Range Report Marlin Golden 39A

[SuperstitionCoues]

I finally got to finish sighting in my Christmas present last Monday.  This is the one that I had to send back to Marlin straight out of the box because of dings on the muzzle crown and scratches on the barrel.

At 50 yds, using CCI MiniMags, I was able to put a 5 shot group in at one inch, using the factory sights.  Good, bad, or typical? 

Personally I'm happy with it, as I know it will be good enough to perfect for an errant jack rabbit or cottontail that happens to cross my paths.  I'll tell you though, that gun is a load of fun!

[243handigun]

                              sorry bout your luck TM7 but i have an older 39A with the micro groove rifling ( they all may have it i dont know) it'll put all you want in a quarter at fifty yards, three, five or twenty five its a sweet shooting 22 one of the best ive seen  mine likes cheap ol fedrals ,copper plated hollow points

[243handigun]

                           Sorry dudes thats with a scope but at lest you know what their capable of

[Rangr44]

[At 50 yds, using CCI MiniMags, I was able to put a 5 shot group in at one inch, using the factory sights.]

That's not too bad, for a high-speed hunting ammo in a modern M39a - but your rifle could most likely do better.
Try small amounts of all sorts of .22 ammo in it, to see what it (not you) prefers, such as different brands, types, and speeds.
Shoot one target with each type to the best of your ability, label each - then compare them to each other later to find out.  Some like chocolate, some like vanilla fudge. 

My mid-1940's, Ballard-rifled 39a will throw a magazine-full of standard velocity CCI LR's under 3/4"  @ 50yds with the issue barrel iron sights, anytime.
I had a 1951 39a, which I had peeped, that would only do 1 1/4" @ 50yds, no matter what I did.