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Offline jj141979

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Scope bases for Marlin 1895
« on: December 10, 2007, 03:49:27 AM »
I have an 1895 Guide Gun and am looking for bases, much of the bases I can find also say they will fit a 336 Marlin, is this true, will a scope base for a 1895 Guide gun fit on a 336 30/30??THANKS FOR THE INFO!!!

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Re: Scope bases for Marlin 1895
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2007, 05:01:19 AM »
M336 = M1895 (post 1972) & M1895 = M336.  A rose, by any other name, is still a rose.

The only real difference, on the modern M1895's, is that the ejection port and the magazine hole, in the receiver are larger to accommodate the bigger .45-70 rim.
In addition, the .45-70's mag tube has a "bump" or expanded area in it's sidewall, just forward of the receiver and opposite the loading gate, to allow the loading of the larger shells.

All aftermarket accessories and stocks are interchangeable,except for some minute differences in some models of M336's, like a different width hammer needing a different offset spur and the fact that Marlin stopped D/T-ing the sides of the receivers for peeps, so the proper top-mounted peep is required for those.
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Re: Scope bases for Marlin 1895
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2007, 01:14:58 PM »
So if I took the bases off of my 336 they would fit on my 1895 Guide Gun???THANKS!!!

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Re: Scope bases for Marlin 1895
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2007, 02:40:19 PM »
You can get a Weaver rings/base set at Walmart for less than $12.00.  They work great!
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