Factory Marlin sights.

m.wun · Post by **m.wun** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:56 pm

Am I the only one who doesnt like the hooded front sights
on the factory Marlins....

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:01 pm

I always take the sight hoods off my rifles and keep them in my desk. If I ever sell them i put them back on.

95fan · Post by **95fan** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:19 pm

iceman wrote:I always take the sight hoods off my rifles and keep them in my desk. If I ever sell them i put them back on.

+!, removing the hood is the first thing I do.

Leverdude · Post by **Leverdude** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:37 pm

Me too,
Got a bunch if anybody needs one.

meanc · Post by **meanc** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:38 pm

I hate the front ramp sites and hoods on any levergun more than I hate the darn cross-bolt safety.

That being said, I leave my front hood on for the 1957 39a and 1972 1894 because it actually makes the rifle look better than having just the front ramp and insert showing. (haven't done anything to these because they are just so accurate)

I've either sold or traded the other levers that have had them, or just removed the front ramp sight and filed in a dovetail for a post sight.

claybob86 · Post by **claybob86** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:12 pm

Yeah, I take mine off, too.

gundownunder · Post by **gundownunder** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:46 am

The hoods come off and the beads get filed down to a straight post.

Post by **Hobie** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:14 am

No hoods. They seem to disappear anyway.

Dastook · Post by **Dastook** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:47 am

95fan wrote:
iceman wrote:I always take the sight hoods off my rifles and keep them in my desk. If I ever sell them i put them back on.
+!, removing the hood is the first thing I do.

+1 Dittos

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:36 am

With so many folks disliking the ramp sights with hoods, and the hoods by themselves I wonder what the factories thoughts were in putting them on.
I have to admit I much prefer the original SRC type front sight, or the dovetailed front, myself.
But even so when I have a fragile bead front sight I leave the hoods on.

Joe

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:07 am

J Miller wrote:I have to admit I much prefer the original SRC type front sight, or the dovetailed front, myself.
But even so when I have a fragile bead front sight I leave the hoods on.
Joe

Ditto

41_Marlin · Post by **41_Marlin** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:01 am

I for one like the sight hoods. But then again I also like the safety, much quieter releasing the safety then cocking the trigger. Course I hunt up close in the deep south.

Ok Ok I'm freaky. But at least I'm freaky FOR Leverguns, particularly Marlins.

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:04 am

I discard most, myself, to expose the sight face to direct light - but those with a fragile bead might consider either cutting/grinding a moon roof in the hood

, or cutting the hood to half it's length.

On some rifles, I temporarily re-install the hood while transporting the rifle to a distant, or out-of-state hunt - but it comes off upon arrival.

JeffG · Post by **JeffG** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:41 pm

I too like the hoods. I mounted Skinner sights on my 39A and 94. the front hood helps me by lining up the two circles. I put 15 rounds in an inch and a half at 50 yrds with the 39A...now if I could just get the squirels to stand still a little longer.

How about the hoods that have an open top with one of those fiber optic front beads, anyone try that set-up?

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:12 pm

Please send me all your take-off sight hoods! I'm making a necklace!

allhands · Post by **allhands** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:20 pm

I am a BIG fan of the front hood with the factory rear sight. Have this setup on my 444. great groups past 100 yards, and very fast target acquisition.

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:08 am

[the front hood helps me by lining up the two circles. I put 15 rounds in an inch and a half at 50 yrds with the 39A...now if I could just get the squirels to stand still a little longer.]

Jeff - IMO you're hurting your hunting efforts by consiously trying to line up a peep sight with anything - never mind a sight hood that could be off-center in relation to the front bead.
That might work OK for stationary paper targets, but not usually for live game, where you should only look through the peep at the game * place the front sight on target (game's vital zone).

[How about the hoods that have an open top with one of those fiber optic front beads, anyone try that set-up?]

That was the "moon roof", I was referring to, in my earlier post - needed to illuminate a fiber optic bead that's blocked/covered by a hood.
A fiber optic needs to either go hoodless, or have an exposed area directly above the light rod, so it can gather enough ambient light to glow properly.

Other bead materials, like Ivory & Gold, also benefit from the top light, without any of the disadvantages associated with the side-lighting of a bead throwing off a shot.

Modoc ED · Post by **Modoc ED** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:38 am

Griff wrote:
J Miller wrote:I have to admit I much prefer the original SRC type front sight, or the dovetailed front, myself.
But even so when I have a fragile bead front sight I leave the hoods on.
Joe
Ditto

I Ditto your Ditto.

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:17 am

gundownunder wrote:The hoods come off and the beads get filed down to a straight post.

+1

slowhandscotty · Post by **slowhandscotty** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:30 am

Leverdude wrote:Me too,
Got a bunch if anybody needs one.

If you're serious I just lost one on a hunting trip and been looking to replace it. Let me know if you have one or two you want to get rid of. Thanks

JeffG · Post by **JeffG** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:41 pm

slowhandscotty wrote:
Leverdude wrote:Me too,
Got a bunch if anybody needs one.
If you're serious I just lost one on a hunting trip and been looking to replace it. Let me know if you have one or two you want to get rid of. Thanks

Yeah! Me too, I want to try Pete44's moon roof idea