Marlin 336 POI did not change, confused

[Saddlebag Preacher]

I'm confused, but not complaining. I took out my 1980"s Marlin 335 .35 remington out today to sight in my Bushnell scope and some new leverevolution cartridges to try out. (Gun season starts here saturday and my eyesight is getting worse so I gave in and bought a scope for it from Cabellas.)

I had it boresighted at the local gun shop and then went to finish the "fine touches". I got it hitting dead center bullseye at 25 yards, holes touching, shooting from a rest.

Now the confusion, I went back to 100 yards to see how much I need to raise the POI for that range, and it shot in the same place. no noticible change. I then went back as far as I could, 110 yards. and it still shot in the same bullseye spot, 2 holes touching, one 3/4 inch to the left. Still from a rest.

I'm not complaing, in fact I'm pretty estatic, but I was wondering when the round starts to drop?

 

[jmr40]

Years ago I bought a new scope, put it on the gun, fired at a target. Never moved the adjustment knobs at all and had it perfectly zeroed at 100 yards the way it left the factory.

It was a once in a lifetime experince for me, probably you too.

 

[jim243]

A little beyound 150 yards.

Jim

 

[RPRNY]

Leverevolution is good stuff. What you're seeing is that at 25 yds it's on the way up. At 50 yds you would be something like 1" high by 100 yds it's back to "even" and by 150 yds it will be something like 1" low. YMMV. Not sure what the ground is like in Kentucky, but in the NE, sighting at 100 yds is fine, aim slightly low for under 100 yds and, in the unlikely event you ever had a shot over 100 yds, aim slightly high. If 100 yd shots are more the norm in KY, I would sight in for 150 yds and adjust POA from there.

 

[Saddlebag Preacher]

Land Varies here, but my farm hunting spot is corner of a rolling harvested corn field. but my shots won't be much over 100 yards if at all. Thanks.

 

[wgaynor]

I would still sight in a bit high. The .35 will have a significant drop after 100 yards. Caused me to miss a buck once when I tried to stretch it out to about 170 yards. Should have aimed it high and lobbed it in... what a shame.

 

[BSA1]

Don't second guess your results provided you sighted in your gun using the same way you are going to use to shoot a deer. In other words don't sight your gun from a rest if you are going to be shooting two handed standing unsupported position.