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Marlin .22 rifle
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:23 pm
Got a marlin 22 for christmas and it is not accurate outside if 10 yards. Is this normal? The gun shoots to the right a couple inches at about 20 yards. Do I need to send it back? Thanks in advance
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Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:27 pm to championship101
Marlin is a great gun. Sounds like you need to learn to shoot.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:29 pm to I Love Bama
Scope or iron sights?
I have one. Its a tack driver.
I have one. Its a tack driver.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:30 pm to championship101
You should be able to adjust the rifle sights.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:33 pm to T Ba Doe Tiger
2 in 10 is alot to adjust, if on at 10 on iron sights, sumptin don't add up..
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:35 pm to Purple Spoon
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Scope or iron sights? I have one. Its a tack driver.
+1
Posted on 12/25/12 at 2:43 pm to championship101
You do realize they don't sight these things in at the factory right...? Get to adjusting son! It should make a dime sized group at 25 yards when you're done.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 3:38 pm to braindeadboxer
Mine was smoking beer cans at 25-30 yards right out of the box.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 3:40 pm to DieselTiger1
I got a Marlin SQ88 and that's one tack driving sumbuck. From 50 yds in its money
Posted on 12/25/12 at 3:40 pm to championship101
Take it and shoot from a rest at 25 and 50 yards.
Fire 10 rounds and find the center of your group, adjust your rear sight accordingly until the center of your group is where you're aiming.
Chances are though, this is user error. Is this your first time shooting? How experienced are you? Shooting to the right usually means you're jerking the trigger or gripping it too hard with your right hand (assuming you are right handed)
Fire 10 rounds and find the center of your group, adjust your rear sight accordingly until the center of your group is where you're aiming.
Chances are though, this is user error. Is this your first time shooting? How experienced are you? Shooting to the right usually means you're jerking the trigger or gripping it too hard with your right hand (assuming you are right handed)
Posted on 12/25/12 at 3:52 pm to championship101
Got 4 model 60s and no issues with ours - iron sights or scoped.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 4:10 pm to Tiguar
quote:This.
Chances are though, this is user error.
Bad thing is the OP may have a hard time believing cause in his mind he's not missing. Use a prop. Someone posted some sand bag types that their daughter was using with a pink .22 yesterday. That would be best but can be a lot of other things too. Just make sure gun doesn't move.
quote:Most of my hunting growing up was ducks, dove,& squirrels so I didn't shoot a rifle much. To this day I'm far from "good" with a rifle. I'm lefty but shoot righty and I do tend to do that (jerk the trigger).
Shooting to the right usually means you're jerking the trigger or gripping it too hard with your right hand (assuming you are right handed)
Even knowing dam well I have that tendency, it's still a bitch to overcome. I guess part of that is I seldom shoot rifles so no practice.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 4:20 pm to championship101
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Got a marlin 22 for christmas and it is not accurate outside if 10 yards.
Good God are you blind!
Posted on 12/25/12 at 4:26 pm to CajunCowboy35
Give you $50 to take this lemon off your hands
Posted on 12/25/12 at 4:28 pm to championship101
Turn the Marlin around and try, there's still time to save the Marlin name.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 5:17 pm to championship101
Definitely need to adjust that sight. I can hit a 6" steel plate at 100 yards with mine using iron sights.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 5:18 pm to QuietTiger
I didnt realize that the iron sights were adjustable horizontial..I will adjust tomorrow..alot of tough smartasses on here..i've never had to adjust iron sights before on the other 3 guns i have nor have i heard on anyone doing this
Posted on 12/25/12 at 5:24 pm to championship101
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championship101
It's all good bro. I shoot right handed but use my left eye. As long as you hit the target it's cool.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 5:43 pm to championship101
I didn't mean to come off as one. I didn't have to adjust my sight at all.
Posted on 12/25/12 at 5:53 pm to championship101
just lightly tap it with a hammer
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