Looks like some great shooting to me! I'm glad the scope worked out for you. I thought you'd be happy with it. :mrgreen:
Marlin 39A and my first time shooting with a scope!
Okay. I started at 60 feet, 20 yards to make sure the bore sighting got it to the paper. I started with the top left, those strays low right were my first shots. A few turns on the scope and, as far as I can tell, it's sighted in! A better shooter might be able to make subtle improvements to the sighting, but I can't shoot any better than this right now. Top right was next, I figured I had it pretty tuned in (after 7 shots!). Bottom left was next, nice grouping there, I think I bumped it up and over just a hair and shot bottom right.
Then I backed it up to 50 yards. Man, even supporting the front of the gun on a bench, it is not easy keeping the thing still at that distance. The table I was using was on wheels and that was hard to keep still. But that center group at 50 yards, I'll take that for my first time out.
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Then I had some fun with these targets my neighbor bought me (he also has a groundhog problem and we often joke about what weapons we will use to dispatch them). These are from 25 yards. The one on the left was on the bench. Two nice head shots that I couldn't even see through the scope, I thought I missed the paper. Pleasant surprise when I brought it in. The target on the right was standing up and shooting 25 yards. Much harder, and the rifle is much heavier, than I expected.
But it was a ton of fun and I can't wait to go back! I love these little groundhog targets.
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Then I backed it up to 50 yards. Man, even supporting the front of the gun on a bench, it is not easy keeping the thing still at that distance. The table I was using was on wheels and that was hard to keep still. But that center group at 50 yards, I'll take that for my first time out.
Then I had some fun with these targets my neighbor bought me (he also has a groundhog problem and we often joke about what weapons we will use to dispatch them). These are from 25 yards. The one on the left was on the bench. Two nice head shots that I couldn't even see through the scope, I thought I missed the paper. Pleasant surprise when I brought it in. The target on the right was standing up and shooting 25 yards. Much harder, and the rifle is much heavier, than I expected.
But it was a ton of fun and I can't wait to go back! I love these little groundhog targets.
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Good shooting Eddie!
Practice makes perfect even with a scope. Shooting freehand is tuff, and to be good at it takes alot of work. But with a .22 the ammo is cheap and the recoil is nill so it becomes fun to plink away.
Glad it's working out for you. You have a dandy set-up there that will out last you by a long time.
Practice makes perfect even with a scope. Shooting freehand is tuff, and to be good at it takes alot of work. But with a .22 the ammo is cheap and the recoil is nill so it becomes fun to plink away.
Glad it's working out for you. You have a dandy set-up there that will out last you by a long time.
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