Marlin 336 scope

joppaj · Dec 12, 2008

Thinking about scoping my Marlin 336. I don't hunt (yet) with it, but it would be my go to gun if I had to make a 150-175 yard shot right now. Might get to try something at the lever gun shoot this weekend, but what do you guys recommend for something like this?

trapture · Dec 12, 2008

Lever-Action Rifle Scope
There is a Cabelas Branded Scope that is calibrated for the "Lever Revolution" ammunition. I would go for that, its a 99.99 scope and can be calibrated for I think up to 300 yards. Its acutally on sale right now for $49.99

rob b · Dec 12, 2008

I have this base set it uses leupold rings
if you need a base set

Drmsparks · Dec 12, 2008

I've got the one that came with my 336 (not mounted) if you want to try one out before you buy.

I shoot irons on that particular rifle but am saving the scope for impending aging....

joppaj · Oct 21, 2009

I'm going to bump this back up. Would anyone care to weigh in on a good scope for a Marlin 336 in .30-30?

Adams74Chevy · Oct 21, 2009

joppaj said:
I'm going to bump this back up. Would anyone care to weigh in on a good scope for a Marlin 336 in .30-30?

I have an old Weaver K-4 on my Winchester 94 in .30-30. My dad has a Marlin 336 in .35Rem, I'll check what his scope is this weekend (my guess is something cheap).

alucard0822 · Oct 21, 2009

For the relatively close(200 yards and under) ranges a 30-30 is capable of, even with spitzer ammo, a scout setup with a fixed 4X compact handgun scope is ideal, cheap and simple to set up, and allows good periferal vision I like the simmons pro-hunter, cheap, and can stand up to the recoil of my 44mag revolver, so a 30-30 long gun shouldn't be a problem at all, however there are plenty Leupolds, Nikons, and so on that are better if you feel so inclined. If it is chambered in something with longer legs like 308 marlin, and you forsee shooting past 200 yards then a 3-9X scope mounted on top of the reciever may be a better way to go. IMO the 336 is a nice compact and powerful rifle that is at home in the brush, and well suited for fast shots in close, and leverrevolution ammo, or handloading spitzers (1 in the chamber 1 in the tube) has streached it's abilities into the occasional shots not so close. It does not befit it to be mounted onto a rest and shot for groups, or fitted with a cumbersome large scope and bipod for prone shooting, it is at home when fired from a standing position, or can be quite accurate from a supported sitting/kneeling position, or at worst with a walking stick monopod as a front rest.

WSM · Oct 21, 2009

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000A0AGX...e=asn&creative=380341&creativeASIN=B0000A0AGX

What I have on my 336 in .35 Rem. I use mine solely for brush hunting in thick laurel. You don't have to worry about adjusting power and all that crap. It just works when you need it.

Oldcarjunkie · Oct 21, 2009

While i havnt had a chance to shoot it yet, Mine has a Weaver K-4 on it as well and the guy who i bought it from liked it. Sorry Not sure who makes the rings.

IndispensableDestiny · Oct 21, 2009

I have a Leupold VX-3 2.5-8x36mm on my 1975 Browning BLR in .308 Winchester. I used the Leupold standard single piece mount and standard medium rings.

My Marlin 1894C sports a Leupold VX-II 1-4x20mm using a a Leupold quick release single piece mount on the receiver. It cantilevers out over the barrel. I used low rings and removed the front and rear iron sights so that I wouldn't see them through the scope.

I hope to sight in the Marlin tomorrow using Buffalo Bore heavy .357 mags that claim a higher energy than a 30-30.

WSM · Oct 22, 2009

IndispensableDestiny said:
I have a Leupold VX-3 2.5-8x36mm

that scope is worth more than any gun Marlin makes lol

IndispensableDestiny · Oct 23, 2009

WSM said:
that scope is worth more than any gun Marlin makes lol

I got it for less than $380.00. I don't put cheap glass on a good gun. It's on my Browning. I'll post pics when I can.

IndispensableDestiny · Oct 24, 2009

IndispensableDestiny said:
I have a Leupold VX-3 2.5-8x36mm on my 1975 Browning BLR in .308 Winchester. I used the Leupold standard single piece mount and standard medium rings.

My Marlin 1894C sports a Leupold VX-II 1-4x20mm using a a Leupold quick release single piece mount on the receiver. It cantilevers out over the barrel. I used low rings and removed the front and rear iron sights so that I wouldn't see them through the scope.

The Browning is on top, the Marlin is below.

WSM · Oct 24, 2009

IndispensableDestiny said:
I got it for less than $380.00. I don't put cheap glass on a good gun. It's on my Browning. I'll post pics when I can.

I fully understand and agree with this statement. Some of us just can't affor good glass

Biggfoot44 · Oct 24, 2009

A fixed 2.5 - 3.0x . For cheap and easy to find, I am notorious for using the Tasco and Busshnell 2.5x shotgun scopes from Wally Word as rifle scopes. The more expensive, yet reassonable by quality scope standards is the Weaver K2.5 . Ideal is to hunt down an older steel tube Weaver.
Non magnifing red dots are fine for pistol/ shotgun distances, but a little magnification is helpful at 100yds, at dawn/ dusk, in the shadows. Have tried a 1-4x variable,which in reality is more like a 1.5- 3.5x . Lower than 2.5 didn't really allow for faster target acquisition , 2.5 is plenty to hit bambi in the chest out to well past typical .30-30 distances. If you stumble across an older scope in the once popular 2.75x or 3x they will work as well, just they haven't survived into today's variable obsessed world.
For the really old school option you should use a reciever sight. Either a Lyman or Williams , or a Skiner Sights ( similar to XS rear sight , but substantially improve, yet much better price) .

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