218 yard with marlin sbl and vortex
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 4:11 pm
With all of these coronavirus problems here, all clubs are closing for an unknown number of weeks.
Fortunately, I was able today to go with a friend for the last day of opening of the only shooting range in the région which has a shooting range of 200 meters (218 yards),
in order to make the second adjustment of my riflescope, very recently acquired, a vortex diamondback tactical 6-24X50. :
It is installed on a Marlin 1895 SBL :
(not very conventional, I know
, but ... fun !)
loading:
330 gr HP full lead Bullet, made from lyman mold #457122
Powder: IMR 4198, 37 grains
Starline case
primer CCI 200
Medium crimp
The first time this was quite difficult, not enough clicks to compensate for the fall of 45-70 !!!
So I bought a 20 moa picatiny sloped rail (i don't know if it is the good translation , apologize....) , to be able to gain in adjustment limit of the scope.
After adjusting to 110 yards , and put the scope to zero with this adjustment, we moved to range 218 yard.
It was much more comfortable this time, and I am not at the maximum of correction.
After 6 shots, to correcting and adjust the scope turrets clicks:
i'm happy, it was only the third time i shoot with a riffle
Next step, 328 yards ...
See you soon !
Fortunately, I was able today to go with a friend for the last day of opening of the only shooting range in the région which has a shooting range of 200 meters (218 yards),
in order to make the second adjustment of my riflescope, very recently acquired, a vortex diamondback tactical 6-24X50. :
It is installed on a Marlin 1895 SBL :
(not very conventional, I know
loading:
330 gr HP full lead Bullet, made from lyman mold #457122
Powder: IMR 4198, 37 grains
Starline case
primer CCI 200
Medium crimp
The first time this was quite difficult, not enough clicks to compensate for the fall of 45-70 !!!
So I bought a 20 moa picatiny sloped rail (i don't know if it is the good translation , apologize....) , to be able to gain in adjustment limit of the scope.
After adjusting to 110 yards , and put the scope to zero with this adjustment, we moved to range 218 yard.
It was much more comfortable this time, and I am not at the maximum of correction.
After 6 shots, to correcting and adjust the scope turrets clicks:
i'm happy, it was only the third time i shoot with a riffle
Next step, 328 yards ...
See you soon !