What type of sights / optics for 1895g

chromedome82

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I will be getting a Marlin 1895g this week. The deal is it's not going to be used very much at all and I can't see paying a crazy amount of money for the optics. However I do plan to go with the XS base and maybe a set of ghost ring sights but I'm not sure where to go from there (removable bases, Leupold bases and rings, weaver, scout scope.... etc). If you have one of these or have set one up please feel free to give me your opinion and include some pics if you've got any. As always thanks for looking and have a blessed day.
Adam
 
I don't have the GG, but I do have the standard 1895. My solution was to mount a Weaver V series 1-3x25 (don't quote me on the exact specs of the scope, that's a rough guess, but you can find them on Midwayusa.com) with a one piece DNZ mount. For the kind of shooting I do, I couldn't justify spending another $150 on glow in the dark sights and rails.

I have been extremely pleased with the scope, though the mount is a little bulky. The little weaver is plenty clear, and appears to turn down to a true 1x for "eyes wide open" shooting. It also takes the recoil well, and I've been known to shoot some pretty hot loads through this gun.

The only thing I would change is the mounting system. If I could do it over again, I would try to find a low profile base that would still allow the use of factory iron sights if the scope were removed via quick detach rings. I don't know if such an animal exists, but as it is, if my scope fails, I'm SOL, at least untill I can get to some tools. This would be an advantage with the XS sights system, you just have to decide what it's worth to you. For a multi thousand dollar Alaskan hunt, I'd spend it in a minute, but for a pickup gun that sees 100 shots at the range for every one in the field, it just wasn't worth it to me.
 
A very popular setup is the XS sights + quick detach rings, like dwwhite referred to.

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http://www.cabelas.com/p-0041412228338a.shtml

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=19897/sku/QRW_Rings__1___MB__Low_Height
 
Most of us who own GG seem to like the XS mount system using a Leupold 2.5 Scout scope set-up. A full sized scope on an 1895G just seems to large. Scout systems aren't for everyone though you may want to try a compact scope like a 2-7x32 on a conventional mount. It's all what your comfortable with. One big reason I went with the scout system I can remove the scope to use my iron sights and when I reinstall the scope it's dead nuts. Again this isn't for everyone but I used it on a grizzly hunt and wanted the benefit of using open sights if I needed them.
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Barrel diam.

I'm wanting to try a standing and leaf sight but am temporarily separated from my 1895 GG in .45-70. Anyone happen to know the barrel diameter just ahead of receiver?
Thanks.
 
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