Reeder Custom Guns - More Range Time with the Marlin Project Rifle

Jim Taylor
More Range Time with the Marlin Project Rifle
Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 11:17

Spent time on the 50 yard line this morning. The rifle is working good. I got to looking at the ejector and figured if I gave it a little more travel and increased the spring tension it would help the ejection.

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I did the "cut and try" method, not wanting to take too much off, and after a number of tries it is working just fine.

I shot mainly the Speer 170 gr. bullet with a couple different powder charges.

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And I tried the AK47 bullet ...

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The gun ran fine .. no issues. I think I will need to take this one hunting.

More Range Time with the Marlin Project Rifle - Jim Taylor, 2020-07-29, 11:17
- Very fun! I love these types of projects - WB, 2020-07-29, 12:57
  - Sorry ... was not a cast bullet .. - Jim Taylor, 2020-07-29, 13:02
    - Oh, my bad. I bet a cast with same charge would do well. - WB, 2020-07-29, 13:13
      - They are sized by the time they move .100" ... - Jim Taylor, 2020-07-29, 13:23
        I find that often true .308 vs .311 bullets - WB, 2020-07-29, 14:39
        If it works then I usually don't care why. :) (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2020-07-29, 14:46
        I need to work on that perspective, for me. lol (nm) - WB, 2020-07-29, 20:32
- Nice shoot'n Tex. Deffinetely a shooter (nm) - Sid R, 2020-07-29, 12:47