Just watched Wind River... now I kind of want a Marlin M1895SBL

[Rebel Jack]

Position of the scope is good as long as I can press my eye right up against it, right?

Well how else do you see through the tube without the sun blinding you? Make sure you have a perfect seal around your eye before you bang that boom switch.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Shoot one of those light weight Marlins a few times before you decide. I have both 444 and 45-70 and both are good hunting rifles, recoil gets your attention with 400 grain and up loads.

We'll see about THAT. Picked up a few from a fellow in the sheepshead today. Can't wait.


[QUOTE ] Well how else do you see through the tube without the sun blinding you? Make sure you have a perfect seal around your eye before you bang that boom switch
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Duh. That's how I ALWAYS do it.
Signed,
One eyed Willie.

 

[wildcatdd]

Such a sexy rifle. Also effective for dinosaur defense.

 

[patience0830]

I . Don't want to highjack, but does anyone have a suggestion? Oh, and I hate shooting this thing off the bench.

No wonder. That rifle is almost perfectly designed to whack the snot out of you on the bench. 4X is plenty. A little 1.5-5x would be more flexiible. Mounted at the maximum eye relief, of course. "Scope Eye" sucks. Practice with lighter loads. Flinching is hard to cure..

 

[Thor]

So, I just watched Wind River. Decent movie with disappointingly obvious Hollywood bad guys. It couldn't have been any more stereotypical if it had been Nazi's; and you know the first time they mention them they are the culprits.

Just be advised if watching it at home it is not kid friendly...for me not spousal unit friendly either. I saw it on an airplane and there were scenes that were uncomfortable to have viewable by strangers/kids (and I'm not talking about the shootouts) and didn't add anything to the story.

Other than that, good gun play and surprising solid representation of hunting...even if done by the government. Apparently the Indians couldn't hunt for themselves.

 

[bwframe]

So, I just watched Wind River. Decent movie with disappointingly obvious Hollywood bad guys. It couldn't have been any more stereotypical if it had been Nazi's; and you know the first time they mention them they are the culprits.

Just be advised if watching it at home it is not kid friendly...for me not spousal unit friendly either. I saw it on an airplane and there were scenes that were uncomfortable to have viewable by strangers/kids (and I'm not talking about the shootouts) and didn't add anything to the story.

Other than that, good gun play and surprising solid representation of hunting...even if done by the government. Apparently the Indians couldn't hunt for themselves.

I liked the movie. Especially like when the otherwise clueless FBI chick's training kicked in.

 

[junk]

I use the Nikon slughunter on my 1895GBL and on my 444 marlin . enough eye relief and takes a lickin'