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Big Chief
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New one-piece scope mounts on my Marlin .22s/range report
Big Chief
Posts: 32,995 Senior Member
I rained all day yesterday, and was misty and very windy today with wind gust up to 25 Mph, but I decided to go anyhow.
I saw over on Rimfire Central when some had bought better scope mounts for the Marlins, seeing how they sometimes "Creep" in them grooves. So I bought some Leepers Accushot one-piece mounts with rings to try. One solid "bar" with three bolts to secure them. Worked like a charm. Although I thought I may have problem with the bolt 883 because it covers the top of the ejection port, but no issues with ejection or bolt clearance.
For some reason, bot the model 60 .22 lr and 883 .22 mag were shooting right. after some clicks to make it impact to the left it was right on. You can see the bottom left target where I wuz dialing it in and top shooting bulk Winchester 555 ammo.
Fired @ 25 meters. Marlin Model 60.
@ 25 meters Marlin 883 in .22 mag Winchester 40 grain JHP "hunting" ammo. To the right again and then I jacked to adjustments and raised it too much because I thought I wuz turning the cap/cover to take it off, but was "Clicking"...finally got it dialed in right. .22 mag is center and bottom right (first shots).
Next is Mosin Nagant 91/59 short rifle 7.62x54r and Steyr Mannlicher M-95 8X56R and I can't remember if the top or bottom target is the M-95 or Mn????
Finally I decide to shoot the Rem 700 in .223 @ 100 meters. I probably should have fired it right after the .22s and before I fired the thumpers (MN and M-95) and on a day where the wind was more calm, but its been a while because I'm usually shootin them all @ 50 meters so I don't have to move the target stand. Crosswind/gusts outta the west was blowing them little bullets to the right.
Nosler 52 grain Custom Competition BTHPs bullets. 24.5 grains AA 2230 "Data Powder" REM 6 1/2 primers.
I saw over on Rimfire Central when some had bought better scope mounts for the Marlins, seeing how they sometimes "Creep" in them grooves. So I bought some Leepers Accushot one-piece mounts with rings to try. One solid "bar" with three bolts to secure them. Worked like a charm. Although I thought I may have problem with the bolt 883 because it covers the top of the ejection port, but no issues with ejection or bolt clearance.
For some reason, bot the model 60 .22 lr and 883 .22 mag were shooting right. after some clicks to make it impact to the left it was right on. You can see the bottom left target where I wuz dialing it in and top shooting bulk Winchester 555 ammo.
Fired @ 25 meters. Marlin Model 60.
@ 25 meters Marlin 883 in .22 mag Winchester 40 grain JHP "hunting" ammo. To the right again and then I jacked to adjustments and raised it too much because I thought I wuz turning the cap/cover to take it off, but was "Clicking"...finally got it dialed in right. .22 mag is center and bottom right (first shots).
Next is Mosin Nagant 91/59 short rifle 7.62x54r and Steyr Mannlicher M-95 8X56R and I can't remember if the top or bottom target is the M-95 or Mn????
Finally I decide to shoot the Rem 700 in .223 @ 100 meters. I probably should have fired it right after the .22s and before I fired the thumpers (MN and M-95) and on a day where the wind was more calm, but its been a while because I'm usually shootin them all @ 50 meters so I don't have to move the target stand. Crosswind/gusts outta the west was blowing them little bullets to the right.
Nosler 52 grain Custom Competition BTHPs bullets. 24.5 grains AA 2230 "Data Powder" REM 6 1/2 primers.
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Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
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Hey, it's like an Army col told me once, he said his girlfriend in college asked him just who he planned to please with that little thing....................he said ME :tooth::rotflmao::rotflmao::rotflmao:
I had fun today :guns:
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
― Douglas Adams
I got them on Amazon (on sale?), I think it was 30 some odd bucks fer both w/shipping.
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
I know, but not on Fort Hood, good place to shoot, but very structured environment.
Next visit to kin on Sand Mountain I'll go woods walking and roll some targets of opportunity. :guns::guns:
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Yep you do give us some pretty good range reports there Big Chief!!!!!!!!!!! Looking good man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Chief wrote:
And that all that matters when one in on the gun range!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cool2::agree::that::rotflmao:
I ain't gotta prove a thing to anybody and just please myself with my shootin. I tell ya some days are great on the range and others just kinda suck. No pun intended, but it's a "Hit and Miss" proposition. Because for no expected rhyme or reason sometimes everything shoots well and others you expect to don't. Sometimes you get good surprises from where you least expect it and disappointments too.
All my guns are capable of far more accuracy than I can deliver with them.
It's all good, though. :guns::guns::guns:
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!