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Marlin 795 shots @ 200 yards!
Today I updated my Marlin 795 with a Simmons 22 mag 4x32 scope and couldn't be happier. Mind you, although new to me, this scope is from my father inlaw who had it sitting on a shelf in his garage for the past 10 if not 15 years.
I went out to USI's multi-purpose range this afternoon, threw the scope on and with in 10 shots was sighted in at 50 yards - then walked out to 100 yards and blazed through a few mags until there was one tattered hole in the bull's eye. I was shooting bulk box remington thunderbolts....not one hick up...good stuff IMO.
Although there was a bit of a breeze blowing from right to left, I got the gumption to stretch the legs a bit further and took shots at 200 yards. Without adjusting my scope elevation, I held over and used the "thick" part of the bottom of the vertical cross hair and put a shot on the paper....I checked for a better look with my spotting scope and to my surprise, there was a hole in the paper!
I took a few more shots, 2 groups of 3, by covering the targets with the top of the bottom cross hair and pulled off a couple of nice groups! It was the end of the day and I was so impressed that I stopped shooting....just sat there basking in the glory
Then went out and took pics, wrapped up all my gear and couldn't wait to share my experience on CG. 
Here's the pix:
Cheers
!!!
I went out to USI's multi-purpose range this afternoon, threw the scope on and with in 10 shots was sighted in at 50 yards - then walked out to 100 yards and blazed through a few mags until there was one tattered hole in the bull's eye. I was shooting bulk box remington thunderbolts....not one hick up...good stuff IMO.
Although there was a bit of a breeze blowing from right to left, I got the gumption to stretch the legs a bit further and took shots at 200 yards. Without adjusting my scope elevation, I held over and used the "thick" part of the bottom of the vertical cross hair and put a shot on the paper....I checked for a better look with my spotting scope and to my surprise, there was a hole in the paper!
I took a few more shots, 2 groups of 3, by covering the targets with the top of the bottom cross hair and pulled off a couple of nice groups! It was the end of the day and I was so impressed that I stopped shooting....just sat there basking in the glory
Then went out and took pics, wrapped up all my gear and couldn't wait to share my experience on CG. Here's the pix:
Cheers
!!!
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