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A Shooter Again

Post by Wm.Traynor » 30 Jun 2018, 9:36 pm

I became a shooter again today with the first shoot on my new licence :D During a target chance I struck up a conversation with the bloke next door, who just happened to have what looked like a new Marlin. With barely concealed curiosity, I asked him its age and it turned out to be new! Well, you know what they say about those things :cry: but this bloke was very happy with his but There's More. He was so proud of his rifle that he offered me a shot :o Was I up for it? :lol: Was I ever, especially since I had spotted the calibre on his ammo packet :twisted: hehehe Top bloke, eh :D and his gun was pretty nice too and not too hard on the shoulder either. He was using lead bullet PMC/PPU or something or other so maybe that explains that but I told my wife when I got home that a bloke had let me fire his cannon :)

But what is this doing in a target shooting forum? Well, I got to try out the CZ at 50 yards with a 36X Weaver instead of the formerly blurry Leupold and things went very well. Would you believe that Bushman grouped in 9/16" with a flier? The Remington High Velocity was so old and decrepit that the cases were coroded :crazy: Never seen anything like it :shock: The real surprise was the vertical dispersion; 3/8". I was ignoring wind, BTW as I had no indicators.
Unfortunately a few things went wrong. I forgot the cleaning gear so there was no removing fouling from the previous ammo or anything religious like that so neither the CZ nor the Marlin got a proper test. I was glad I only brought two rifles. Three would have been too many. As it was I shot all day[nearly 8-) ] with the two I had.
Well, that might do me. It's been a big day :D Seeya next time.
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Re: A Shooter Again

Post by SCJ429 » 30 Jun 2018, 10:40 pm

What was the caliber of his Marlin, 45/70 hopefully? Sounds like you had a great time judging by the smiley faces. What calibers are your rifles?
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Re: A Shooter Again

Post by Daddybang » 01 Jul 2018, 8:39 am

It's been a while between drinks for ya WM.!!!
Great to hear ya back into it after the hassles!! :thumbsup: :drinks:
This hard living ain't as easy as it used to be!!!
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Re: A Shooter Again

Post by Wm.Traynor » 01 Jul 2018, 10:49 am

SCJ429 wrote:What was the caliber of his Marlin, 45/70 hopefully? Sounds like you had a great time judging by the smiley faces. What calibers are your rifles?


Yes it was and mine were both 0.22lr :) Yes, I haven't had such a good day like that for a very long time. Just sat there all day doing my own thing :D
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Re: A Shooter Again

Post by Wm.Traynor » 01 Jul 2018, 10:53 am

Daddybang wrote:It's been a while between drinks for ya WM.!!!
Great to hear ya back into it after the hassles!! :thumbsup: :drinks:


Thanks Db. Now there will be a lot less time spent on the house and more at the range :twisted: Speaking of ranges, Imbil was closed yesterday but weather permitting, it will be my port of call next Saturday which reminds me to ring Mongrel and see what he's doing.
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Re: A Shooter Again

Post by RoginaJack » 01 Jul 2018, 11:01 am

Welcome back....
Boom, Boom! Tikka, Tikka, Boom! Shoot first, video later.
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Re: A Shooter Again

Post by Wm.Traynor » 01 Jul 2018, 11:10 am

Thanks RJ :D
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Re: A Shooter Again

Post by in2anity » 02 Jul 2018, 10:42 am

The new remlins really aren't that bad anymore - very reliable, and at the end of the day that's all that counts. I like the marlin action over the winnies due to the slightly shallower feed ramp angle - my remlin has literally NEVER jammed over many thousands of shots. Less moving parts also. But I think I can say (with a fair degree of confidence), overall the remlins aren't quite as accurate as the older JM stamped, not that that's a huge issue in the hunting/plinking realm. Good all-rounder first gun me thinks.
At what point does lack of maintenance become patina?
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