29-08-2007, 12:54 AM
Hi Eric,
I noticed that you are shooting (amongst others) a Marlin VS .17 HMR. I'm considering such a darling (or perhaps the VSF or VS-CF models). But.
When reading the review of the rifel at ChuckHawks.com it recieves rather mixed opinions.
Its accuracy is said to be unmatched by the contestors (Savage resp. Ruger), but even though they tried 3 different Marlins, they all suffered from a - in their opinion severe - flaw;
that the magasine dit not fit wery well -the magasine well was to big, allowing to incorrect attachment of the magazine (thereby jamming the gun) and, when correctly attached, it severel times mis-fed the cartridges, as it did not allign properly with the reciever, thereby also jamming the gun.
They had to keep a hand on the magazine when repeting the gun in order to try to secure a proper loading.
What is your experience with the gun?
Kind regards
Jens
I noticed that you are shooting (amongst others) a Marlin VS .17 HMR. I'm considering such a darling (or perhaps the VSF or VS-CF models). But.
When reading the review of the rifel at ChuckHawks.com it recieves rather mixed opinions.
Its accuracy is said to be unmatched by the contestors (Savage resp. Ruger), but even though they tried 3 different Marlins, they all suffered from a - in their opinion severe - flaw;
that the magasine dit not fit wery well -the magasine well was to big, allowing to incorrect attachment of the magazine (thereby jamming the gun) and, when correctly attached, it severel times mis-fed the cartridges, as it did not allign properly with the reciever, thereby also jamming the gun.
They had to keep a hand on the magazine when repeting the gun in order to try to secure a proper loading.
What is your experience with the gun?
Kind regards
Jens
It's not the caliber of the rifle that matters,
It's the caliber of the man behind it.
It's the caliber of the man behind it.