I installed a new Tasco 3 to 9 X 40 scope on my Marlin 60. It fit right on and looks great. Now to the range. I set up a blank paper 8 1/2 X 11 on top of some 24" X 24" brown paper on the 100 yard board, set the rifle on a stand and had the little lady touch off three shots. With my 10 X 50 binocks I couldn't see holes so off I went to investigate. Couldn't see where the rounds went so we tried it again. Still no holes. We gathered the rifle, stand and range bag and went over to the pistol benches and set up a target with bulls eye at the 7 yard board and had the little lady fire off three more. Low and left, so I start adjusting the windage and brought the holes over to low center. Fun! Now turn up the elevation to bull's eye, within an approx. 1/8 or less each shot. Now back over to the 100 yard bench and had the little lady touch off one, with the cross hair on the center of the paper. Through the binocks I could see a hole, on center, low about a foot. Now were really having fun. Rather than adjust elevation I suggested she just aim about a foot above center and fire off three or four. All landed on the paper within average about 5 inches. The old range stand was not the best and part of our aim was hand held. Still we were on paper and had a good time shooting another 10 or so rounds each. With the rounds we were using, there was a drop of about 1 ft at 100 yards. 38 gr. American Eagle HP. Ok, what should we do next?
Range conditions: Sunny with green mossy maple tree shadows, slippery frost on the grass and path down to the bullet pit. 28 degrees. Rainier Oregon.
Range conditions: Sunny with green mossy maple tree shadows, slippery frost on the grass and path down to the bullet pit. 28 degrees. Rainier Oregon.