Swifty Morgan
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I just bought a Marlin 60. I have a Nylon 66, but I needed something that would take a scope. I shot the Marlin today, and I was horrified.
I put a BugBuster scope on it and got it on the paper. Then I couldn't do much else with it. At about 25 yards, it was dispersing bullets 4" apart. I checked to see if the scope was tight. I switched from cheap ammo (Remington "Golden" LR) to something better (CCI Stingers), and nothing changed. I tried resting the scope. No help. I took the scope off and used the iron sights with a rest. Still pathetic.
I wondered what was going on, so I got the Remington rifle out and shot it standing up. It shot beautifully. Much better than the Marlin shot from a rest. The cheap ammo worked fine.
I gave the Marlin one more try, and although I did not have the sights where I wanted them to be, I shot very consistently into a small area. I reloaded, and it worked again. It was getting dark, so I didn't get a chance to put the scope back on and see how it worked.
Here's my question: what's going on? I have a number of guns, and I never saw one shoot like crap out of the box before. Is it possible that's what's going on here? Is it just a break-in issue? I am about ready to take this rifle back to the store.
I put a BugBuster scope on it and got it on the paper. Then I couldn't do much else with it. At about 25 yards, it was dispersing bullets 4" apart. I checked to see if the scope was tight. I switched from cheap ammo (Remington "Golden" LR) to something better (CCI Stingers), and nothing changed. I tried resting the scope. No help. I took the scope off and used the iron sights with a rest. Still pathetic.
I wondered what was going on, so I got the Remington rifle out and shot it standing up. It shot beautifully. Much better than the Marlin shot from a rest. The cheap ammo worked fine.
I gave the Marlin one more try, and although I did not have the sights where I wanted them to be, I shot very consistently into a small area. I reloaded, and it worked again. It was getting dark, so I didn't get a chance to put the scope back on and see how it worked.
Here's my question: what's going on? I have a number of guns, and I never saw one shoot like crap out of the box before. Is it possible that's what's going on here? Is it just a break-in issue? I am about ready to take this rifle back to the store.