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Old 03-02-2008 | 11:07 AM
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What is the best ammo for the marlin model 60 for use of:
general plinking?
squirrel and rabbit?
coons, and bigger aniamls?

http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0024232215208a.shtml
is this ammo powerful enough for yotes in an autoloader?

also what do i need to do before i shoot the gun right out of the box?
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Old 03-02-2008 | 11:10 AM
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What caliber is it in??
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Old 03-02-2008 | 11:16 AM
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22Lr American Eagle 40 Grain Well 40 Grains will kill yotes but with 30 and 32's Tough luck but i would mount a Nice Bushnell Or Leupold Scope on it get where ever you bought it from to bore sight it and there you go prolley kill a yote at about 100 yards
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Old 03-02-2008 | 11:43 AM
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its a .22 lr
ox1443 22lr american eagle 40 grain will kill yotes but with 30's and 32's? what are 30's and 32's?
would this ammo also work for squirrel and rabbits?
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Old 03-02-2008 | 11:52 AM
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its a .22 lr
ox1443 22lr american eagle 40 grain will kill yotes but with 30's and 32's? what are 30's and 32's?
would this ammo also work for squirrel and rabbits?
30 and 32 Grains and yes 40 Grains is the best for everything
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Old 03-02-2008 | 01:10 PM
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Nobody can tell you what's the best ammo because your rifle will "like" 1 kind of ammo over most of the rest. You will have to try several different types/kinds of ammo to see which it prefers. That being said, for high velocity I've found cci mini mag hp to be usually most consistant while I always use subsonic for hunting squirrel.
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Old 03-02-2008 | 01:52 PM
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Most ammo I have shot through my Model 60 has done pretty good far as accuracy wise, I normally use CCI stinger Hollow points for my .22 on squirrels and rabbits it does a good job.

I usually just buy my ammo at wal-mart, usually pretty cheap and for plinking and just playing you can get the boxes of 500-550 for about 12 bucks, I don't use it to hunt with but it does fine on small critters. Just about any Hollow point from a .22 will take a squirrel or rabbit.

I don't think I would try to shoot a coyote with a .22 but if I was I would get some of the higher FPS 40gr rounds you can find.
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Old 03-02-2008 | 02:24 PM
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I tried the velocitors or whatever they are called by CCI and they worked really well for me in my gun. Not much drop and I got pretty good groups at 100 yards off from the bench.

I wouldn't use a .22 for coyote either, but to each his own.

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Old 03-02-2008 | 02:47 PM
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I've had decent luck with cci mini mags, not tack driving, but minute of squirrel out to 60 yds or so. Also very reliable.
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Old 03-02-2008 | 04:20 PM
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Some semi-autos misfeed without a good powerful round to kick the action back. Cheap ammo will misfeed. I use CCI in all my guns. Stingers in my 10/22. Read the reviews you posted from cabelas on the ammo in question. Sounds like they misfeed. Get what you pay for.
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