Wayne02
Member
The 39a @ 100 Yards?
I have received a new 39A as a gift and would like to join the club and ask a couple of questions.
My M/O: Older guy with not so good eyesight. Rifle will be used 2-3 times per year plinking reactive targets at various distances on our farm property, but the vast majority of the time it will be used at my gun club shooting bullseye paper targets at 100 yards. I have access to a 50 yard distance that I can use for initial sight-in but beyond that I shoot at the member range which has 100 yard target positions as the starting point. This gun will likely not be used for hunting other than maybe pest control on the farm.
I would like to optimize the gun such that it provides the most accuracy at 100 yards off the bench and from the standing position. I'm not much concerned with aesthetics as much as function i.e. I don't care if a scope doesn't 'look right' on a levergun.
- What are my sight options for this application? What type of scope would be appropriate? I do have a quality spotting scope that I use for high power rifle at 200+ yards but it would be nice if just using a scope would provide a clear enough picture for scoring as well but maybe this is asking too much. Would any of the peep sights be appropriate for bullseye work at 100 yards, or not so much?
- What would be a good sling for these applications?
- What can be done to improve the trigger? I realize they get better with use, but what the options to improve it now? Preferably a do-it-yourself type deal as I do most all of my own work on firearms. Are there some websites that outline this information from people who have already done it?
- The manual makes mention of the hammer spur extension used when a scope is mounted. Do the folks with scopes find that this extension is really needed?
Thank you.
I have received a new 39A as a gift and would like to join the club and ask a couple of questions.
My M/O: Older guy with not so good eyesight. Rifle will be used 2-3 times per year plinking reactive targets at various distances on our farm property, but the vast majority of the time it will be used at my gun club shooting bullseye paper targets at 100 yards. I have access to a 50 yard distance that I can use for initial sight-in but beyond that I shoot at the member range which has 100 yard target positions as the starting point. This gun will likely not be used for hunting other than maybe pest control on the farm.
I would like to optimize the gun such that it provides the most accuracy at 100 yards off the bench and from the standing position. I'm not much concerned with aesthetics as much as function i.e. I don't care if a scope doesn't 'look right' on a levergun.
- What are my sight options for this application? What type of scope would be appropriate? I do have a quality spotting scope that I use for high power rifle at 200+ yards but it would be nice if just using a scope would provide a clear enough picture for scoring as well but maybe this is asking too much. Would any of the peep sights be appropriate for bullseye work at 100 yards, or not so much?
- What would be a good sling for these applications?
- What can be done to improve the trigger? I realize they get better with use, but what the options to improve it now? Preferably a do-it-yourself type deal as I do most all of my own work on firearms. Are there some websites that outline this information from people who have already done it?
- The manual makes mention of the hammer spur extension used when a scope is mounted. Do the folks with scopes find that this extension is really needed?
Thank you.