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Hi fellow nutz

I am getting a CZ 452 again. Missed it since my last one.

Anyway most of my shooting is gophers, some squirrel and grouse.
I also like rining steel plates.

With 22s in the past I have had a lot of fun on gongs at 250-300yrds.

I would like to get out to 400-500 with a 22LR on a 16”x16” plate.

I know I will Probly have to go to a 20 Moa bace and still I’ve a bit of hold over.

What do you think for scope magnification?

I need something in the 3-4x on the low end for my hunting.
But I think I need 12-14x min on the high end for 500yrds.

I have shot my 16” gong at 500yrds with a 8 power. But to be honest it’s not enough.
I have a VX3 8.5-25 on my 204ruger. It’s a beauty for them long shots. But inside 50yrds it’s too much unless just paper punching.

What do you guys think.
Recommend any options. ?
 
The Bushnell Hunting Elite 6500 2.5-16x42 is a pretty sweet scope and can be found in the $700 range.
Another option: Go Big Tactical has a sale coming up on a #212007 Ares BTR 4.5-27-50 APLR3 FFP Mil. All the features of modern precision rifle scopes on sale for $1000 new.
 
You didnt mention price range?
Vortex Razor Gen II 3-18 is an awesome scope with lots of adjustments and a good reticle for holding over...
 
mikeelliot said:
You didnt mention price range?
Vortex Razor Gen II 3-18 is an awesome scope with lots of adjustments and a good reticle for holding over...
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The specs are exactly what I would want.
Unfortunately that 3000$ price tag is way too high for me

I am currently looking in the 5-600$ range.
If I need to save up to get what I will be happy with. I could
Go to maybe 1000$.

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As said above the Bushnell 6500 2.5-16 is a good scope. They come on the EE for $500ish. The side parallax turns down for close varmint shots.
 
The vortex diamond back 4-16X44mm in ffp is another great scope, its about $600 i believe, and the diamond back has quite a few different maginfications
 
You should consider the sightron stac series. I have the sightron 3-16x42 moa on my 452 and it works great. Not a lot of features, but excellent glass, good turrets, excellent tracking and fairly cheap at 700 dollars. It also focuses down to 9 yards which is nice for rimfire.
 
As much as I like/shoot 22s, I've yet to put any top-tier glass on one. lol Part of that is a function of how close I usually am to my targets. (50-75 yards) The last scopes I put on 22s from now looking back;

Leupold Freedom Rimfire 3-9
Weaver V-16 with dot reticle (AO)
Sightron S1 4-12 AO HHR reticle

The Sightron went on my CZ452 varmint, and that rifle is my primary gopher gun when I travel west. For the money, I think it's the best modern AO scope out there. That I've used anyway. It's performed beautifully. For a less expensive option, I like the older Bushnell Banners with AO. I've had a bunch of those over the years, still have 2 higher magnification models. One on my Marlin 917 (my other gopher gun) and my CZ 527 Varmint in 17 Hornet.
 
I recently purchased an Ares scope and it is very nice. The brand is getting good reviews and I think it will become more of a common name cited in the years to come.
 
+1 for the Athlon Ares BTR 2.5-15x50 Mil and Midas TAC 4-16x44 Mil. Grabbed a few of these recently for some 22LR rifles that will be used in matches, and for the price paid I’m having a difficult time seeing how they can be beat.
 
Steiner said:
How do you find the HHR reticle for correspondence on the 22lr ballistics/drop?
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I don't even use it. lol I zero the scope @ 50 yards, then simply hold-over when required..using the hash marks as a visual reference. I mostly hold-over and then adjust where I aim based on where the dust flies. I've held over so far on some long distance gophers that the reticle only helps me line up a spot on the horizon. lol

For gophering~one might be 20 feet away, the next 80 yards...so I actually never bother adjusting the turrets or I'd be focusing on that instead of finding new targets. It's actually quicker to hold over/into the wind and just watch where the bullet makes impact.

I know...no help at all. lol
 
.22LRGUY said:
I don't even use it. lol I zero the scope @ 50 yards, then simply hold-over when required..using the hash marks as a visual reference. I mostly hold-over and then adjust where I aim based on where the dust flies. I've held over so far on some long distance gophers that the reticle only helps me line up a spot on the horizon. lol

For gophering~one might be 20 feet away, the next 80 yards...so I actually never bother adjusting the turrets or I'd be focusing on that instead of finding new targets. It's actually quicker to hold over/into the wind and just watch where the bullet makes impact.

I know...no help at all. lol
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Actually that was helpful. Old school BDC works too. Good to know.
 
What works well for me is the following: leave a variable AO scope at its lowest zoom setting, parallax at 40 yards for 95% of shots. That's why a 6x fixed AO works so well for Gophers.
 
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