CWLONGSHOT
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I have a project. My buddy bought this last year.
Its a nice 1980's Marlin 1894 44 Magnum.
He cant make it shoot. I started to explain and his eyes glazed over. He is annoyingly VERY short on patience. He refuses to try take time of make effort. Things should flat work always or he tosses aside/ sells/destroys.
But he really likes this rifle. He wont listen. So he bought a few kinds of ammo and found a Hornady loading that was acceptable to him. He shot a deer last year with this but had to shoot twice. Blames accuracy. I saw holes both solid lungs. Bullet was 240 HP. IIRC both exited.
ANYHOW... two weeks ago we was at range with a few other guys we know. So his temper was curtailed and when this gun started to show its colors he had a few people shoot it and all had problems with accuracy. Worst was 6/7" best was 3/4" all @ 50 yards. This has a Vortex 30mm 1-4 scope in crap rings.
I had my Browning and so I had some ammo and 10 rnds of my cast 265 Ranch Dogs I loaded for him with fat bullets. 10 ea @ .433 and .434 over 18g 2400.
Well he asked me to shoot and the .433 load shot 3". He shot and then one other guy all 3" with that loading. Guys started to talk and a few suggested he just let me Work up a load for the rifle. (Few years back he wanted no part of that) He agreed and I have rifle.
I pulled off scope and tore into the gun checking basics and acrew torque. I found those crap cheap rings.
Ill be re mounting his scope in my rings. The beefier ones with 6 screws and nut to attach. I had a few others but none as low or as appropriate. I re attached base. It s a steel pic rail not alum weaver. ("Gooder")
I installed a known good 6-24x Simmons to help remove shooters eye and accuracy limitation.
I hit the range.
CW
Its a nice 1980's Marlin 1894 44 Magnum.
He cant make it shoot. I started to explain and his eyes glazed over. He is annoyingly VERY short on patience. He refuses to try take time of make effort. Things should flat work always or he tosses aside/ sells/destroys.
But he really likes this rifle. He wont listen. So he bought a few kinds of ammo and found a Hornady loading that was acceptable to him. He shot a deer last year with this but had to shoot twice. Blames accuracy. I saw holes both solid lungs. Bullet was 240 HP. IIRC both exited.
ANYHOW... two weeks ago we was at range with a few other guys we know. So his temper was curtailed and when this gun started to show its colors he had a few people shoot it and all had problems with accuracy. Worst was 6/7" best was 3/4" all @ 50 yards. This has a Vortex 30mm 1-4 scope in crap rings.
I had my Browning and so I had some ammo and 10 rnds of my cast 265 Ranch Dogs I loaded for him with fat bullets. 10 ea @ .433 and .434 over 18g 2400.
Well he asked me to shoot and the .433 load shot 3". He shot and then one other guy all 3" with that loading. Guys started to talk and a few suggested he just let me Work up a load for the rifle. (Few years back he wanted no part of that) He agreed and I have rifle.
I pulled off scope and tore into the gun checking basics and acrew torque. I found those crap cheap rings.
Ill be re mounting his scope in my rings. The beefier ones with 6 screws and nut to attach. I had a few others but none as low or as appropriate. I re attached base. It s a steel pic rail not alum weaver. ("Gooder")
I installed a known good 6-24x Simmons to help remove shooters eye and accuracy limitation.
I hit the range.
CW
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