Anyone shooting rimfire rifle past 250 meters?

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I am trying to set up my Mark II TR as a low cost sub calibre FTR training rifle.

Was running the numbers for sub sonic match ammo. Has anyone actually chronographed any of the Eley brand ammo?
With a 50 m zero it seems the 50 MOA I have in my scope won't get me past 225 yards before I run out of clicks.

If I zero for 100 m then I can comfortably get to 275. I have heard of guys shooting 300m with 22LR, which is where I would like to get to, but with my current set up it would seem I just cant get there without holding above the target.

Asides from a negative MOA rail to ensure maximum possible use of adjustment in the scope, or getting a scope with a bigger adjustment range, what else is there?
 
Quick answer=no. :) I rarely even shoot my .223 that far...unless a groundhog is challenging me. I cranked a couple over 300 yards early last summer, held a little high/hit a little low but the net result was the same.

Longest 22 shots for me were gopher shooting with my CZ452 Varmint, CCI Blazer, 175 yards, crazy holdover...didn't bother adjusting the scope at all. lol It was fun, crazy to hear the "thup" sound on contact long after the crack of the round going off. Novelty wore off quick, then back to 25-75 yard shots...where 22s shine.
 
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Quick answer=no. :) I rarely even shoot my .223 that far...unless a groundhog is challenging me. I cranked a couple over 300 yards early last summer, held a little high/hit a little low but the net result was the same.

Longest 22 shots for me were gopher shooting with my CZ452 Varmint, CCI Blazer, 175 yards, crazy holdover...didn't bother adjusting the scope at all. lol It was fun, crazy to hear the "thup" sound on contact long after the crack of the round going off. Novelty wore off quick, then back to 25-75 yard shots...where 22s shine.
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According to my calculator time of flight on a 300 meter shot at 1025 fps MV is just over a second, return trip for the sound being 1.5s or so to the steel gong and back.

Would love to be able to ring a 12" gong at 600m with a 22LR. Flight time is almost 3 seconds one way. I would need over 170 MOA of adjustment for that though.
 
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According to my calculator time of flight on a 300 meter shot at 1025 fps MV is just over a second, return trip for the sound being 1.5s or so to the steel gong and back.
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I don't mean to be contentious, and perhaps I'm missing something. How could the sound returning from the steel gong take longer than the flight time for the bullet to reach it? The speed of sound at sea level is around 1125 fps. A .22LR round that begins at 1025 fps will slow down to less than 800 fps by the time it gets to 300 yards. It must take longer to travel the 300 yards than the sound of the steel gong returning.
 
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I don't mean to be contentious, and perhaps I'm missing something. How could the sound returning from the steel gong take longer than the flight time for the bullet to reach it? The speed of sound at sea level is around 1125 fps. A .22LR round that begins at 1025 fps will slow down to less than 800 fps by the time it gets to 300 yards. It must take longer to travel the 300 yards than the sound of the steel gong returning.
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The math makes my head hurt...I was just reminiscing about gopher popping. :) I've mentioned those long/fun shots a few times, but I wonder (now) about what velocity those Blazers were actually moving when they made contact. They leave the barrel @ 1235 fps according to CCI's spec, so obviously less than a second to arrive..and almost exactly 1/2 a second for the sound to return from 525 feet.. Ahh...good times. :) This thread needs a photo. lol

Sorry to side-track...when it comes to long-range 22 shooting, I'm a hack at best.
 
There's a video, mark and Sam after work where they go for something around 700 metres. Here are their specs
Taken from the inter web ::CCI VELOCITOR 1435 fps 40 grain, If zero at 100 yards, 725, yards = 91.27 foot drop, 144.18 moa, 41.94 mil, 2.79 seconds, 27 ft-lbs, 555 fps.
Ive done 250 but not consistently with my .22. Bdc redicle, giant hold over. I think it's very doable once you find your right ammo.
 
Where is that chap from the U.S. of F.A.?
Claytonb..........Claytond?
Furgit, but he was awwwsum and competed with'iz rimmies.

