.22lr question

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bullethole1

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Ive been shooting .22's for most of my life and I was wondering how effective and accurate the caliber would be for 100 yard shots. Also what kind of scope would be a good scope for doing so? What is the next scope to get closer view of the target than a 3x9 or a good scope to see the target at this distance? I want better view from a longer distance! Well hey doesnt everybody? :D Thanks
 
100 yard .22lr shots with good equipment are easy. Energy at that range is questionable.

My Anschutz 1710D HB w/Bushnell 4200 Elite 4-16x40 has no problem making 100 yard shots.
 
Hello, bullethole1. There was a time when 200yd. prone match shooting was quite popular, both irons and scopes were used. Accuracy wise it is quite good at that distance..not for humane kills on game animals though. I have used iron sighted .22's at 300yds. on 10" steel plates..made e'm ring quite regular!
 
I have used iron sighted .22's at 300yds. on 10" steel plates..made e'm ring quite regular!
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Reminds me of a time last year. My son and I were at a 200 yard range that had a 10 inch steel plate. We got out our .22’s. I had a Ruger 10/22 with a scope. My son had a Remington 511 with iron sights. His favorite because it was his grandfather’s. We took turns shooting at the plate after we got the Kentucky windage figured out. At about the fifth shot, I missed. He kept shooting. After about 20 consecutive hits, I got mad at him and went to the pistol range and let him shoot by himself. He walked over later and I asked if he finally missed. He said nope, he ran out of ammo. Damn kids anyhow.
 
funny thing about 22LR. most people think that they dont have any range or accuracy at all, I remember my first "hunting" experience with a 22. I was using my brothers ruger 10/22 with 3x9 scope and I was shooting turtles at about 200 yards no problem. he was hitting prairie dogs at about 300 so they are tack drivers at surprising ranges. you'd have no issues at all with a nikon prostaff (they make one specificly for a 22 I think).
 
I love Love LOVE .22LR for many reasons- love the caliber love the firearms love the prices etc.

I am extremely happy 25yds, 25-75 just takes a sec to think. 100 yds with a decent scope (of which I believe I have better than decent scopes) is pretty easy do able.

After 100, 100-150 takes some thought, I guess 200 yds is doable and apparently "so easy" for other people but for me requires some effort but certainly Possible, just not EASY IMHO.

but as long as you select the right firearm&caliber for the right job, I think you're good. .223 for example is a nice compliment to .22LR when u nee increased range and/or power. But no rreason to blast away at sqiurrels with .223 IMHO nor try to be a ballistics beeatch and be so cool you're cooler than Bob Lee Swagger Shooter and snipe headshots of hogs at 250 with a .22LR...just my very humble opinion with you should take as fact thats all :) :-) :P
 
We have more fun shooting long range rimfire than anything else. Hits at 200 and 300 on steel or clay pigeons are a blast.
 
There is no problem with the accuracy of a 22lr at 100yds. and it is quite capable of humane kills on squirrel sized animals at that distance. I keep my 22's sighted in at that distance. I do however use CCI mini mags exclusivly and have since they first came out. I wait untill they are on sale and pick up 1000rnds or so to last untill the next sale.
 
22lr at 100yds. and it is quite capable of humane kills on squirrel sized animals at that distance.
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Must be nice. I can only say that to 50 yards. I was ringing the steel man target at 315 yds real regular. (Quite larger than a 10" disc). Still loads of fun though.:D
 
^^ I am also very proud of my .22LR arsenal - I only have three BUT, they're all new, distinct rifles- different purposes and different upgrades BUT- all three I'm proud of , happy with, extremely happy with make that- and its actually kind of neat. I got my paperwork to start buying my own right in the new year early 2010. And I had been saving money so I went right out and started buying some things.

I got very lucky, I made some good decisions IMHO. But one thing I Hadn't a lot of experience and info about was .22LR/rimfire but I learned quick and I thought, this is good why not shoot cheap, fun stuff all the time instead of big, heavy, expensive say .308 out of a Rem 700 once in a while? But suddenly rimfire became so popular so cool so fast- 2010 was like The Year Of The .22LR and Especially The Year Of The Tactical Twenty Two- so many awesome guns came out.

