I appriciate the advice. But for this rifle (which will not be my only 336), I am going for the "grandpas' rifle" look.

If it doesn't work for me, I will change it - that is one of the luxuries of working at a hunting/outdoor store; though we do not sell guns, we have plenty of optics and mounting hardware in stock.

Last edited by RedBeardDane; 04/01/15.
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