Is this a good .22 for competition ?

Thіѕ rifle…

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/BoltAction22/981T.asp

thіѕ scope…

http://www.bsaoptics.com/scope.aspx?product=43

thеѕе targets…

http://www.nationaltarget.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NT&Product_Code=A-21+(priced+per+100)&Category_Code=SBR

http://www.nationaltarget.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NT&Product_Code=A-25+(priced+per+100)&Category_Code=SBR

аnd

http://www.nationaltarget.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NT&Product_Code=TQ-4(P)+(priced+per+100)&Category_Code=TQS

Informal shooting wіth friends… $100 limit οn scope аnd $200 limit οn thе gun. Mу friend hаѕ thіѕ…

http://www.mossberg.com/images/Mossberg_Guns/930/Nеw/37092.jpg

A Mossberg Plinkster 802 Thumbhole/Tipdown
Another hаѕ thіѕ…

http://www.mossberg.com/images/Mossberg_Guns/930/Nеw/37096.jpg

A Mossberg Varmint Plinkster 802 wіth bull barrel.
Whаt іѕ a bull barrel? Dοеѕ іt matter?

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4 Responses to “Is this a good .22 for competition ?”

1. vangion says:

   May 16, 2011 at 11:22 pm

   Marlin is and always has been an excellent gun with out of the box reliability and accuracy on par with any of the sub $500 guns and as good as some of those more expensive guns

   I do however prefer the bull barrel for competition type shooting

   It makes the gun heavier which help t hold it on target when shooting off hand
   It also disperses heat better so that you have less shot stringing when the barrel heats up after a long shooting session
   Stringing in thin barrels can start in as few as 30 rounds or so if shot rapidly

   I don’t like thumbhole stocks on a bolt action
   It gets in my way too much when working the bolt, especially if I am trying to do so quickly
   But it does aid in shooting
   I like them on semis

   The scope question is well beyond my level
   I just never really got into them
   I typically use a $50 Simmons, Tasco or Bushnell and sometimes the TCStars
2. akluis says:

   May 16, 2011 at 11:58 pm

   That will be a good gun for informal competition amongst your friends.

   I would however suggest you look at a Ruger 10/22

   The scope is fine, but a scope isn’t really necessary. . . at least not right away.

   Even then, i say spend a bit more on the gun and a bit less on the scope.

   Check out these scopes
   http://www. midwayusa. com/eproductpage. exe/showproduct?saleitemid=689595

   http://www. midwayusa. com/eproductpage. exe/showproduct?saleitemid=887219
   Don’t buy targets, print them out for free on regular paper

   http://www. gamecalls. net/free_stuff/52_free_targets. html
   http://www. targetz. com/
   http://www. mytargets. com/
3. gentlewolfspaws says:

   May 17, 2011 at 12:33 am

   The Marlin 981T is a good rifle.

   I use a Bushnell Sportsman 4×32mm on my Marlin Model 25 rifle.

   A “bull” barrel has a thicker diameter than a standard barrel. Generally, a bull barrel can absorb more heat (from firing a lot of cartridges) than a standard barrel before the heat begins to affect how well a barrel will shoot.
4. Becky L says:

   May 17, 2011 at 12:53 am

   I was able to find this (Savage Mark II)

   http://www. savagearms. com/markiibtvs. htm

   at a local Dick’s Sporting Goods for $300 and it came with a scope. It has the floating heavy target barrel. It is the most accurate . 22 I’ve ever shot.