Red Dot on a Lever action? you crazy!

[103M 95G]

Hows this? "Neva' been done before" Red dot on a lever action?. Picked this marlin 336 up from a member here some time ago. It had some light rust in the blueing, so I sent it out, and just got it back from "Mahovski's Metalife." I threw on a Bushnell Trs-25, Yes I know the base hangs off the back a little, I purposely mounted it that way so the TRS-25 would get a full bite on the Weaver 63B rail, instead of getting a partial bite using the other cross slot. If you have ever seen the Aimpoint videos of the bore hunting in Hungary, Zero magnification red dots on bolt action rifles, both eyes open, shooting at moving targets was my thought process behind this setup. yeah I know it has been done before, but here is my rendition. Zeroing the dot at 100 yards was a chore, the eyes are not what they used to be.

 

[SpeedRacer]

I don't see why not. If it shoots bullets, it will benefit from a red dot.

I will say though, an Aimpoint R1 would look right at home on there.

 

[MikeM]

I personally think lever action rifles are fun to just shoot around at the house. Iron sights, or a red dot. I don't like scopes on them too much, since the 30-30 isn't a super long range round anyway. I have a pre-safety 336, and a little cheap red dot from academy. I need a new mount though.

 

[sawgrass]

That's a really nice looking rifle. Scopes, red dots.....whatever it takes to make the shot. I prefer to hit what I am aiming at rather than look good missing.

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[Nomad.2nd]

It's been done before.

Guy I used to know Threw on a red dot and threaded the end of the barrel.

 

[dixiejarhead]

Looks good to me!

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

If I couldnt carry a Semi-Auto Rifle at work it would be a 30/30 wit a dot for me.

 

[gandog56]

Well, I put one on a bolt action, why not?

 

[FishingFool]

Marlin 1895gbl with xs sights and an aimpoint t-1 on the scout rail. Picture taken at sport optics.

 

[gandog56]

Heck, I have a red dot on a bolt action Mosin Nagant 91/30. Makes for extremely fast acquisition/re-acquisition.

 

[machinedrummer]

There is no reason to have a red dot on a lever gun. Green dots show up much better in the daylight.

 

[BobKaro]

I like it. I've thought about it myself.

 

[Gus McCrae]

I don't see the problem with doing it. I just wish they'd make some that looked like they belonged on a lever gun more than an AR.

 

[sandman7925]

I like it. I've been considering sending a 1895 to grizzly custom guns to turn it into a short fast brush gun which would be perfect for a red dot.

Keep you're screws tight.

 

[LACamper]

Very nice!

I'd be tempted to mount a light weight ghost ring behind the red dot. With the rail on there you probably can't get to your rear iron. Plus having irons functional through the red dot would be nice.