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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: chrisb on April 28, 2010, 08:27:11 PM

Title: Marlin 795
Post by: chrisb on April 28, 2010, 08:27:11 PM: I bought a used Marlin 795 about a month ago. When i got it out to the range last weekend it shot waaaaaay right. There is no apparent windage adjustment for the front sight. Any ideas on how i can fix this?
Title: Re: Marlin 795
Post by: bobcat on April 28, 2010, 08:52:19 PM: Is the rear sight not adjustable ???
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Post by: MikeWalking on April 28, 2010, 09:21:20 PM: All I can think of is to have the barell checked for straightness, maybe make a new rear blade, or notch the one on it now..
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Post by: satchel3006 on April 28, 2010, 09:34:28 PM: move the rear sight it should be dovetailed in
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 28, 2010, 09:59:35 PM: it should adjust and not be fixed postion :dunno:
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Post by: BPturkeys on April 29, 2010, 07:52:46 AM: Maybe you could just scope it up and there might be enough adjustment within the scope to get sighted in.
Title: Re: Marlin 795
Post by: chrisb on April 29, 2010, 08:02:47 AM: I thought about scoping it but it's for the kids and i want them to learn proper sight alignment before i give them the cheating tube.
Title: Re: Marlin 795
Post by: Woodchuck on April 29, 2010, 08:08:46 AM: Can you post a pic of the sights, so we can see what ya got?
Title: Re: Marlin 795
Post by: chrisb on April 29, 2010, 11:09:06 AM: Quote from: JIMKD8 on April 29, 2010, 08:08:46 AM
Can you post a pic of the sights, so we can see what ya got?

I will try tonight. The rear sight is dove tailed and I will try adjusting that as mentioned earlier as well.

On a separate note why are spare mags for these things so expensive compared to other 22's?
Title: Re: Marlin 795
Post by: Woodchuck on April 29, 2010, 11:25:34 AM: i feel your pain, i have an old winchester .22 that spare mags are junk. made out of plastic and warp so they need replacing often and best of all, damned expensive
Title: Re: Marlin 795
Post by: jdb on April 29, 2010, 07:08:23 PM: you could always rest it between to saw horses and slightly bend the barrel. just make sure you bend it in the right direction.
Title: Re: Marlin 795
Post by: chrisb on April 29, 2010, 08:34:09 PM: I'm not looking to do any barrel bending... not sure that's a bright idea. I will be trying to adjust the rear dovetail this weekend though. Ill let you know how it works out.