Drilling & tapping for a rail

[bunk]

I would like to get my Rem. 870 drilled and tapped. I want a Burris fast fire ll on a Marlin 336 mount. Only thing is if I get it tapped for the 336 mount and down the road something new came out or I wanted a scope I would have to have it tapped again for a weaver or picatinny rail. Seems like I remember reading on here the the 336 mount would fit the Mossberg factory hole spacing. If so could I get my receiver drilled and tapped for a Mossberg rail and use the back holes for the 336 mount? That way if I ever wanted to change I could pull the 336 off and mount the Mossberg rail.

[Jourdan_D]

I'm a firm believe in doing it right the first time so you don't need to plan to change things later.  Buy a picatinny rail that will fit your receive and call it a day.  You will be able to attach anything to the picatinny later and bot have to worry abt changing your bases around and wasting money on different bases.

[chrmayo]

If thats all your worried about then I would do one of 2 things. I would get it drilled and tapped for either the mossberg rail or the 336 rail that has 4 holes. The 336 base and the ff2 is waaaaay better looking than a rail so I would not do as jourdan suggested and go with a picatinny rail. Just my thoughts, but its yours to do as you please.

[gob09]

the 336 will work on a moss. i like the two hole mounting also looks clean.. id have it fixed for the mossberg if it were me.