Fits 1972 marlin 336 lever action 30-30 perfectly with adapter - Midwest Industries Marlin 1895 Handguard

After removing the hand guard barrel band from my 1972 Marlin 336 30-30 and replacing it with the Midwest Industries MI-MAR336A Marlin® 336 Hand Guard Adaptor, this hand guard fit the remaining holes perfectly without modifications. It looks sleek and even seems a bit lighter. The 1895 hand guard even came with a short Magpul M-Lok picatinny rail that I mounted under the front of my barrel for an accessory. I don’t have much use for the forward sling swivel under the barrel, since it doesn’t really swivel...it’s affixed in place with thread lock, but it can be removed and any M-Lok sling swivel. It would have been nicer to have a QD swivel hole in place of the protruded threaded-button style. Although, it’s not a game changer for me. My next addition will be the XS Pic rail that bolts to the factory scope holes.