I bought a new marlin 7000 and a new simmons 22mag 3x9x32 a couple of days ago,put them together and off to the range I went today.That is one sweet shooting little rifle.It can shoot a lot better thenI can.This is the first time I'VE shot a 22 since I was a kid a whole lotta moons ago.I got it sighted in and proceded to test a bunch of ammo.I figgered out real fast that I need a better scope,so back it goes to optical planet to exchange for a bushnell 4x12x40 AO.I found out that the simmons was blurry at the higher magnifications.On the ammo issue.I had a brick of federal lightenings,40 grains that I've had for untold years.I also tried cci,mini mags,cci stingers,rem thunderbolt.The federals were the best shooting of the bunch.one group of 5 touching each other.Do they still make the lightenings?or are they called something else now?I love my new 7000. sj :grin: :grin:
