Marlin XT-22 at the range

[neilselden]

Hi,
This is by far, my best shooting ever.

5 shot group with my Marlin XT-22 at 50 yards, CCI SV, from a bench with a shooting bag for support. Oh, and a Bushnell 4x rimfire scope.

And my rifle. I'll be putting a laminate stock on it soon.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[easyrider604]

That's an excellent group. You should try the 1/2" at 50 challenge. I hope you succeed.

 

[chadeech]

i have the same rifle ,absolute tack driver out of the box ,nice shooting

 

[neilselden]

That's an excellent group. You should try the 1/2" at 50 challenge. I hope you succeed.

Thanks. That damn challenge is why I got the rifle.

But I'm far from that challenge right now. That was one out of 15 groups. Another 5 were a bit less than 1", and the rest were too poor to mention. There was a crosswind though! I swear.

More practice for me, thankfully.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[easyrider604]

A calm morning should do it.

But realistically, the challenge is how to string together 5 x 1/2 inch groups.

 

[Rod B]

Excellent target.

 

[neilselden]

A calm morning should do it.

But realistically, the challenge is how to string together 5 x 1/2 inch groups.

I know! I really need to focus on my fundamentals. Being a good shot once in a while is nice... But that ain't gonna get me in the .5" @50yds club.

 

[neilselden]

Excellent target.

Thanks. When I can group even close to that, consistently, I'll be a happy man. At the moment, I'm just another schmuck doing his best. ;P

 

[JEC]

Thanks. That damn challenge is why I got the rifle.
But I'm far from that challenge right now. That was one out of 15 groups. Another 5 were a bit less than 1", and the rest were too poor to mention. There was a crosswind though! I swear.
More practice for me, thankfully.
Cheers,
Neil

Some days the wind blows ‘em into the group, sometimes out. No doubt the potential is there for membership in “the club” ... I suspect you will find the key is to find the ammo that rifle prefers.

 

[neilselden]

i have the same rifle ,absolute tack driver out of the box ,nice shooting

No doubt, it's a great little rifle. And the laminate stock just arrived today. I'll put up a pic after I put it on the rifle.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[neilselden]

With the laminate stock...

Ugh. I will need a better photo taken with natural light. The flash sort of ruins the photo, and otherwise it is very grainy.

 

[sgt.rock]

I'd not mess with that gun by switching stocks. At least I would keep the original until I confirmed the laminate shot as well as the stock one.

 

[grauhanen]

For a better chance at success with the 1/2" challenge there are a couple of things worth trying.

First, use a scope with more magnification than 4X. Of all the many successful posts, I think there's only one with a 2-7X scope and a couple more with 3-9X scopes. Second, try better ammo than CCI SV. There are only a few entries claiming success with any variety of CCI ammo.

 

[neilselden]

Laminate stock....

 

[neilselden]

I'd not mess with that gun by switching stocks. At least I would keep the original until I confirmed the laminate shot as well as the stock one.

You're right - thanks.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[neilselden]

For a better chance at success with the 1/2" challenge there are a couple of things worth trying.

First, use a scope with more magnification than 4X. Of all the many successful posts, I think there's only one with a 2-7X scope and a couple more with 3-9X scopes. Second, try better ammo than CCI SV. There are only a few entries claiming success with any variety of CCI ammo.

Thanks for the advice. I've seen here that you shoot quite well.

I'm stubborn though. The bolt action is already an upgrade for me, and I want to see how much I can do with the simple rifle and scope that I have.

That said, I have been thinking about a Leupold 2-7x rimfire scope, but that's a ways away. Trying different ammo though is a great idea. I'll see what my range carries.

Cheers,
Neil