these rifles. This is not my preference and it seems like most also feel that a ghost ring of some sort is the way to go. But....

Well my name is Dan and I have a scoped Marlin. There, I feel better already. Top photo is an older model 1895 in 45-70. Pretty much identical to today's guide gun but with the longer 22" tube. It wears a Williams receiver sight.

Bottom is a 20" barrel model 375 Marlin wearing a 2.5X Weaver. This is virtually the same as the new guide guns as well but with a pistol grip stock.

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Clearly I like the look of the 45-70 better. But the scope sure extends the range of my 375 with out uglifying it too bad. I've been chatting with win 94 and others about how to sight these things recently. Thought these pics might help. Or maybe just confuse the issue more I don't know.:rolleyes:
 
Unless your eye's are up to it, using aperature type ironsights in low light, against a non-contrasting background can be difficult even at fairly close range. Using a low magnifaction, wide field of view scope such as a Leupold 1 x 4 impoves the function of a "bush gun" for me.

After missing a few shot op's while hunting under a thick forest canopy, where it gets "dark" well before official sunset, I ended up putting an illuminated reticled scope on my slug gun. Ugly but it sure works!
 
Marlins have these funny holes on the top of the reciever for a reason, plus they are side eject for the same reason.

They work well either way.




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Ah yes, the Lyman 66. Beauty apurature sight. I had one, but a guy from the club ended up with it in a trade before I got to even mount it.:confused: A week moment that was.....

So looks like we have a split decision so far.....
 
I thought scopes were a sin against lever actions until I plunked one on my Marlin 336 (30-30 Win). Now I'm convinced that, while one should strive for purity, it should never get in the way of accuracy.
 
Sorry but I don't feel like doing the american hunter thing, you know, looking through your binoculars when you should be looking through your scope.

If mr 60" moose steps out at dusk 250 yards away down a dark cut line you can be dam sure I am going to be sizing up antlers in my scope not grabbing the binock's for a last look at his ass when he walks back in to the bush.

With a 350g flatpoint going 2000 fps out of my guide gun It is a ligit 200yard gun on moose sized game. And it is MOA accurate too.

So you would not scope a 200 yard MOA gun, just beacuse of looks? That is silly to me. I bought the gun for a serious moose, elk timber rifle. Not that an open sighted rifleis not a serious rifle but adding a scope makes it more so.
 
I agree R of A. As a matter of fact I don't think they look bad with a scope, anyway. My BLR looks fine with the Leup 4X on it.
Although, yes, it would have looked retarded for The Duke to have had a scope on his 1892... :p
 
Republic of Alberta said:
Sorry but I don't feel like doing the american hunter thing, you know, looking through your binoculars when you should be looking through your scope.

If mr 60" moose steps out at dusk 250 yards away down a dark cut line you can be dam sure I am going to be sizing up antlers in my scope not grabbing the binock's for a last look at his ass when he walks back in to the bush.

With a 350g flatpoint going 2000 fps out of my guide gun It is a ligit 200yard gun on moose sized game. And it is MOA accurate too.

So you would not scope a 200 yard MOA gun, just beacuse of looks? That is silly to me. I bought the gun for a serious moose, elk timber rifle. Not that an open sighted rifleis not a serious rifle but adding a scope makes it more so.
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looking through your scope eh? well what if there are other hunters ion the OTHER SIDE of that moose looking at it too? well I have been there, looking through my bino, and If i see some ####### looking at me through his scope there will be lead flying in his direction in short order. sorry, but if you're one of those guys that scans with his rifle I really hope you get shot at, might teach you something.

as for a 60" moose? I put stuff that tough on the soles of my shoes, not on my plate.

if it's 250 you can get closer.
 
Woohooo, a nice little snipe from Amphib about glassing with a scope. A bit of a stretch blaming this for scoping a Marlin but it sets the scope guys back a little but they're still winning............Stay tuned as the battle heats up a little :)
 
I would shoot either a scoped or iron sighted lever myself, i do like the way traditional iron sights are nostalgic and asthetically superior, but i would be hard pressed to say that iron sights are better than scopes, not all people have the eye sight to utilize iron sights to the best of their abilities and your own abilities. If you cant shoot em why use em? shoot with what works, dont listen to the "morally wrong" that is a small opinion among thousands of lever shooters.
 
You guys are right on both sides, I prefer using iron sights to scopes in close cover, but Ive used a red dot on one of these as well and both do the trick, Its just your preference.
Hank
 
I don't feel guilty about this:

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at all. 1.2x-4x, sighted to 125 yds. Without the scope, can't see the deer, front sight, rear sight in the same sight picture. You youngun's wait, you'll get there too...:) Secret is, you mount the scope high enough, doesn't take away from the lines... ;) :p

Besides, if God hadn't intended a marlin to wear a scope, He wouldn't have drilled and tapped the receiver. ;)
 
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