I bought new Marlin 336A some time ago. Love the way it shoots and handles. I had no problem sighting it using a scope. I have see-thru mounts on it and wanted to a use original factory sights as well. I had no problem using open sights before with a different rifle and was a bit surprised with the results with my newer Marlin 336. I was trying to shoot with open sights at exactly 50 yards into a regular 8 inch bulls eye target. All my shots were placed way too high vertically. I would say 15-20 inch too high from the center even after I lowered the rear sight all the way down. I was able to compensate it by aiming way lower, but thought it was inconvenient and strange. My question is to all of you Marlin fans who know more about the rifle than a new one to it. Is it normal or there is something wrong with the sights on my rifle or I am doing something wrong. FYI, it is a newer buckhorn rear sight with the screw in the middle that adjusts elevation. If you screw it in it pushes the rear sight higher, so I basically unscrewed it all the way but just let it touch the barrel a bit. Thank you all in advance for answering my question.

I think "normal" with Marlin factory sights is to be able to hit the broad side of a deer with the most common ammunition.

If you are getting the sight picture you want (front sight in relation to rear sight) about the only thing you can do is get a higher front sight. I'm not familiar with the screw elevation you are talking about. Mine all have the sliding elevator. At any rate, you have to get the rear sight lower or the front sight higher.

Call Marlin, maybe they will help you out.

I think "normal" with Marlin factory sights is to be able to hit the broad side of a deer with the most common ammunition.

If you are getting the sight picture you want (front sight in relation to rear sight) about the only thing you can do is get a higher front sight. I'm not familiar with the screw elevation you are talking about. Mine all have the sliding elevator. At any rate, you have to get the rear sight lower or the front sight higher.

Call Marlin, maybe they will help you out.

Thank you KenK for replying. The setup with sights I have is out of the box (no slide) and looks like it can be only controlled by a screw. I understand about the front site being higher tan the rear one, but at this point I am seeing if I have any options of doing it right with the factory setting. Calling Marlin is always an options, I just wanted to see i f somebody ran into the same problem before

I think "normal" with Marlin factory sights is to be able to hit the broad side of a deer with the most common ammunition.

If you are getting the sight picture you want (front sight in relation to rear sight) about the only thing you can do is get a higher front sight. I'm not familiar with the screw elevation you are talking about. Mine all have the sliding elevator. At any rate, you have to get the rear sight lower or the front sight higher.

Call Marlin, maybe they will help you out.

Also, just to clarify. I was using 150gr Federal 30-30. I was actually able to hit the target with acceptible accuracy after all, but visual compensation for point of aim vs actual point of impact was no fun or made any sense. Thanx again

Some sight options for your Marlin, Trackofthewolf.com
RS-SE-WIN-FB-B Rear sight, Winchester style, full buckhorn, blued . . . $124.95</STRONG>
This Winchester style rear sight has a full buckhorn sight blade, of blued steel. Ladder sight has an elevation slide, with a tiny ball and spring engaging detents on the side.

Upgrade your Uberti replica 1873, 1892, or 1894 Winchester with this precision machined rear sight. The dovetail measures .370" wide, .500" long, and .088" deep

RS-MARB-70 Rear sight, Marble's Sporting Leaf Sight, No.70 Semi Buckhorn . . . $15.95</STRONG>
RS-PM-1 Rear sight, adjustable Buckhorn, wax cast steel . . . $22.50</STRONG>
Blued steel with an internal spring, pivot pin, and elevation adjustment screw. The dovetail base is .348" long, .622" wide, .065" deep. Used on Lyman's “Great Plains" Rifle, this sight is made in Italy. A similar sight was used on Browning's Mountain Rifle.RS-DRU-BH Rear sight, Buckhorn, wax cast steel . . . $6.25</STRONG>
This buckhorn rear sight has a concealed dovetail under the front and rear skirt. It will hide a rough looking dovetail slot. The dovetail is about .385” as cast. It will clean up to a standard .375 dovetail. Wax cast steel.

SFT,
Thank you for the info, it is very useful. I was out of town and did not have time to check out the replies. Either way, I contacted Marlin with my problem, they have asked me to check couple of things and stateted that it looked like the rear sight was damaged on my rifle(it was pushed into the place with the wrong angle and bent as a result). I just received a replacement from them and will try to install it this weekend. I will see how it goes.
Cheers