greyling22
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or you can do some quick work with a fine grit belt sander and some whetstones and fix your trigger up nice yourself. Working on an 1894 or a 336 isn't hard and can really transform a gun. But in a nutshell, the bolt overcocks the hammer, the guns are oversprung, and they need some polishing. WInchesters do not scope well. They are a trimmer gun, so they tend to carry and handle a little better, but if you want to scope a lever gun, get a marlin. The only marlins I have seen that wern't tapped were really old. Like 1960's and earlier old. Waffle tops. Most marlins are tapped for scope mounts, and I recommend a sleek scope, warne mounts and burris low rings. They get the scope down as low as it will go, and you want low to get the proper cheek weld and still see through the scope.With these rifles which has good triggers in them and are tapped for scopes any suggestions. I have read that the marlins 1894s have horrible sloppy triggers and winchester isn't tapped and would be side mounted for the 1892. Any suggestions or experiences with these? The golden boys I have read are tapped but the brass is soft and may be a problem if shot a lot.
see the difference in these two pictures. The top gun in both is a 336 with a warne 1 piece mount and burris signature low rings. the scope literally cannot be mounted any lower without hitting the hammer on the scope. In the first picture the bottom gun is a 336 I just bought that is poorly scoped with warne 2 piece rings (mount holes don't allow for placing the scope far enough forward) any mystery QD rings that are probably high's. the scope is at least 1/2" too tall too see through right.
The gun in the 2nd picture is a the same scope and rings moved on to an 1894 with a ncstar picatinny rail. (same height as a regualr weaver mount) See how the mount is 1/4" higher than the warne mounts and the scope is WAY too high?
a final note, those 2 scopes have very small rear bells. If you run a scope with something bigger than a leupold/weaver classic rear ocular, you might want a little more height. Just remember, the higher it is mounted, the more your head will float off the stock.