[1) BURRIS FAST FIRE II reflex sight and sight in at 50 yards?? .... i like this sight but little worried about how visibile it will be during the day time... most of my hunting is done in upstate new york woods so its pretty dark anyway..]
I can't speak to the Burris, but I had it's progenitor, the Tasco Optima - which did fine, although I bought one with the larger dot.
[2) Remove stock iron sights and replace with FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS for BACK-UP purposes and sight in at 50yds. not sure which manufacturer to go with I saw a few at brownells.com and realguns.com they were talking about a manufacturer that designs a pair of fiber optic sights specifically for 1895's... ????]
Williams Gun Sight Co sells FireSight sets for the Marlin 336/1895 (same sights)
[3) Laser/light mount from Wild West Guns] - I have no experience w/this
[4) Streamlight TLR-2 laser/LED light combo , mount onto wild west guns laserlight mount at the end of mag tube, sight in laser at 15-25 yards??? One thing i'm wondering is if the laser will be able to take the pounding... i think sighting the laser in at 15-25 yards is perfect for fast target acquisition for short range self defense shots either in a home defense scenario or against a bear charge/attack on hunting/camping trips.]
You might want to check with the NY Game Dept. Many states disallow lights/lasers on guns for big game
[5) Just ordered a pachmayr F990 triple magnum recoil pad, it's supposed to be the most recoil absorpbent pad on the market, used by .50 cal shooters. Looks pretty heavy duty. I ordered a MEDIUM size because I was a little confused with the sizing. I hope it's right..]
Just make sure it's long enough to continue the stock's top/bottom lines through the pad w/o interruption
[6) For the most part I will be shooting the standard remington 405 grain soft point. I'm planning a bear hunt this year.. black bear... they get big around here... like 600+ pounders are not un common. I think the 405 grain is powerful enough to stop a possible charging black bear?? If not was thinking about buying a few boxes of buffalo bore ammo... i don't have the time or money to start getting into hand-loading... would like to in the future son.. still college student so low on money for now]
Good luck - I switched long ago to 300-350gr slugs for all Eastern Seaboard game, to save my shoulder
[7) I also was thinking about getting a new magazine tube or tube extension??? so i can hold more cartridges like 6 or 7... in case some looters or local dirtbags screw with me when i'm at home or if multiple shots are needed at a large charging bear(s)!! not sure where to get one, been looking all over the internet can't find them!!! Suggestions please!!]
The only way to get one is to order a 26" Cowboy magazine tube & spring ( Marlin/Numrich/etc), and a forward dovetailed tube hanger, then shorten it to length and install the hanger under/near the front sight.
FWIW - I've been hunting/shooting Black Bears since 1968, and the only way they've "charged" was to get out of Dodge, once they detected my presence.
Of course - NOBODY has any business, getting between a sow & her cubs, which is asking for trouble.
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I can't speak to the Burris, but I had it's progenitor, the Tasco Optima - which did fine, although I bought one with the larger dot.
[2) Remove stock iron sights and replace with FIBER OPTIC SIGHTS for BACK-UP purposes and sight in at 50yds. not sure which manufacturer to go with I saw a few at brownells.com and realguns.com they were talking about a manufacturer that designs a pair of fiber optic sights specifically for 1895's... ????]
Williams Gun Sight Co sells FireSight sets for the Marlin 336/1895 (same sights)
[3) Laser/light mount from Wild West Guns] - I have no experience w/this
[4) Streamlight TLR-2 laser/LED light combo , mount onto wild west guns laserlight mount at the end of mag tube, sight in laser at 15-25 yards??? One thing i'm wondering is if the laser will be able to take the pounding... i think sighting the laser in at 15-25 yards is perfect for fast target acquisition for short range self defense shots either in a home defense scenario or against a bear charge/attack on hunting/camping trips.]
You might want to check with the NY Game Dept. Many states disallow lights/lasers on guns for big game
[5) Just ordered a pachmayr F990 triple magnum recoil pad, it's supposed to be the most recoil absorpbent pad on the market, used by .50 cal shooters. Looks pretty heavy duty. I ordered a MEDIUM size because I was a little confused with the sizing. I hope it's right..]
Just make sure it's long enough to continue the stock's top/bottom lines through the pad w/o interruption
[6) For the most part I will be shooting the standard remington 405 grain soft point. I'm planning a bear hunt this year.. black bear... they get big around here... like 600+ pounders are not un common. I think the 405 grain is powerful enough to stop a possible charging black bear?? If not was thinking about buying a few boxes of buffalo bore ammo... i don't have the time or money to start getting into hand-loading... would like to in the future son.. still college student so low on money for now]
Good luck - I switched long ago to 300-350gr slugs for all Eastern Seaboard game, to save my shoulder
[7) I also was thinking about getting a new magazine tube or tube extension??? so i can hold more cartridges like 6 or 7... in case some looters or local dirtbags screw with me when i'm at home or if multiple shots are needed at a large charging bear(s)!! not sure where to get one, been looking all over the internet can't find them!!! Suggestions please!!]
The only way to get one is to order a 26" Cowboy magazine tube & spring ( Marlin/Numrich/etc), and a forward dovetailed tube hanger, then shorten it to length and install the hanger under/near the front sight.
FWIW - I've been hunting/shooting Black Bears since 1968, and the only way they've "charged" was to get out of Dodge, once they detected my presence.
Of course - NOBODY has any business, getting between a sow & her cubs, which is asking for trouble.
.