Marlin 336 sight question

[zooski22]

I just picked up my new marlin 336 and I definfitly need to adjust the windage. I'm new to these sights they're semi buckhorn sights. The manual says to lightly tap the rear sight in the direction you want to go. Dont really feel like scratching it all up or anything. Not really sure where to tap it. Any hints would be greatly appreciated.

 

[jbkebert]

You might lift up on the rear sight so no pressure is on the adjustable ramp. Lightly tap with a brass or composite punch. Tapping on the flat where the rear sight slips into the dovetail in the barrel. A little goes a long ways.

 

[RPRNY]

I too have a 336 and could never get the buckhorn sight to align for me. Plus buckhoorn sights are not easy to use even when aligned properly. Williams FP aperture sight - or a Skinner - is the way to go. Peep sights are just so much easier.

 

[john wall]

I prefer Receiver sights on lever guns. Put a .343" front sight on the Winnie or Marlin if you install Peeps.

Snicker at the 1894 if you will. It has harvested more Deer than most folks have ever seen.

 

[jbkebert]

I agree that a peep sight is a huge advancement over Marlins buckhorn sights. I recently bought a 1895 guide gun. By the time my eyes really lock onto my target they were to tired to hold. You can only focus on a small object so long before you start to get shadowing even sometimes a slight double vision.

Shooting both eyes open helps greatly with this but the buckhorn wasn't to friendly for that. The $80 for a skinner is worth three times the price in improved accuracy and speed.

 

[T.R.]

Williams and Marble's still make quality receiver sights.

TR

 

[W.E.G.]

Those sights can be REALLY tight in the dovetail sometimes.

Takes quite a bit of force to move them at all.

Use a brass punch between your hammer and the sight.
Hit it HARD.
The brass will wipe off with copper solvent.

Peep sights are nice for target shooting.
Absolutely horrible for hunting in poor to medium light, and especially if the target won't hold still while you shoot.

A medium-price 3x9 variable scope will eliminate all this.

 

[Abel]

To answer your question, just use a plastic or wood dowel and a hammer. Gently tap the rear sight so that it slides in the dovetail groove that it sits in a millimeter or two and then test the results. Tap the part that rests in the dovetail slot, not the sight blade, and use the dowel. A little millimeter can be alot at 50 yards.

 

[W.E.G.]

A little millimeter can be alot at 50 yards

On a Marlin 336, movement of the sight 0.005" should move point of impact about a half-inch at 50 yards.

 

[mdauben]

Peep sights are nice for target shooting.
Absolutely horrible for hunting in poor to medium light, and especially if the target won't hold still while you shoot.

I would wager generations of hunters who have used peep sights in the field would disagree with this sentiment. I find "peeps" faster and more accurate in any light I could shoot with open (buckhorn) sights.

A medium-price 3x9 variable scope will eliminate all this.

I don't think that there's much argument that an optical sight is better in extreamly low light conditions. Some shooters just don't like the look or balance or weight of a scope on their lever-action. Its a personal choice though so YMMV.

 

[W.E.G.]

I would wager generations of hunters who have used peep sights in the field would disagree with this sentiment. I find "peeps" faster and more accurate in any light I could shoot with open (buckhorn) sights.

If you make the aperture BIG enough, you can use them.

At that point though, I question whether the peep offers any accuracy advantage over a post-and-notch sight.

 

[Texan Scott]

Their advice amounts to a simple admission... the buckhorn rear they put on it is not windage adjustable, unless by 'adjustable', we mean 'bang on it until it's half broken, but oddly enough, works better than it did'. I hate them. Lyman, Williams, Marble, and Skinner all make good peep sights, and they can be had in a number of configurations, depending on what and how you shoot, carry, hunt, or like. Probably the best $100 you can spend on your rifle, and still cheaper than offending a good lever gun with glass optics.

ETA: oddly enough, nobody seems to think a rear peep sight would be better replaced by buckhorns on their M1A or AR-15...

 

[Salmoneye]

As pointed out...Use something hard, but non-marring, against the sight where the dovetail is, and simply tap till you get the sight where you need it...

Two minutes, and a few rounds at the bench to get the windage correct...