Maybe My New Favorite Marlin.......

[Kestrel4k]

That's very cool

Long live the straight stock;
(Every one with an aperture sight)

[Arthur Roy]

An extension to the above idea is to section off the rear-most hole from that one-piece Weaver rail (leaving three remaining holes for the scope rail itself);

then install a Skinner Lo-Pro sight in the now-exposed hole.
Attachment 332080

On another Marlin, with an older-style Skinner locknut that was taller than the current version:
Attachment 332082 Attachment 332083

I also replace the front blade with a brass blade from Skinner, then file the blade /way down/ & drift to regulate.

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The fact that this works even with 'Low' Weaver rings, is the real 'win' here.

In theory, the Skinner #8-40 stem (without its associated locknut) can be used with an unmodified Weaver rail; I have tried that solution as well, but the install ends up being very cramped & difficult to deal with, especially if you want to use the threaded aperture that goes into the Skinner stem.

I put together a scout rifle on a Marlin once. I used the rim of the 30-30 case to tighten the scope rings to the base. That way if I needed to remove it I would always have the tool with me(that is assuming I didn’t forget the ammo). I took it on an off that way dozens of times to see if it would repeat. It always put the first round about an inch to the right after reinstalling the scope. After the first one all the rest would be in a tiny group right in the center of the bull.

[lightload]

Expert grade work!

[pipehand]

Thanks for the explanation. Will keepmy eyes open for bottom metal, lever, and stock for my one p.g. 336.

[MakeMineA10mm]

Man, Appalachian, that’s a beauty!!! And so nice that it shoots as good as it looks! Congratulations

[pworley1]

Well done.

[fjrdoc]

That Marlin looks great. Now take it out into the woods and bring home some venison.

[budman5]

That’s nice , looks like an old friend

[The Appalacian]

Not a terrible way to break it in.......

[The Appalacian]

Nor the big one I'm after this year but I was in a different spot on the farm and this one just hung out a little too long for me to say no......

[Pereira]

Nice buck, congrats.

RP