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Hi guys,

I did a search on this, but I might not have known the specific terms to look for.

I'm trying to get some $$$ together to buy an inexpensive .22 for range work, as a way of curing trigger-flinch. Right now, money is *definitely* an issue, so I'm looking at the Mossberg 802 Plinkster and the Marlin 981 T The Marlin's noticeably more, but it's hard to find someone who wouldn't touch a Marlin. I'm not sure if Mossberg's non-shotgun products are well-regarded or not.

I was doing my 'Window shopping' at Wholesale Sports, but I'm not married to spending my money there... Also, this gun doesn't have to survive an apocalypse or anything, but I don't want to spend my money on a piece of junk either.

Anyone got any ideas?
 
Buying used is also an option. I shoot a couple Marlins for fun and found them all as accurate as some high end named guns. I have 3 - 1940 Marlin 81s that shoot out to 200 yards as well as my eyes can see and a Model 990L that eats everything and is amazing at 100. It does not take big bucks to make a great shooting machine...just practice and determination. The Mossberg 151s and 144LSB are also great shooters as well as many of their predecessors.
 
If you want a bolt action i highly recommend the marlin 925. $225 new at holesale sports and very accurate and reliable.
I personally would not buy a mossberg.
If its simply a matter of trigger work and the action style is unimportant to you, check out the marlin 795 semi auto. they are about $150 new and also super reliable and accurate.

the best way to cure a flinch is to not over anticipate the shot. let it surprize you, and stay focused on breath controll and a proper squeezing motion on the trigger. concentrate hard on those two things alone mentally, and the target visually, and try to forget about the fact that it is going to go bang. seriously let the shot going off surprise you, and keep the gun on target for a few seconds after the shot is fired.
 
If your just looking for a cheap gun to get trigger time in on, I say you spend 90 bucks on an old coeey bolt action repeater and use the cash you saved for a couple boxes of ammo. That would be thousands of rounds from saved cash from a coeey to even say a savage (which are incredible rifles as well) It all depends on what you want most, if it's trigger time then a rimfire is your best bet, if your not looking for anything else/ or fancy I say stick with a coeey and the money saved will not be wasted
 
Actually, I like the looks of that Marlin 925 in .22 LR. I hadn't noticed them at Wholesale. I'm not against buying second hand at all. I bought my model 70 used, and I have no regrets at all, I think I'll see if I can find one.

I looked at a lot of cooeys as well, actually. They look like great deals. I think I'd want to see one in person before grabbing it, though.

Of course, there ain't many gun shows in Montréal these days. I seem to remember there being one in a town between here and Ottawa, but I don't remember which one. Maybe I'll see about picking up a Cooey whether I find that Marlin or not.
 
sl66ICEcuba said:
If your just looking for a cheap gun to get trigger time in on, I say you spend 90 bucks on an old coeey bolt action repeater and use the cash you saved for a couple boxes of ammo. That would be thousands of rounds from saved cash from a coeey to even say a savage (which are incredible rifles as well) It all depends on what you want most, if it's trigger time then a rimfire is your best bet, if your not looking for anything else/ or fancy I say stick with a coeey and the money saved will not be wasted
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I was going to say this very thing.. Well not exactly but the general idea. The first 22 I ever shot was a Cooey and for the price of a used one you can't beat it. Especially if money is an issue. I still have that Cooey and still never fails me. Pretty straight shooters too.
 
Hi guys.

Well, there was a bit of a hitch. I ended up with a Remington semi, because I have this low-intensity campaign going on to get my wife into shooting (and preferably hunting), but she's a lefty. The counter guy at Le Baron said that cycling a bolt would be too much of a drag for her because of the southpaw factor, but that a lot of the semis eject brass far enough ahead that it won't get in her face.

So I came home and bought a used semi 22LR.

If she ends up liking the thing, I'll let her use it until money's a little better, then move her up to a lever or something. Whether she likes it or not, I'm at some point going to pick up one of those Cooeys, because I'll take a bolt action to semi any day of the week. AND one can never have too many guns.
 
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