Guide 45/70

Ravenman · Post by **Ravenman** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:59 am

Some groups with my Marlin Guide 45/70 at 100 Meters.
Factory Winchester 300grs. HP.
The Leupold 1.5-5x20 Duplex is the perfect match for the Guide Gun.

guido4198 · Post by **guido4198** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:05 am

That ought to get it done..!!

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:11 am

nice shooting!!

pete

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:49 am

Wow. Good shooting.

brucew44guns · Post by **brucew44guns** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:04 am

Well, that about does it for me. I was looking to put a ghost ring sight on my Guide Gun, but knowing my dimming eyes and seeing your scoped rifle here today convinces me I need the same scope on mine. It's on my list of needs for 08 allready. Thanks

Bitmap · Post by **Bitmap** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:55 pm

Ravenman wrote:
The Leupold 1.5-5x20 Duplex is the perfect match for the Guide Gun.

Nice group, but THIS is the perfect match for a Guide Gun.

Leupold 2.5x IER Scout Scope on the XS Scout Mount.

crs · Post by **crs** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:05 pm

Serendipity! Great combination of gun, ammo, scope, and skill.

dkmlever · Post by **dkmlever** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:01 pm

Great group Ravenman, is it hard to shoot in Switzerland? I was there a couple of years ago, and woke up on Saturday morning to shooting, Was told it was the local citizens practicing for the milita.

Post by **Paco** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:22 pm

NICE GROUP AND NICE HUNTING.... PACO

Savage99 · Post by **Savage99** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:47 pm

Thats a sweet looking gun..

Ravenman · Post by **Ravenman** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:43 am

Nice group, but THIS is the perfect match for a Guide Gun.
Leupold 2.5x IER Scout Scope on the XS Scout Mount.[/quote]

Perfect as perfect can be. The one man's sugar is the other man's poison.

Ravenman · Post by **Ravenman** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:36 am

dkmlever wrote:Great group Ravenman, is it hard to shoot in Switzerland? I was there a couple of years ago, and woke up on Saturday morning to shooting, Was told it was the local citizens practicing for the milita.

We have in every other town a 300 meter rifle and 25/50 meter pistol military range to practice with the military arm. These ranges can be used one day every week from spring to autumn. Swiss soldiers have the personal rifle or pistol at home. Every year he got to proof that he practiced with rifle or pistol (Bundesprogramm) not only in official army training. The ammo is free but the score will be written in the army log. Failing or missing this qualifying round he will be punished. If you passe active duty and used the rental gun at private matches before retirement you can have the rifle or pistole. All shooters with only the official army training have to give back the personal weapons. Today we are armed with SIG 550 assault rifles "Sturmgewehr 90". GP 90 ammo is a 5.56 round with 62grs. FMJ bullet. Predecessor was aussault rifle Sturmgewehr 57 in 7.5x55 Swiss (GP11) and the Schmidt-Rubin M 1931 short action straight-pull bolt action rifle (also 7.5x55 Swiss). The SIG 220 in 9 Para is the sidearm today. And the SIG 210 9mm Para was sidearm before the SIG 220.

Ravenman · Post by **Ravenman** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:25 am

Some more groups.

Speer 400grs. SP at 100 meters

Sierra 300 grs. HP at 60 Meters

Speer 400grs. SP standing free at 60 meters

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:30 am

That "Scout" set up is growing on me

Swampman · Post by **Swampman** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:46 am

I really like my 2-7X33 Leupold. I wish my gun was the blued version. I got the stainless version for the same price as a blued one and couldn't pass it up.

Ravenman · Post by **Ravenman** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:03 am

Swampman,

Love your Guide gun - why worry about stainless? Easier to keep clean.

Swampman · Post by **Swampman** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:17 am

I don't find the stainless very attractive. I also have a real nice blued 1895 made in 1972 so I'll keep my shiny Guide Gun. It's too accurate to part with.

ScottT · Post by **ScottT** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:34 am

I think the Marlin Guide Gun is the sleeper in the current gun market. Not much more one could ask for in a real hunting rifle and it is handy as all getup.

The .45-70 is such a versitile cartridge that a man could not go wrong by hunting with it exclusively.

Swampman · Post by **Swampman** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:09 pm

Ravenman I couldn't see your targets the first time I opened this thread. Those are awesome.

jazman · Post by **jazman** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:26 pm

Great shooting and beautiful guns. I like both the blue and stainless, they are just great looking guns.

Bitmap · Post by **Bitmap** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:44 pm

Borregos wrote:That "Scout" set up is growing on me

It really grows on you when you use it.

otteray · Post by **otteray** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:19 pm

Some fine shooting!
Look at all them holes!
Now I know how the Swiss make Swiss cheese!

Ravenman wrote:Some more groups.

Speer 400grs. SP at 100 meters

Sierra 300 grs. HP at 60 Meters

Speer 400grs. SP standing free at 60 meters

hornetguy · Post by **hornetguy** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:29 pm

Swampman wrote:I don't find the stainless very attractive. I also have a real nice blued 1895 made in 1972 so I'll keep my shiny Guide Gun. It's too accurate to part with.

I bet you could get it bead blasted pretty cheaply, which ought to take the shine right out of it...

I don't like shiny guns, either... after watching guys walking thru the brush about 400 yds away... looked like they were carrying mirrors.

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