Newtosavage
Member
- Joined
- Nov 30, 2015
- Messages
- 2,918
I do as well. I know people who claim to have taken 200+ yard shots with open sights, but I'm not one of them. I respect the game I hunt more than to try something like that. Paper is one thing, but I don't mess around when it comes to cleanly killing game. If I can scope it, I do. If I want a "traditional" experience, I'll take my bow.From the context of the OP and since I don’t think Marlin started drilling and tapping 336 receivers until the 50’s, I assume the rifle isn’t drilled and tapped for scope mounts. If it isn’t I thinkI would not not scope it. If it is drilled and tapped I’d definitely scope it. Mine used to wear a Fullfield II 2-7x35 and it worked great. It now wears a VX-3 1.75-6x32.
I do.
Having said that, my pre-64 Win 94 wears a Williams peep sight in the rear dovetail and a fiber optic front bead. I've tried literally dozens of sight and scope combinations on that rifle, and that to my eyes, works the best. It wore a 4x Weaver in a side mount for nearly 20 years before I had bolt action rifles I could scope, but now it's back to open sights for plinking and close-range hog hunting.