Where did he go?
 
grauhanen said:
I don't mean to be contentious, and perhaps I'm missing something. How could the sound returning from the steel gong take longer than the flight time for the bullet to reach it? The speed of sound at sea level is around 1125 fps. A .22LR round that begins at 1025 fps will slow down to less than 800 fps by the time it gets to 300 yards. It must take longer to travel the 300 yards than the sound of the steel gong returning.
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I worded that poorly. 1second for bullet to go downrange, half second for sound to come back after impact, 1.5s total from shot to hearing 'ping'. That half second is approximate.
 
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A high travel scope and a huge slope on the scope mount helps with going for longer distances. You should have 47moa of up to get to 300y with match ammo. I have shot that distance regularly and you can get a coke can after one or two tries. Try hang a 12" steel plate in a area where you can see the missed shots and have fun! The Bushnell 6500 2.5-16x42 scope has over 120moa of adjustment. ;) My worst was trying at 620m on the edge of the shoreline and trying to dial the scope back enough to have the target visible when holding over after running out of travel. :cool:
 
I shoot .22LR out to 400 yards a handful of times a year with good success if wind is fairly calm, and have had great success at 350 yards hitting clay pigeons and pop cans.
A 20 MOA rail is a must for .22LR at long range.
 
Got Juice? said:
That is how we all started in shooting. We were ALL hacks at some point in our lives. I truly miss those days sometimes :) you put less pressure on yourself and your gear
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I put maybe a little pressure on my gear...but zero on myself. :) Enough of that in day-to-day life. I've been shooting rimfires semi-seriously for about 28 years, my first 22 I bought was an Anschutz 1450 and I've never been tempted to sell that little rifle.
 
I shoot pretty regularly out in the BC Valley (25-50-100-200-250 Meter range) with my Savage BTVLSS (pillar bedded, 20 MOA rail bedded, Nikon Prostaff 5 4.5 -18 x40 BDC)
Shooting a 5 x 8 AR500 gong (yup, it doesn't move so you have to listen plus paint it to look for chips...)at 250 M which is approx 6 Meters higher than level.

Found the Nikon Spot On app not so spot on and have to adjust pretty mightily (I'm finding it out 12-20 inches depending on type of ammunition)

Subsonic Eley target is said to be 929 fps at the 100M sight in distance and 790 at 250 M. I'm out there in 2 weeks so I'll chronograph it and the 10 different types I'm taking out (yup, geek..)

almost 12' of drop at 250 as a side note. I've been putting up 6'0 x 6'0 cardboard sheets and shooting 10 rounds each to see where they end up so far aguila copper at 1255 (really!) seems to be the winner with CCi stingers at 1640 close. palm size spread for 6-8 out of 10 normally

Found a place to shoot out 600 M pretty level with a 2 storey gravel pit backdrop behind so I'm pretty interested to see how it plays out. I'll use cookie sheets (don't tell my wife) so they move some

That 700 M video I saw was the Australian couple shooting one video on a monster downhill and another in to a pond

BTW, bought some Burris 0-40 MOA adjustable scope rings the other day.......
 
I have designs on 200. With a Anschutz 1416 I have installed a DIP 25 Picatinny rail.
Then using Burris Signature Z rings 10 was added to the rear and 5 taken away on the front. The scope is a Bushnell 4200 6 - 24 x 40 AO MD.
I ran out of down elevation at 25 yards but using the first dot above the cross hairs, it was bang on at 25 and the cross hairs were really close at 100.
My grandson got the scope close to a marker at 200 yesterday so now it will be rescued tomorrow and zeroed again.
Will be a guess and by golly.
 
I used too shoot a lot of 200-300 yds rimfire. I used a savage mark ii TR with a 20 moa rail. With a spotter I could hit the odd clay and pop at 300.200 was pretty easy. I have since switched to 223 for 300 and it's so much better, and few clicks up on my turret and I'm there between 100-400 and the pop's and clays don't have a chance.
 
Boy, alot of you shoot pretty far.


I shoot a steel 4x8 target at 200m regularly with several of my .22s. I even shoot balloons with some with peeps. If it is windy tho, forget about consistency. Its funny, I have only ever seen a handful of folks attempt 200m with a .22LR in all my years of shooting at my local range. And I go alot.. Perhaps I just go on the wrong days?
 
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