I personally bought a Rem 597 sporter "rifle-type" rifle that I decked out eventually with a nice scope, internals, and its a great semi auto scoped rifle. [had no idea about the 597 VTR/AR type rifles.] Then a Savage Mark II wooden-stocked, bolt action rifle for fun and looks, and then the S&W M&P 15-22 for fun and looks in a different way. And I am really happy with them. I could even justify a GSG-5 (I like the original looks) and/or a Sig 522, don't need em but when did that ever matter? LOL.

Rimfire makes you cool- things have changed. 2006/2007 and prior it was cool to spend a lot of money and show a lot of flash. Then it became cool to save dough, be cheap, become a recessionista, etc. Clipping coupons and two-fers are common. Same with firearms- Rimfires make you cool. Its way cooler to have a fleet of 22s and some tactical fun guns and a couple thousand rounds of .22LR Mini Mags then it is to have a $1,000 Browning A-Bolt, Thousand dollar scope, a few boxes of .30-06/.270/.243 whatever, and shoot it one weekend a year. [LoL at the possibility not everyone agrees with that haha. :-) ]
 
Rimfires make you cool. Its way cooler to have a fleet of 22s
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Jeez, nobody told me that I got cool all of a sudden. :confused:
Although I average buying one gun every 4 years or so, two of my three acquisitions this year have been .22's. :o
 
Oh yeah,I already know .22's are very accurate.I had my older Marlin 60 one time and I was shooting bird's heads off at Im going to say a good 35 yards with a 3x9 scope.Sparrows that is:eek: I still got that Marlin 60 along with another 1 plus my new Marlin 60 with the bolt hold open feature that locks the action open after every last shot so the rifle doesnt dry fire.I just bought the new one in june of this year.My other ones didnt have that bolt hold open and they are still shooting just fine even after being dry fired god only knows how many times.
 
I shot NRA .22 sillouette matches for several years. I've had about two dozen scopes on various rifles. Finally settled on a Weaver KT-16 scope. For 100 meters standing it's all the scope most people can use my included. Anymore and mirage starts to be a real problem in the summer. Even the guys who had big variable scopes seldom went above 18x.

My advice is worth exactly what you payed for it.
 
I actually am scope-less on my prize 15-22 ( i know everyone has awesome 15-22's ... mine is *really awesome* )... i bought an Aimpoint R-1 , two actually, at Christmastime, one for my real 5.56 AR one for my 15-22. Unfortunately I found out I needed to buy a mount, and I had also bought a 4-12 for another .22, bunch of ammos etc so I just didn't have the money to buy Two more $100/ea mounts.

The 5.56 got the mount and the first R-1. The second sat for about two days before I said, what the hell I have a Mossberg 930 SPX, came with a rail might as well try it right!

Have. Not. Been. Able. To. Remove.

So awesome on the 930 SPX I just never could take it off. I'll probably have to buy something else for the 15-22 (right now has only set of MBUS). Love the Trijicon Reflex , over 650 for the big one and mount tho! C-More Railway Tacticals are like $250... more like it.
 
Hello, bullethole. Just because the little .22 L.R. rimfire is small compared to the big boomers the "big boys" are shooting..don't write this little cartridge off. There has been more money and research spent on this little number, than all the other rounds put together..as a result, it is one highly developed and accurate number! If you ever get a chance to try some match ammo, Eley, Lapua, etc. from the bench at 50 and 100yds..you'll get a real eye opener!
 
I have not shot .22 rifle in a while. When I shot regularly, I shot mostly at 50 yards and occasionally at 100 yards. 100 was tough. My average group was 3"-4" (could have been 5", it has been acouple of years ago) with a benched CZ 453 varmint an cheap federal ammo. Every time I shot at 100 with a .22, I almost felt like I was just wasting ammo. So I did not do it often.
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I have a 5-15x on a CZ 452 American and 8-24x on a CZ 453 Varmint.
24x is nice but tiring to the eyes. 15 to 20 should be good.
When I go back to rifle shooting, I plan to replace the 5-15x scope with a lower mag scope (maybe a 2-7 or 3-9) to make it handier and more comfortable for standing.
The 8-24x will stay on the Varmint since that is shot mainly on the bench.
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Do not go cheap on the scope
 
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