I'm sad that the days of new Marlin 22s may have ended but I'm grateful that I was gifted the two I own. Both of them are fantastically accurate and every time I shoot them it tamps down my temptation to go buy a CZ or another "higher end" .22LR.
My son has shot my 795 a couple times with my help but I had him shoot the 25n today for the first time solo. He's only seven but he's sharp and a big kid.
I had not shot the 25n for years. I took the first five shots to see if the scope was still sighted in. It was about two inches left at 50 yards but it sure can still shoot! The group in the picture was those first five shots with CCI SV. My son enjoyed shooting the clays we found laying around and tagged them easily at 50 and 100 yards. It was really nice to get out of the house and take him just like my dad took me. My 25n was a gift from my dad to take the NRA safety course when I was 10.
I also shot a sub 1", 10-shot group with the 25n and SK Standard+. There was no wind today. Dad picked a good one. The CCI SV shot about 1.5" at 100.
I'm going to fix up the 25n for my son and have something engraved for him for his 10th b-day. Hopefully by then an American company will make an affordable, accurate, wood and steel .22 like the Marlin. I won't hold my breath, though.
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My son has shot my 795 a couple times with my help but I had him shoot the 25n today for the first time solo. He's only seven but he's sharp and a big kid.
I had not shot the 25n for years. I took the first five shots to see if the scope was still sighted in. It was about two inches left at 50 yards but it sure can still shoot! The group in the picture was those first five shots with CCI SV. My son enjoyed shooting the clays we found laying around and tagged them easily at 50 and 100 yards. It was really nice to get out of the house and take him just like my dad took me. My 25n was a gift from my dad to take the NRA safety course when I was 10.
I also shot a sub 1", 10-shot group with the 25n and SK Standard+. There was no wind today. Dad picked a good one. The CCI SV shot about 1.5" at 100.
I'm going to fix up the 25n for my son and have something engraved for him for his 10th b-day. Hopefully by then an American company will make an affordable, accurate, wood and steel .22 like the Marlin. I won't hold my breath, though.
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