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Rifled through the numerous gun racks the past week and made some discoveries that brought me to my purchase. Looked at the lever Marlins, Henrys, and Winchesters and here is my take on em.

Marlin: The wood design just looked "ballooned" around the action. And that big ol screw on the side of the receiver just looks stupid. PLus, the action felt short stroked.

Henry: The absolute best looking of all, but I found the Golden Boy was very difficult to shoulder properly while achieving a proper sight alignment/sight picture. Looking at the H001s and H001Ts I'd say the T version with octagon barrel was pretty nice looking. Only draw back is that spray painted receiver. Action was slick.

Winchester: Boy, looks like a full size rifle in a compact frame. Very pleasing design and construction. Picked up the Legacy and fell in love with the feel. Knew I had to have it. Didn't run with the Tribute because I wanted the more traditional, conservative look.

SO, after settling on the Legacy I called the gunshop I do business with out of South Dakota and again, they had the best deal.

Here it is:

 

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I was wondering how the triggers were on the gun. Guess if it is that bad, I'll just have it worked on. Guess I'll find out tomorrow! Any places on the action I can polish or improve upon?

 

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Yeah, the Golden Boy is like a small "A" frame with the receiver at the top of the "A".

 

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Well, took the 9422 Legacy out for a range and hunting test. Tried several different loads and it shot all of them decently, with a couple that really excelled. Action was smooth, no feeding problems, and zeroing was simple with just a click of elevation.

50 + 75 Yard tests: I managed to get the same group sizes at both ranges. I think this was due to my familiarization with the trigger by the time I hit the 75yd mark.

Ammo: CCI Maxi-Mag +V
Velocity: 2250 Ave. @ 90 F.
Small Grp: .25"
Large Grp: 3/4"
Note: Had several 3 shot groups that touched at 75 yds.

Ammo: Winchester Super-X 40gr FMJ
Velocity: 1914 Ave. @ 90 F.
Small Grp: .5"
Large Grp: 1"
Note: Same thing, had several 3 shot groups printed on top of each other, but two shots out of the five would open up the group.

Honrable mention goes to Winchester Super-X Hollow points and Maxi-Mag. These two would always hover around the 1" group size at both ranges, but I wasn't able to get them to touch like the CCI + V or the Super-X 40 FMJ.

I didn't have time to see if group size would change with magazine tube capacity. Task for the next session. The rear semi-buckhorn sight will probably be replaced with a ORH ghost ring. I could get good groups off the sand bags, but walking around and shooting was much more difficult.

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Thanks bubba, I've always had excellent vision. I just had my eyes checked for a physical and I have 20/15 and 20/17 vision. If only I had a peep sight, I would be tack driving. I'm really wanting to try out some Win Supremes, Rem premiers, and CCI TNTs.

 

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If you're really interested in a peep sight, I believe Williams Gunsight offers one and Marbles still makes a tang sight for this model. Enjoy.

Just not sure I'll have enough thumb space for the peep on the Legacy's pistol grip stock. One of the biggest selling points for the gun was the stock feel, and I don't want to mess that up. Heck, I killed more things in one day with that rifle than I have others that I''ve owned for a couple years!

 

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I hear ya, bub. Heading out tonight to smack a couple ***** that are invading my friend's garage. That is...if we don't get too much aiming fluid in us! :beerchug: No Kidding, brand new beautiful home built in the country this past Spring and he's got ***** coming right into the garage at night. Couple weeks ago he started his truck and a **** came flying out from under the hood. :1t Can't sleep at night anymore knowing that kind of stuff happens to friends.

 

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Mission accomplished. Sat out in chairs back of a truck bed and waited for a couple hours for the vermin to show. Didn't see a thing until I spotted a tree 50 yds directly behind us. Saw a large **** and my friend nailed it with his Marlin 25M, swung off the tree and scurried away with a significant blood trail. I saw another large **** right after and blasted him as it was going headfirst down the trunk. Then we got right up underneath the tree and discovered 3 baby *****. I hit two of them utilizing a tactical flashlight rifle hold combo and the third **** went into a trunk hole. I'd say very successful night for reducing the **** problem. :snipersmi:

 

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"In theory there is no difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is." Give me some credit, Bub. A 50 yd shot on a **** with a 22 mag ins't unreasonable at all. Usually DRT. The people who hunt often know that not everything always goes as planned. I'd call 3 confrimed kills out of 5 pretty good. Tracked the blood trail as far as we could on that one ****, but the track dried up on us.

The after action analysis on that hunt put me right into Walmart to pick up the Remington 33gr Vmax that have reported outstanding results, and the Maxi-Mag + Vs that I had much luck with. Last night we were using Winchester lead tipped HPs, after that type didn't react well with the "one that got away", I won't be using them anymore.