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bbqncigars · October 6, 2012, 07:52 PM

I love the old .22s. I just spent a cold, but satisfying, time at the range today sighting in the old Marlin 39 I bought a year ago. I had the full octagonal barrel relined as the original bore was shot out(!). After fixing a feed issue caused by a shrinking fore end, it functioned flawlessly. So far it seems to prefer CCI standard velocity ammo, but there's a lot more to test now that it has a Marble tang sight to help things along.

October 6, 2012, 07:52 PM	#30
bbqncigars Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 525	I love the old .22s. I just spent a cold, but satisfying, time at the range today sighting in the old Marlin 39 I bought a year ago. I had the full octagonal barrel relined as the original bore was shot out(!). After fixing a feed issue caused by a shrinking fore end, it functioned flawlessly. So far it seems to prefer CCI standard velocity ammo, but there's a lot more to test now that it has a Marble tang sight to help things along. __________________ "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." A. Brilliant