Guy Miner
Master Loader
- Apr 6, 2006
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Spent some time at the range today with Three Marlins (well, one is a Glenfield). What a great range session! I shot my all-time favorite rifle, the 22 cal Marlin 39A, the 30-30 Glenfield, and the new 45/70 1895, this time with the 2.5x Leupold scope.
I mounted the little 2.5x Leupold compact with QR rings on a Weaver base. When I detach the scope, I can clearly see and use the factory sights. In my experience, when the scope is replaced, the zero usually settles right back, or at least within one MOA of where it was before. The 2.5x Leupold is a jewel, my favorite scope for a lever action Marlin hunting rifle. It weighs only about 8 ounces, and has excellent eye relief, at 4.9" - which is terrific on a powerful rifle!
While zeroing the scope at 100 yards, I noticed that shots 3 & 4 had snuggled right up. Now mind you, I was using a rolled up sleeping bag to steady the rifle, not any kind of solidly planted rest.
And my last three shots, I called the first high, then steadied down and shot the last two. I'm thinking that with only a 2.5x scope, powerful loads, and the factory trigger... This thing is a shooter!
I put about ten rounds total through the rifle today. Load was what will become my standard hunting load:
Winchester cases
CCI large rifle primers
56.5 grains of IMR 3031
350 grain RNSP Hornady
For more pleasant shooting, I'll come up with a mild cast bullet load too.
Regards, Guy
I mounted the little 2.5x Leupold compact with QR rings on a Weaver base. When I detach the scope, I can clearly see and use the factory sights. In my experience, when the scope is replaced, the zero usually settles right back, or at least within one MOA of where it was before. The 2.5x Leupold is a jewel, my favorite scope for a lever action Marlin hunting rifle. It weighs only about 8 ounces, and has excellent eye relief, at 4.9" - which is terrific on a powerful rifle!
While zeroing the scope at 100 yards, I noticed that shots 3 & 4 had snuggled right up. Now mind you, I was using a rolled up sleeping bag to steady the rifle, not any kind of solidly planted rest.
And my last three shots, I called the first high, then steadied down and shot the last two. I'm thinking that with only a 2.5x scope, powerful loads, and the factory trigger... This thing is a shooter!
I put about ten rounds total through the rifle today. Load was what will become my standard hunting load:
Winchester cases
CCI large rifle primers
56.5 grains of IMR 3031
350 grain RNSP Hornady
For more pleasant shooting, I'll come up with a mild cast bullet load too.
Regards, Guy
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