22lr at 900 yards

Magellann said:
Thats not bad shooting after he got it dialed in
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Dialed in? There was one hit in almost 50 shots with the CZ 452 he used. It is impossible to get "dialed in" at that distance with a .22LR, especially shooting CCI Velocitor ammo with its wide extreme spread.

Of course the shooter in the video understood the role velocity played. Although he said he didn't chronograph the ammo, he observed that "some were faster than the others and some were slower than the others but the average was all about the same" -- a Captain Obvious statement if there ever was one.
 
grauhanen said:
Dialed in? There was one hit in almost 50 shots with the CZ 452 he used. It is impossible to get "dialed in" at that distance with a .22LR, especially shooting CCI Velocitor ammo with its wide extreme spread.

Of course the shooter in the video understood the role velocity played. Although he said he didn't chronograph the ammo, he observed that "some were faster than the others and some were slower than the others but the average was all about the same" -- a Captain Obvious statement if there ever was one.
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Considering they type of ammo he used and distance, he did very well. See if you can hold MOA at 200 or 300 yards with your match ammo.
 
KDX said:
Considering they type of ammo he used and distance, he did very well. See if you can hold MOA at 200 or 300 yards with your match ammo.
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With or without match ammo, no one will be shooting MOA with a .22LR at 200, let alone 300 yards. What's your point?

The shooter in the video felt he was fortunate to hit his approximately 24" x 24" steel target at 911 yards within 50 shots.
 
If I'm being honest, I don't have a ton of interest in seeing a caliber like 22LR being pushed WAY past it's "normal"/useful range. Same goes for any caliber at extreme distances it's not meant to be shot at. I DO get wanting to challenge yourself, or see what is/isn't even possible..especially if you're a big fan of 22LR like I am. :)

The video does remind me of some very long-range gopher shooting I was doing in S. Alberta this past spring, my nephew spotting for me. Wasn't 900 yards...but it was really well beyond what I think a practical distance is to be shooting them with 22LR. My nephew was running my heavy barrel Marlin 17HMR and seldom missing... I was about 1 hit for every 10 shots unless there were several gophers in the same general area. Only wind gusts would keep me from a hit every shot or two in those cases. :) Best was a "hail Mary" shot on a running one that I actually made contact with at a ridiculous distance, and I have to say...I don't remember ever making a shot that brought me that much joy..and I'm almost 50. :) lol Shooting stopped for a few minutes just to soak it in. Way more satisfying that I would have ever thought. :)

Me lobbing them off to that hill top... :)

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grauhanen said:
With or without match ammo, no one will be shooting MOA with a .22LR at 200, let alone 300 yards. What's your point?

The shooter in the video felt he was fortunate to hit his approximately 24" x 24" steel target at 911 yards within 50 shots.
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Why can't it be done?
 
I wonder at what distance the consistency falls apart. Is it 600 or 700 yards? Or is it 450 yards? I love shooting at extreme distances but the results have to be consistent and repeatable.
 
I've read or heard somewhere that the .22lr at 300 yards is very similar to the .308 at 1000 yards with regard to drop and drift. Not sure if this is correct or not as I have never looked into or shot the .308, but it's interesting if it is correct.
 
CCI Velocitor ammo is advertised as 1,400 fps - that is super-sonic. I would be interested to see how it shoots at ranges as it drops below, say 1,125 fps (speed of sound). It is at that point I suspect it to gets pretty wonky...
 
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