IdealFugacity
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Hi all,
With PA gun laws preventing me from using my Marlin 60 for squirrel hunting, I'm going to be getting a bolt-action 22 (likely the XT-22) for that purpose.
I'd like to keep the Marlin 60 in use as we have a lot of fun plinking and target shooting at the range with it. My girlfriend also loves it and it will be a stepping-stone to bigger and better things as time goes on (next step is a 22 handgun to get her approving of those as well).
With Christmas coming up, I figured I'm asking for some accessories to turn the two .22 rifles into Appleseed guns but I want to also use this Marlin 60, with CCI Mini-Mags, as my home defense platform for the time being. She is comfortable with the gun which is important, and more importantly it's "what I got" for now. A shotgun is not preferred in my house and I would prefer to focus only on the Marlin 60 in this thread.
I currently have a Nikon Pro-Staff 4x32 on the Marlin, but as dry-firing now in flashlight conditions duing the "Sandy Blackout", the first time we've slept with a loaded firearm next to us, I can tell that this is a horrible choice for low-light indoor use. I will put this scope on the bolt action tree-rat gun.
So, I figure I need at least two things on my Christmas list to turn this into a working HD weapon:
1) An indoor low-light sighting option. Preferably one that will also work for Appleseed and Plinking at the range.
2) A weapon-mounted light.
Maybe #3?) A shorter stock? This is a stock marlin 60 with a Walnut stock.
Are "tech sights" going to work with indoor lighting, and/or flashlight pointed at door or weapon-mounted light? Or is a different type of sight preferred here?
Thanks for any input!
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With PA gun laws preventing me from using my Marlin 60 for squirrel hunting, I'm going to be getting a bolt-action 22 (likely the XT-22) for that purpose.
I'd like to keep the Marlin 60 in use as we have a lot of fun plinking and target shooting at the range with it. My girlfriend also loves it and it will be a stepping-stone to bigger and better things as time goes on (next step is a 22 handgun to get her approving of those as well).
With Christmas coming up, I figured I'm asking for some accessories to turn the two .22 rifles into Appleseed guns but I want to also use this Marlin 60, with CCI Mini-Mags, as my home defense platform for the time being. She is comfortable with the gun which is important, and more importantly it's "what I got" for now. A shotgun is not preferred in my house and I would prefer to focus only on the Marlin 60 in this thread.
I currently have a Nikon Pro-Staff 4x32 on the Marlin, but as dry-firing now in flashlight conditions duing the "Sandy Blackout", the first time we've slept with a loaded firearm next to us, I can tell that this is a horrible choice for low-light indoor use. I will put this scope on the bolt action tree-rat gun.
So, I figure I need at least two things on my Christmas list to turn this into a working HD weapon:
1) An indoor low-light sighting option. Preferably one that will also work for Appleseed and Plinking at the range.
2) A weapon-mounted light.
Maybe #3?) A shorter stock? This is a stock marlin 60 with a Walnut stock.
Are "tech sights" going to work with indoor lighting, and/or flashlight pointed at door or weapon-mounted light? Or is a different type of sight preferred here?
Thanks for any input!
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