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Greetings,

After years of shooting center fires, I made the jump and bough a Marlin 795.

I am mounting a Nikon 3x9 Rimfire on it. Nothing fancy.

The usage will be almost exclusively for varmint elimination (Squirrels, little varmints, maybe Coyote - Those I prefer to use my .223 with V-max bullets) from 50-75 yards maximum.

Now my questions:
1-What bullet grains should I use?
2-I am looking at different brands and in bulk that ammo is very cheap. Any brand in particular you recommend?
3-For noise control, should I use sub-sonic? I hand loaded subsonic in my center fires for fun and there is still a pretty big noise. If so, what brand would you suggest?

Thank you
 
1-What bullet grains should I use?
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Basically, there are two bullet weights in .22 LR, the 40 grain solid and the 36 grain hollowpoint. There are others, but I find those two are the best.
2-I am looking at different brands and in bulk that ammo is very cheap. Any brand in particular you recommend?
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Federal seems to be the best and most reliable. Do not buy Remington bulk pack -- it's extremly unreliable.
3-For noise control, should I use sub-sonic? I hand loaded subsonic in my center fires for fun and there is still a pretty big noise. If so, what brand would you suggest?
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Either CCI or Anguila -- what you want are BB and CB caps, which are propelled only by the primer.
 
Today's semi-auto 22lrs are much better at eating almost any bulk ammo, but, there's such a wide range of bulk ammo out there it's possible to have a favorite brand for your rifle. My Model 60, which is similar in many ways to your 795 (except its tubular mag) does NOT like Federal bulk, which runs flawless in the 1022. That said, it will run on Remington golden bullets, which some shooters really dislike.

There's also the external ballistics for the range you mention. HPs and solids with varying grains will behave differently (bullet drop, windage, etc) at your max range. Most 22lr scopes have parallax set at, and are zeroed between 25 and 50 yds. General charts are rough guides, you'd have to basically buld up your own with the various rounds you test.

So there's a lot of experimentation to be done.

I also like to start testing with what's readily available, such as from WalMart or Big5, or whichever retailer is within convenient distance.

Without knowing where you're shooting, I couldn't comment on whether sub- or supersonic, all things being equal, that seems more like an accuracy factor. If it's a hearing protector related question, I'd always recommend protection in any and all cases.

Good luck with your 795. If it's as good as the 60, you're off to a good start. My biggest surprise compared to centerfires was the economy of the 22lr; everything about it is less expensive, guns, scopes, ammo....until one starts mods, of course.

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Try some CCI Blazers, and some Federal Auto Match. They run flawlessly in my 60, and are accurate as well.
 
CCI Blazers are my everything ammo. I also shoot a couple of Brno target rifles and use a higher dollar ammo in them. Occasionally I'll shoot some Wolf MT or SK Standard+ in the Marlin 60 and I'm always a little amazed at how accurate they can be with some fancy ammo. Some semi-auto's may not function with these lower velocity rounds.
 
Any cheap ammo should give you 1" max dia at 50 yards in your 795 for accuracy off SB, whether SV or HV+. Noise issue type ammo, I have no experience with accuracy. Have you visited Marlins website forums?

Beyond 50 yards, I would test CCI Blazer, HV, in your 795 for first test. Everyone will tell you, You have to do your own testing for accuracy and sound.
Vern has starters for noise.
 
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Greetings,
After years of shooting center fires, I made the jump and bough a Marlin 795.
I am mounting a Nikon 3x9 Rimfire on it. Nothing fancy.
The usage will be almost exclusively for varmint elimination (Squirrels, little varmints, maybe Coyote - Those I prefer to use my .223 with V-max bullets) from 50-75 yards maximum.
Now my questions:
1-What bullet grains should I use?
2-I am looking at different brands and in bulk that ammo is very cheap. Any brand in particular you recommend?
3-For noise control, should I use sub-sonic? I hand loaded subsonic in my center fires for fun and there is still a pretty big noise. If so, what brand would you suggest?
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That Marlin is a good little plinker. It seems to like 40gr solid HV the best. We use CCI Mini Mags and Winchester Wildcats. It absolutely hates Remington Bulk, however, it could just be the ammo. 50 yards for Coyote with 22LR is pushing it.
 
I've had good luck with the Federal bulk, and havn't shot any other brands recently. As to the noise problem, the Aguilla SUPER Colibri is the way to go. The plain Colibri will not clear the barrel of a carbine. Neither will reliably cycle the action. The Remington subsonic will cycle the action, but still makes a considerable pop.
 
2-I am looking at different brands and in bulk that ammo is very cheap. Any brand in particular you recommend?
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It's been my observation that every .22 has a brand of bulk ammo it likes best. Some of mine like Federal, others like Remington best. Try out the different offerings until you find one your gun likes,

Or, spend a bit more and get CCI MiniMags (HP or RN). I think every rimfire in the world must like those. All mine do.
 
Minimags are always a good bet, and up until recently when he ran out and decided to go buy a brick, my dad wouldn't shoot anything else.

For some reason, none of my .22's think they're anything special. 'Expensive' minimags shoot just the same as cheap Federal bulk-pack from my rifles. Which isn't bad, but still.

Something to look for: Winchester Dynapoint GT. Don't know about normal Dynapoints or anyon else's experience, but my Savage Mark 2 puts these onto a dime at 50 yards and nothin else I have is much worse.
 
When it comes to inexpensive "bulk pack" 22 ammo I feel you would be hard pressed to find any better ammo than CCI Blazers it's by far my favorite 22 ammo, also you made a wise choice on your purchase of your firearm the Marlin model 60/795 is an excellent platform with great accuracy.
 
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I personally like the copper and brass plated stuff when my grandkids are shooting, I shoot the old lead stuff; my Model 60 shoots everything.

16 bucks for 525 rounds here lately.
 
That 795 is a great little rifle. Just a side note, there is a $25 rebate from Marlin on the blued versions of the 795 until the end of the year. Catch one on sale at Academy and it can be had for less than $100 beans! Beat that for a new semi-auto 22 rifle!

I'd not try 'yotes with that 22 at further than 50 yards. As mentioned, your .223 is a good 'yote gun.

Congrats on your new rifle. I have a 1977 Glenfield Model 60 and would not ever consider letting it go.
 
Greetings,

Thank you all for your feedback.
I am instructing an Appleseed this weekend and decided to bring the rifle.
I just ran a patch in it the day before.
I asked the young son of another instructor to use it instead of his own 795 and "test" it for me. He shot it all first day (yesterday) with winchester bulk pack from wally world and he had no malfunction at all!

I paid less than sport academy that is already cheap. I paid 136$ out of the door. Unbeatable price fort that kind of gun.

Inplan to just replace the trigger plastic part with aftermarket part in aluminium.

That is a real nice little gun.
 
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