Marlin 45-70 1895 Trapper

[LittleLebowski]

How hard is it to mount a red dot on this?

https://palmettostatearmory.com/marl...tic-70450.html

[Up1911Fan]

I believe Aridus is working on a CROM for them.

[whomever]

How hard is it to mount a red dot on this?

https://palmettostatearmory.com/marl...tic-70450.html

Mine from a few years ago is drilled on top for mounts. Several companies make things like this:

https://www.egwguns.com/scope-mounts...n/marlin-1895/

While looking at that I noticed these dot specific mounts:

https://www.egwguns.com/pistol-and-r...cut/?model=563

Mine has one of these:

https://xssights.com/products/marlin...ight-sets.html

[LittleLebowski]

I assume a 1301 is better than this for bear country?

[okie john]

How hard is it to mount a red dot on this?

https://palmettostatearmory.com/marl...tic-70450.html

95s are drilled and tapped, which is how they mount the Skinner rear sight.

Pull the Skinner, replace it with https://xssights.com/products/marlin...ight-sets.html and mount your dot.

I can't speak to use on bears, but a peep-sighted lever gun will reach a lot farther than a 12 gauge.


Okie John

ETA: "Pull the Skinner" and "mount your dot" are not euphemisms.

[GJM]

I assume a 1301 is better than this for bear country?

45-70 is a better hunting bear cartridge, but the 1301 with Brenneke classic magnum slugs is a better defensive long gun due to capacity and being a semi auto.

[rd62]

Easy to mount. I have one on my 1895 using the XS rail.

[Lester Polfus]

Go check out Midwest Industries. I have one of their iron sight/T1 cowitness mounts on my 1894. I suck on this tiny ass phone screen or I woukd try to paste a link

[GJM]

Out at my remote cabin. The bolt is a .450 Marlin, loaded to .458 WM lite power with Barnes and Swift bullets.

[mmc45414]

I assume a 1301 is better than this for bear country?

Probably yes, but if you need to take vengeance on a batch of murderous petroleum industry security contractors gone bad, the Marlin might come in handy...
ETA: It is OK to admit it, you are among friends here...