.22 Savage rifle with scope

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Hey guys
Picked up a 22LR Savage as my first 22; the scope that came with it was a $20 special so I picked up a Tasco Sportsman from CTire..had to tap out the rear sight which made me a bit nervous but one tap and it was out. The scope was attached with some Weaver rings and it looks great!
Now I just need to figure out how to use the elevation adjustments and sight it in at the range but wow what a difference. The scope sits right close to the barrel but should be good!Resized_DEXATI20220918172505_1518452478593619.jpg:dancingbanana:
 

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22LR Guy is a good dude. Sorry I would have responded had I seen this sooner. Good choice for a 22 as I have had good luck with savage. Best part is they are made in Ontario as well.
 
Happy to help NWO, I've learned allot from members here too and still am learning! I sure don't consider myself an expert in any of this, just a guy who's been doing it long enough to have made every mistake a few times. lol
 
well .22LRGUY was right! I finally got out to the range and stapled up some targets at the 100yd mark; fired the first 10 rounds from the rifle and walked up to the targets and not a one in sight!, not even on the cardboard. ( he said that might happen)..I then put one up at the 50yd range and ten more downrange-they were at least on the cardboard but well off the paper to the right. I pulled up his message regarding the windage and elevation fine tuning knobs; still the same after many clicks of the dials. I tried it again but no change. I was getting frustrated which I didnt want to get at the range so I put it away for another day; I wanted to spend some time also with the pistol, which I did.
It was fun to shoot even tho' it didnt give me what I wanted; at least the scope didn't. ( I also found that it seemed my eyelids or a 'haze' kept coming through the scope; not sure what that was but when I adjusted slightly and it wasn't doing that it was a great view at the target)
 
NW - You should begin with a target at 25 yds to 'get on paper', then when you're getting 1" groups -or less- then move out to 50. Did you get the eyepiece focus adjusted correctly? This should give you 'perfect' view of the reticle 'in focus'. The " ... haze ,,," you're seeing means that 1) your distance from the eyepiece is not correct AND/OR 2) your alignment with the 'centre' of the eyepiece is not 'stable'. I'd suggest you look on Y-T for advice on how to remedy these issues. And you need to have a 'consistent cheek weld' which is difficult using a scope considering the drop of the stock, from looking at your photo. I'd guess you're having to use a "chin-weld" which is not easy to keep a consistent view of the scope with. I have several Savage 22s and the best solution is a 'low-cost cheek riser' from amazon. I got a Kydex one for about $30, like the "Mathews" one but about half the cost. It's the same thickness of Kydex and attaches the same way. Another solution is a 'padded cheek riser' , again from A... that costs about $15-20. They work but are sotra clunky IMO.
Here's pics of each on a couple of my guns with the 2 options -
Savage B22-FV w-6-24x50 FFP-MOA scope
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Savage 64 FSR w-Reflex sight
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NWOntarioguy said:
well .22LRGUY was right! I finally got out to the range and stapled up some targets at the 100yd mark; fired the first 10 rounds from the rifle and walked up to the targets and not a one in sight!, not even on the cardboard. ( he said that might happen)..I then put one up at the 50yd range and ten more downrange-they were at least on the cardboard but well off the paper to the right. I pulled up his message regarding the windage and elevation fine tuning knobs; still the same after many clicks of the dials. I tried it again but no change. I was getting frustrated which I didnt want to get at the range so I put it away for another day; I wanted to spend some time also with the pistol, which I did.
It was fun to shoot even tho' it didnt give me what I wanted; at least the scope didn't. ( I also found that it seemed my eyelids or a 'haze' kept coming through the scope; not sure what that was but when I adjusted slightly and it wasn't doing that it was a great view at the target)
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what's the parallax setting on the scope? is it fixed on some distance like 50 yard, or adjustable?
 
You have been given good advice above about "sighting in" a scope - is best to start close - like 25 yards or less - and BIG target - is not silly to have 24" x 24" at that distance - draw a vertical (truly vertical) line and then a cross mark - aim at the mark - continue to shoot groups - 3 or 4 shots - and adjust scope until your group perfect for left/right - perhaps on the cross mark. Lets you know you are sighted at that range - then back up to longer range and repeat - so long as wind not blowing too much, your groups likely still okay left/right - but might need adjustment up or down to hit where you want.

FYI - in "old days" - a .22 Long Rifle was for like 25 to 50 yards - 75 yards was a very long shot - 100 yards was an extremely long shot - I read today with very expensive rifles, scopes and ammo there are people shooting very good groups at 100 yards with .22 Long Rifle - not sure that you should think to replicate that with inexpensive rifle, ammo or scope?

For example - even from sandbag rests, etc. - apparently 5 shot group at 50 yards/meters that are 1/2" are considered difficult to do with .22 Long Rifle. Very top end World Class shooters do that, without rests or scopes - but us normal mortals likely need good gear, good techniques and so on - to do that.

Look at picture of "target" below - (picture went sideways for some reason - what you see to left was actually "up") - was just a piece of cardboard with a truly vertical line - earlier this year - my grand daughter took three shots at the "cross" then - same rifle, same box of ammo, same scope and setting and I fired three shots at the red dot higher up. Is my illustration that shooter's capability have much to do with results - apparently often discounted in search for better "gear". That was with a Ruger rimfire at about 20 yards - from shooting table with sand bags.

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Great post! I also recently bought a Savage 22LR for target practice.
Didn't realize it, but the Savages are still made in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada.
Apparently they employ 240 people and can make up to 370,000 units per year.

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Last time I "zero'd" in a scope I made sure the rifle was attached to a rest and fired 2 shots at a 24"x24" bullseye target at 25 yrds.
If both shots were on paper I simply adjusted the windage/elevation knobs until the crosshairs "split" the 2 holes. (Make sure you do not move the rifle while doing this).
Your next shot should be very close to POA.

Enjoy your new "toy"......
 
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