mildot reticle scopes for .22
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Thanks for the reply!With that scope would you happen to know what the approximate hold over distances would be if zero on the main crosshair at 50 yards or 100 yards?
Thanks for the reply!With that scope would you happen to know what the approximate hold over distances would be if zero on the main crosshair at 50 yards or 100 yards?
Mildot scopes on .22 rifles
Mildot scopes are generally designed to indicate 1 yard at 1000 yards or 1 meter at 1000 meters, at 10 power. Therefore, distance between dots would be about 3.6 inches at 100 yards.
I use a mildot scope on a Savage Mark II with thumbhole stock, as does my hunting partner, for gophers. However, on two rifles I have a Traditions 3.5-10 Muzzle loading scope that has one small cross bar above the cross hairs, and two below. At about 6 power, zeroed at 60 yards, the first bar below the cross hairs is approximately 80 yards, and the second is approximately 120 yards, using Federal 36 grain HP ammo. Different ammo or scope power will give different points of impacts. Best of all, the price was $59 each, on sale, at Cabelas about a year ago.
Tasco is making a similar scope. I have one mounted on my Kimber 82 Govt. model, and it is performing satisfactory. About $90 on sale.
They work for me. I shoot 7 to 8 thousand rounds a year at gophers, and I am not hesitant to try one out to 150 yards. With the mildot scope, if you spot your miss, you can correct accordingly, and the second round generally lands on target a good percentage of times.
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Mildot scopes are generally designed to indicate 1 yard at 1000 yards or 1 meter at 1000 meters, at 10 power. Therefore, distance between dots would be about 3.6 inches at 100 yards.
I use a mildot scope on a Savage Mark II with thumbhole stock, as does my hunting partner, for gophers. However, on two rifles I have a Traditions 3.5-10 Muzzle loading scope that has one small cross bar above the cross hairs, and two below. At about 6 power, zeroed at 60 yards, the first bar below the cross hairs is approximately 80 yards, and the second is approximately 120 yards, using Federal 36 grain HP ammo. Different ammo or scope power will give different points of impacts. Best of all, the price was $59 each, on sale, at Cabelas about a year ago.
Tasco is making a similar scope. I have one mounted on my Kimber 82 Govt. model, and it is performing satisfactory. About $90 on sale.
They work for me. I shoot 7 to 8 thousand rounds a year at gophers, and I am not hesitant to try one out to 150 yards. With the mildot scope, if you spot your miss, you can correct accordingly, and the second round generally lands on target a good percentage of times.
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Have a Leapers 3-9 IR mildot on a T/C R55 - works well enough to be under 1moa at 100 yards. For a $100 scope it works really well. Not tried it beyond 200m at which point better glass may provide more benefit. Know the brand been knocked before but adjustments are consistent (box test works every time) and am not comparing it to a $500+ scope...
As mentioned above, each mildot is 3.6 MOA. I have my 10/22 (20" barrel) sighted in for Dynapoints with a 50 yd zero. 100 yd shots require 5.5 MOA up from the 50 yd zero, and 200 yd shots require 23.5 MOA up from the 50 yd zero.
Had my Tasco 6-24 on my winny 69a and was doing great out to 250 at the range... but give it the real world test and it's too hard to guestimate ranges out to whistle pigs... so I stuck it on the 17hmr and it's at least useful. Like looking thru a waterfall but functional.
JBM has models for a lot of the rimfire bullets now:
http://www.jbmballistics.com/cgi-bin/jbmtraj-5.1.cgi
It will output come-ups in mils, MOA or both.
If you want to go long range with the .22LR, find a round that give you low SDs and good groups at 100 yards.
http://www.jbmballistics.com/cgi-bin/jbmtraj-5.1.cgi
It will output come-ups in mils, MOA or both.
If you want to go long range with the .22LR, find a round that give you low SDs and good groups at 100 yards.
