RE: Marlin 336 Questions
I can only ansewer a couple of your questions
when a bullet is chambered and the hammer is down not is half cock position, the bullet can fire ifthe hammer is bumped. If i were you, they make scope rings that make the iron sights visible under the scope, but thats just me. Leave the iron sights on in case the scope breaks in the middle of a hunt. Take the scope and mounts off and your good to go hunting again