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I have a 71 336 with a weaver style base and rings sporting a Nikon 3x9. I recently got a new 336C for my son and want to put my Luepold Ultimate Slam 3x9x40 shotgun scope on it but can’t decide on a mount and ring set. I have always been partial to Leupold scopes, mounts and rings. Has anyone used the Leupold QR set-up on a 336?
Is there a better set up to use? Thanks

look here..........I like Burris Signature dovetail style rings.......rear windage adjustment........

this base will work.......or.........go cheap with a Weaver style base.......

but then use Burris Signature Zee rings.....plastic insert.......no slip/no scratch.....

your 40 mm bell may be an issue with clearance.......straight tube 20 mm's go nice on lever guns

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The trick I've found with Marlin 336's is that you need the scope as low as possible because the comb of the stock is low for the use of iron sights. I don't think your 40mm bell will do this. I use Leupold straight tube 20mm scopes on all my scoped Marlins. The best, and lowest combo I've found is using Warne weaver type bases with Burris low zee rings. The super low Burris ring is even better but no longer in production. It's difficult to get a good cheek weld with anything much higher.
Good Luck,
Rick

This right here. I have a 1-4x20 Leupold in super low Burris zee's on my 336.

Extra low Tally Rings.....perfect for scopes up to 32MM front bell. Why add weight to a sporter carbine rifle when you don't have to...

Would Low or Medium Talleys allow for the 40mm bell?

DNZ and Leupold 4x on mine

Those dovetail base and rings are heavy, and... coupled with a largish scope, throws off the balance in my opinion.
I like a flat weaver style base, and low rings with a smallish scope, but would prefer a base that didn't hang over the barrel if I could find one

Have also used a B-square(I think) base with a bunch of slots. And it was a bit taller than the regular Weaver style. But, being tall on the sides and low in the middle, it was kind of good with the scope off and open sights because it seemed to act as an extra alignment aid for quick shots.

I have used 3.5-10x40 Leupold with the Leupold base and Leupold and Redfield low rings. Snug fit but ample clearance with stock rear barrel sight.

I would verify with a phone call to Tally yet feel the "Low" Talley rings should be fine.

Do you have the Quick release leupold mount?

[quote=fasttalker27]Do you have the Quick release leupold mount?[/quote

No the one held on with 3 screws.

Anyone using the XS sight system with quick detachable rings? I’m putting together a 336 in .35 Remington and am thinking this might be a good way to go with an intermediate eye relief scope?

PennDog

Warne (aluminum) one piece base or (steel) two piece bases and Weaver rings. I don't like fixed scope mounts on rifle with open sights. My personal preference . Just in case don't you know.....

I have an EGW 1-piece locating style base with Warne quick detach rings. I think it is a great set up. PM me your cell number or e-ma if you would like pictures

By the way, I have a Leupold vx-2 2-7x33 on that 336. I would guess the rings are lows, but I can try to check if you are interested. I believe the EGW base is alloy, so that helps with weight. Spell check must have changed “ Picatinny” to “locating” in my post above

on my marlins i use the talley lightweight low or extra low and scopes like the leupold 1.5-5x20. i have pretty much converted all my marlins to this setup. the one exception uses the talleys but has a cheapo bushnell sportsman 4x32. its a bigger scope but the FOV is great and points so naturally its like having a 4x eyeball.

I use the Burris Signature rings for a Weaver base with a Weaver base.Stick a VX2 2X7 on it and you are good to go.

If you use a Weaver base and Warne QR rings, you could use the open sight if you wanted to.

I used Burris Rings and one piece Burris base on my Marlin 444. It worked perfectly with a Leupold VX11 2-7x33. A different scope might require a different set-up?

i got a leupold vx-3 2.5-8 on my glenfield model 30 sitting in cheap weaver snap overs and a weaver 1 piece aluminum base. sits nice and low with plenty of eye relief

A Leupold 1-4, 1.5-5 or even 2-7x32 in a Warne base and Weaver low ring will be the lowest setup you can get and won't ruin the balance of a handy Marlin levergun.

I like Dednutz on a lever. Lightweight and well made. I have one on a Browning BLR. I'd bet a Dednutz would work great on a Marlin 336 as well.


Dan

A picatinny rail and then any small low-mount, low-power scope.

Look at the photo from dingo on the previous page. The Burris (Redfield style) rings and base leave no room for eyr relief adjustment. It is either correct ot it is not. No question as to quality. I have that base and ring set up, made by Leupold that came on a 336. I stripped it off and installed an aluminum short rail and Burris rings for a Weaver style rail. Much lighter and it adjusts for ER. The original rings from Weaver work well, return to zero as well as others, and they are strong. They are a little sub par on appearance and they are hard to get the crosshairs perfectly level. It sometimes takes me two or three tries at leveling, but I like them.

Jack

Same here, it's hard to get lower than a Weaver rail, and low Weaver rings. I've got a Leupold M8-4x on my 336, and it works really well.

Yep, Weaver base and rings. Easy to get very low with that.

I have shown this in the 336 forum before, but thought I'd post it again since it has been a while. The first time I saw it, 348srfun had done this to his Marlin 336 and I had to have one on mine. It is the best scope mount set up I have found for my Marlin 336. It's a cut off Weaver base, low mount scope rings and with a receiver sight mounted at the rear. Best of both Worlds.

I use either Weaver, or Leupold and EGW Weaver style bases. I bought a bunch of Warne rings at Cabela's on a give away close out price several years ago. I use the Warnes but I do not like the floating cross bar because it is troublesome to mount. I prefer Burris or Leupold rings for the Weaver base.

Jack

I just mounted a Leupold 2-7x33 that I picked up used here off of the Campfire Classifieds.

The base is a Leupold Rifleman for the 336 and the rings are also Leupold Rifleman 1" lows.

It has plenty of clearance off the rear iron sight and enough in the back to adjust the magnification, but is still plenty low. I'm really pleased how it turned out.

I'll post some pics as soon as I get them sized correctly.

Link to Pics... https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/12957402#Post12957402

Check out a Ranger Point Precisions base with built in backup sight.

I use Talley's on mine... the 2 piece bases, screw lock rings, and their receiver sight that mounts to the rear base when you don't feel like using a scope. receiver sight just slides on the rear base and gives you a long ass arc for Iron sights If I could just find a decent patch box to mount in the stock to put them in.


Phil