22lr at 500yrds

I shoot golfballs at 200 with match ammo and a 32x Meuller scope, 300 can't be that bad!


Now I have to extend my new range to 500-600 yards for another reason lol
 
GD7 said:
I moved out of the north earlier this year. The snow would begin to accumulate in November, and would not fully be gone from my (somewhat tree-shaded) property until May. Never again.
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You have to enjoy the winter activities. If you just wait for winter to be over your not going to enjoy anything.

Sure beats the lowermainland (where I left). Or the busy okanagan that's way to hot a dry.
 
Price449 said:
Very dangerous objective. 22 or is not meant for this and you would be very reckless to attempT so.
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What danger?!? Why would it be reckless? How could this be anything less than fun and interesting?

So refined I wonder about you guys from southern Ontario.... lol
 
Price449 said:
Why don't you just shoot straight up in the air then and see where it lands. Better yet use a Bow it'll be more fun!
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Seriously, are you drunk? Or do you just not fully comprehend ballistic trajectory? There is nothing unsafe or reckless about what is being discussed here. You really shouldn't jump into a discussion when you obviously haven't sufficient background on the subject matter to have an informed opinion. I hope that doesn't come across as mean. It's just friendly advice.
 
Price449 said:
Why don't you just shoot straight up in the air then and see where it lands. Better yet use a Bow it'll be more fun!
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I guess you haven't shot LR before???

The actual rise on barrel is not much .. remember we are dealing with relatively "SHORT" distances. In fact, the trip to 500yds can be done completely in scope travel if an SIII6-24 is shimmed properly.

The estimated elevation needed is 100 MOA give or take. Work out the angular change that is and then see how much the muzzle has to be raised to reach that. To simplify, this is LESS THEN 2 degs of elevation.

Do a bit of Trig and yeah, you are not aiming at the moon.

The issue isn't in position of the bore... the issue is getting enough 'up" in your optics to aim at the target. The vast majority of scopes are not designed to operate through their full elevation spec or simply don't have enough mechanical travel. But a few layers of pop can and a bit of epoxy can create the cant one needs to allow for a very high short range zero giving more scope travel to complete the trip.

For the generic 1" scope, just shim the base and/or use Burris sig ZEE rings to get to around 4ft high at 100yds with full scope down and using the top of the reticle. Now with scope and reticle, you can make up the final 50MOA to complete the trip.

Nowadays, ELR shooting isn't as hard to set up as it once was.

Try it ..... you will be very surprised.

Jerry
 
Price449 said:
Why don't you just shoot straight up in the air then and see where it lands. Better yet use a Bow it'll be more fun!
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How does one even reply to this..... Do you own any firearms? If you do you might consider giving them to someone that knows a little about them, and has some experience behind a trigger.
 
regulate34 said:
Oh I hope I don't hit any low flying aircraft when shooting a 22lr at 500yrds.

The ignorance........
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Finally someone else that gets it!!!!!!!

Lots of PRO 22lr shooters in this thread that seem to have lots of experience at the 500 yard range. I bet most of the PEANUT GALLERY hasn't even shot center Fire at 500 yards.

Keep up the heckling I'm loving it!
 
Price449 said:
Finally someone else that gets it!!!!!!!

Lots of PRO 22lr shooters in this thread that seem to have lots of experience at the 500 yard range. I bet most of the PEANUT GALLERY hasn't even shot center Fire at 500 yards.

Keep up the heckling I'm loving it!
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You missed his point completely. Not everyone is a citiot. Some of us actually go outside, in the bush, to ranges, and use firearms, to shoot stuff. Not just Call of Duty on an Xbox in our moms house.
 
I've done 300m shots to the pig with my mkII G with 20moa rail and cci stingers. I had 30 moa left on the turret and was getting 10/10 (it's the pig, it's huge.) 500yds is very do-able.
 
I am a target shooter (6mm Dasher ranges 400 to 1000 yards) and use a 22lr in a Savage Mark II for practice. 100 yards is a good range for me with this rifle, although you could shoot at 500 yards but there is quite a spread, and the wind will blow it around. The big problem is with the ammunition, it's all over the place. I love Eley and Lapua ammunition but it's pricey. Oddly enough I find that the slower ammunition is actually more accurate, although there are some exceptions to that. Before you buy anything, maybe check out a WWII vintage Swiss K31 rifle. I know that sounds crazy, but if you want to shoot plates at 500 yards with accuracy (those rifles are sub MOA) it may be the ticket. You can get a rifle for $300 at Wholesale Sports and rounds are $0.63 each.
 
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Price449 said:
Very dangerous objective. 22 or is not meant for this and you would be very reckless to attempT so.
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Price449 said:
Why don't you just shoot straight up in the air then and see where it lands. Better yet use a Bow it'll be more fun!
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Price449 said:
Finally someone else that gets it!!!!!!!

Lots of PRO 22lr shooters in this thread that seem to have lots of experience at the 500 yard range. I bet most of the PEANUT GALLERY hasn't even shot center Fire at 500 yards.

Keep up the heckling I'm loving it!
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With all due respect, you are simply wrong about this.

I, for one, have sat right beside Dennis Horseman as he shot hundreds of rounds of 22lr at 500 meters. We have both done it often on our silhouette range here.

The elevation required to reach that distance, 547 yd, barely raises the muzzle.

Best,
Ted
 
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