Post by tj3006 on Jun 16, 2024 12:39:25 GMT -5
Can't call it a success.
But most of the troubles are probably me.
I loaded it up and fired 8 rounds at various objects lying in the forest dirt. I could tell it was hitting high. Got a few hits and all the brass landed in a neat pile. Pulled out my rest and got set up to do some more scientific shooting. Put a target out at 30 paces.
Rounds were hitting 9 inches high at 30 yards! Buck horn sights were all the way down. Further shooting revealed good windage groups but as I predicted vertical stringing. There is a tiny notch at the bottom of the V and I think the Idea is to use that tiny notch and put the gold bead on the front sight either in or on top of the notch centered on the white diamond.
I can see the little notch when i look at the sight, but it disappears completely when through the sight. But I can put the gold bead on top of the diamond pretty well, And I think if I set the bead on top of the diamond low in the V I will be close to point of aim.
However, I will need to wait till next weekend to try it.
About 15 rounds into my session, I went to chamber a round and locked the action up tight. I quickly figured out that the magazine had come an inch or so out of its tube. Thinking I did not lock it in properly. There was a round stuck at a funny angle and I could not get it to move. So end of session.
Came home pulled the lever out and fixed it in 5 minutes.
Every new gun has a learning curve. I will be very careful about locking the mag tube in next time. And see if I can find a better place in the rear sight to line up the white diamond. I liked how the brass dropped into a neat pile,
And the accuracy potential of the rifle is evident in the tight horizontal groups. I might just order a skinner rear sight, but the buckhorns on the gun are well designed and if I experiment a bit might learn to really like them.
I guess it is fair to say my 1st shoot was disappointing, but to blame it on the rifle, is so far at least unfair.
If I have any issues with mag again, it will be time to say I should have bought the Marlin. But there is a good chance i did not seat it properly. And the high shooting may well have been just me not using the sights right.
Will post again next week...tj
But most of the troubles are probably me.
I loaded it up and fired 8 rounds at various objects lying in the forest dirt. I could tell it was hitting high. Got a few hits and all the brass landed in a neat pile. Pulled out my rest and got set up to do some more scientific shooting. Put a target out at 30 paces.
Rounds were hitting 9 inches high at 30 yards! Buck horn sights were all the way down. Further shooting revealed good windage groups but as I predicted vertical stringing. There is a tiny notch at the bottom of the V and I think the Idea is to use that tiny notch and put the gold bead on the front sight either in or on top of the notch centered on the white diamond.
I can see the little notch when i look at the sight, but it disappears completely when through the sight. But I can put the gold bead on top of the diamond pretty well, And I think if I set the bead on top of the diamond low in the V I will be close to point of aim.
However, I will need to wait till next weekend to try it.
About 15 rounds into my session, I went to chamber a round and locked the action up tight. I quickly figured out that the magazine had come an inch or so out of its tube. Thinking I did not lock it in properly. There was a round stuck at a funny angle and I could not get it to move. So end of session.
Came home pulled the lever out and fixed it in 5 minutes.
Every new gun has a learning curve. I will be very careful about locking the mag tube in next time. And see if I can find a better place in the rear sight to line up the white diamond. I liked how the brass dropped into a neat pile,
And the accuracy potential of the rifle is evident in the tight horizontal groups. I might just order a skinner rear sight, but the buckhorns on the gun are well designed and if I experiment a bit might learn to really like them.
I guess it is fair to say my 1st shoot was disappointing, but to blame it on the rifle, is so far at least unfair.
If I have any issues with mag again, it will be time to say I should have bought the Marlin. But there is a good chance i did not seat it properly. And the high shooting may well have been just me not using the sights right.
Will post again next week...tj
