but honey it'll bring home the bacon.

 

Get rid of the see through rings first while a few may like them they are mostly awkward. Get a good low power scope if that one is not, which it may be. Sling swivels are no big deal just don,t use the bullseye as a installation point. 35 is a good caliber, the 30-30 is a good caliber. enjoy the rifle.

DEP

 

MANY Marlins were fitted with see through scope rings back in the day..... It 'seemed' like the best of both worlds for using the scope OR open sights if or when 'needed'.
However in all actuality it aligned the scope way too high for the low comb Marlin 336, and how often does a scope go bad or deer walk up so close that....well....all I can say is that for ME,.... the scope is THE main tool for sighting and shooting, and if the scope fogs or goes bad I get another rifle or pull the scope.
I set scopes up with standard rings as low as possible without interfering with the barrel or rear open sight.
99+% of the time the scope is what will be utilized, and a proper fit of the shooter's cheek for scope alignment means NO 'see through' rings for me.
Plus they are as ugly as tape wrapped around broken eye glasses........ lol.
I have a set now that came on a 1979 Marlin 336RC 35 Rem......anyone wanna trade out for standards? (anther set that came on a Ruger 44 Carbine (older semi auto model), rolling around in a drawer....free for postage to anyone.

 

Congrats, and a very nice rifle. Be careful, that .35 rem might spoil you... sure did me...
Btw, I use a Bayou Sling on my older .35 rem when I want, no need to drill or add studs as another option you might consider.
Enjoy!

 

Yep. I always enjoyed carrying 30-30's, both Winny 94 and Marlins in the woods. My Winny's are light and don't get tiring if I have to walk any distance. Of course my Marlin 30-30's can handle a scope without drilling out the Receiver as on the Winny 94's.

With the large numbers of Bears in my home state of PA, now I always carry a Marlin 35 REM for the extra fire power over a 30-30. Now, it may not seem like much, but the 35 REM can handle a large black bear with one well-placed round. To me its extra insurance and it is not so much heavier than my Winnys to make an excursion into the outdoors less enjoyable.

Stock up on ammo when you see it for a decent price.


Mike T

 

welcome to .35 rem owners ... she is a thumper for sure.

 

Nice rifle! Congratulations. I love the .35 remington. Using the Hornady LE with good success on hogs.

 

Had to go check one of mine to see if it was still there, got one identical.

 

I just bought it ... Your wife just hasn't shipped it !!!

 

Beautiful gun! I actually got $19 = S&H for a set of those mounts on an auction site! One less set of clutter in my shop. AC

 

Nice rifle!

 

What's that old saying? Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission...

 

Congrats on the 35, looks sweet.. Not everybody hates high mounts tho

 

Nice oñe, what year?

 

not sure yet .. still miles away ...

Already have those high mounts promised to my buddy ... he loves'em .. So thats two i know ..

 

Congrats to Ya on the Ole 35!

 

As for the see-thru scope mounts, I used to hate them, but last summer I bought a 30-30=0 that came with a Bushnell scope on see-thru mounts. Yes, the scope is a bit high, but I dunno- the see-thru's are just so "70's" that they're cool. Plus, you can actually use the iron sights if you want, which is of course the reason for the see-thru's in the first place (if you've got your scope zoomed way in to 9X, or whatever it goes up to, and suddenly a 30 point buck walks right in front of you, 25 yards from your tree stand, you'll be able to drop him using the sights).

So I've kept mine. They seem "appropriate" for a rifle from that era. Back then, they were the bee's knees.

 

Ditto 1958 .. Thats the reason my buddy likes them so well.. He does alot of treestand hunting and sometimes those Bucks get right under him ..

 

I dropped a very nice buck at about 10-15 FEET with a red dot sight. I switched to a low powered 1.5 scope becasue I do not trust batteries. Mount a scope properly and learn to use one and iron sights are not needed. I do have iron sighted rifles but they are carried on the 4-wheeler or tractor. I had a pair of see throughs that I thought would work on my Mauser whcih requires a higher scope mount due to bolt clearance. Could not sight them in as they did not allow proper windage. A pair of high scope mounts, which were lower than the see throughs permitted sight in. Used to have a pair of Weaver tip offs. They held zero but after a few years I changed over to lower standard mounts as I never used the tip offs. Most arguements for see throughs are more "what if" than actual experience. Finn Aagard wrote an article on scoeps for African hunting and felt that scopes were better than iron sights as they permitted better light gathering properties in the brush and the ability to see game better.
One is better off going with the high prbability use not the what if. I carry a rifle that serves me for the most common shooting. I do not carry a heavy bolt action with a high powered scope in case I see a trophy at 300 yards, I carry one more adaptable for my most common situations and hunting stratedgy.

DEP