Oh no, not another 17 HMR thread. Yes, I got another one. My old dealer, who may be going out of busness soon, found me one for a fair price ($458.99). He got the wrong scope and wrong mounts, so I had to get those elsewhere. So far, the Marlin out shoots it, but the rifle is still new. I put a Weaver 6-24x42 Varmint scope on it with Leupold steel 11mm rings. It has semi-target turrets with 1/8 moa click adjustments and adjustable objective lens from 20' to infinity. The barrel is not free-floated like the Marlin. It doesn't seem to be quite as accurate, but time will tell. I did get one 1.5" 5-shot group at 100 meters this afternoon, but I have .22s that can do that on a still day. But today was breezy.





The rifle has a good feel and I think with some work it can be a good varmint gun. I can't wait to zoom in on a squirrel with the big 24x scope. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />