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There are a half dozen lever action collectors here,
I am wondering what % of your guns have scopes on them .

I had a .357 that I put a dot scope on ,
next time I will just put a traditional scope on it .





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I put a FastFire 3 on my Marlin 1894 44m, and a Leupold VXr Scout on my Marlin 1895 Guide in 45-70. Prior to that the Guide gun had a Leupold FXII fixed 2.5 power. The rest are buckhorn or peep.


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I do, because I have CSS and can't hit shit with the existing sights.

Since this is a .35 Remington, and hurls bullets on a lob, I went with a red dot, because magnification isn't needed for under 200 yards which is optimal for the round.






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Yup.
I stick to low power variables by Leupold or Weaver.
Never need batteries and much easier to make 200 yardish hits for my middle aged eyes.
 
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Nice rifle, AtrieS...looks like it's gotten some good use over the years!

I am not a big fan of optics on my lever guns. I feel it messes with the balance, and makes what is a supremely handy platform significantly less handy. My .357, which I primarily use for shooting steel at 50 yards, does not wear any. I don't plan on putting one on my newly acquired .30-30, either.

That said, my eyes kinda suck. Making precision shots out past 50 isn't an easy thing for me to accomplish. As such, my deer rifle, a 45-70 guide gun, has a 4x Nikon on it. I still cringe every time I look at it, but it's a necessary evil.

I do like the idea of a red dot...definitely breaks from the traditional, but it would have a much smaller footprint and minimal impact on balance, as well as faster target acquisition than a traditional scope. I may need to consider it.
 
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Thanks 92, unfortunately, the wear isn't mine. I got it used at a good price, and the wear is the price of the prior owner leaving a leather band around the barrel which held the sling. I've cleaned it up best I can, and it shoots beautifully and is very smooth.

As for a red dot on a .45-70, my shooting buddy has a Vortex Venom on his 45-70 Marlin, and it has held up beautifully. It holds zero, and seems unaffected by the significant recoil.

Both he and I are easily holding three shot groups inside of 4 inches at 100 with the red dot on it, and you simply don't notice the weight or any change in balance.



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I put a red dot on my .357. My thinking is that a pistol caliber would do better with a red dot for the shorter range. For my 30-30, I'll probably put glass on it some day. With astigmatism, irons are more luck for me.


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I have two and the 45-70 has a compact, fixed 4x scope. It is the modern Marlin version.

The cowboy style Marlin .357 does not. I can't bring myself to scope even though it would be easier for me to shoot with one.




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I think I'm 50/50. Though there's one scoped that I wish wasn't.

Unfortunately my eyes have betrayed me and mostly optics is probably in my future. I won't scope the lever guns that aren't already though, I'll probably let them go. Frown


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I prefer bolt actions for hunting, but I do have a Leupold 3-9x40mm on a 336 30-30 that I sometimes take out in the deer woods for fun. My eyes just don't pick up fixed sights like they used to.
 
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Yup. I hunt with Marlin .44 mags mostly, and a scope in brush is imperative. One sports a Primary Arms Micro and kills deer as well as any of my traditionally scoped ones.




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I've scoped the 45-70, but the .44 Mag and 30-30 remain open sights.


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No optic on my lever gun. Skinner peep sight works forme.


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Optics? Never!



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None of my several lever guns have anything other than iron sights. I have a couple with receiver mounted peep sights, though, which seem to help with my 60 year old eyes.
 
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edited: I do not have an optic on my lever action rifle as I like to use the peep sight it came with.
 
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I have a Marlin in .45-70 that I've been meaning to do some work to. I'm tempted to buy a second and scope it.

As for all the "never" and "asshole" type comments..

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Originally posted by arcwelder76:


As for all the "never" and "asshole" type comments..

Roll Eyes

Twas meant to be a joke hence the blinky face. If it is too offensive I'll happily delete it.
 
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The cowboy style Marlin .357 does not. I can't bring myself to scope even though it would be easier for me to shoot with one.


I have a Marlin 1894 Cowboy Limited with the octagonal barrel and I also can't bring myself to scope it. Same with my Marlin 39A Mountie. I much prefer shooting my levers with irons only.



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