.22lr - Do I have a Scope For This?

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This is my first post in the rimfire section, and I have a scope question.
I have a new .22lr rifle on its way, and I need to scope it. This rifle will be mainly be used on paper to sharpen our skills before hunting season instead of shooting hunting calibers, but will also be taking grouse, rabbit, and maybe a turkey.
I have a couple month old 4-12x40 sitting around. It does not have an adjustable objective, but I put some ballistics into Strelok and it seems the hold-over dots will work well if zeroed at 50 or 75 yds.
Well, is it a great scope to mount on my new .22, or will I be better off selling it and buying a rimfire specific scope?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
 
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You don't need ao for rim fire but it is nice. I'm sure parallax on that scope would be for around 100 yards and you will probably want it set for closer to 50. I also find that most "hunting scopes" don't focus we'll at the closer 25-50 yard ranges.
 
It does not have an adjustable objective
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I would go for a scope that has an adjustable objective on a 22 for targets outdoors, for indoors i think you will find peep sights work better.
I personally find it very hard to hunt rabbits with a scoped rifle or peep sights,I stick to open sights for the Bunny thickets.
 
Thank you for the replies. I read I can send it in to Leupold and have the parallax free distance set closer, say 50 yards. If parallax free at 50 yards, will it be great, or just acceptable?
Is the magnification of this scope appropriate? It will be more for practicing shooting in hunting positions and target acquisition, and less for laser paper punching. But it will be in my kids hands in the future too, so I want to set it up and be done with it, but not limit it's use just because that's the scope I had kicking around at the time.
 
Sounds like you might be better-off with something else. The scope sounds nice, so I'd say...either keep it for something else, or sell it and buy something better suited. I personally like AO scopes for rimfires, but something like a Leupold Rimfire model might work just as well. Without knowing about your hunting plans..I like 3-9x scopes for general purpose, but I think the Leupold rimfires top-out at about 7x, which would be a nice compromise for sure. Every time I've tried to make a "square peg fit a round hole" with guns/scopes it ends-up costing me more. Without exception.
 
Turkey??? Can't do that in Ontario, shotgun only... Are you in BC? I would love to hunt turkeys with one of my HM2's... Head shot and down! Your scope will be fine for your centerfire practice rifle on paper from 50-100 yards... It will be "iffy" at 10 yards for grouse and rabbits... There will be clarity, distortion and parralax issues... But you can shoot through them... I thought that was normal until I tried rimfire appropriate scopes twenty or so years ago.
 
I had a 4-12 redfield on a cz for small game. I remember having to walk away from the rabbits so I could see them clearly.IMO I think a 2-7 or 3-9 would be better suited for what you're looking to do. I've found that open sights seem to be best in the thick stuff and a lower power for chickens seems to work better. I've also found that a scope with a line of sight too high above the bore causes greif with the very close shots. Hope this helps a bit.
 
I think this scope will suit your purposes very well. At close ranges, say 10 or 20 yards, you might be forced to use only the 4x magnification in order to get a well-focused image...so what? At longer ranges, you will have the option of dialing up if desired. I wouldn't waste the money on sending it in for parallax adjustment either. You want to use this gun for practice and refinement of your technique, so here's your chance to practice and learn to hold the rifle consistently, with your head and eye properly and consistently positioned behind the scope. Voila...no parallax!

At the very least, try the scope as is. Put the rifle into a solid rest, sight through the scope at targets at various ranges, and then move your head side-to-side and up-and-down. You will easily be able to see how much parallax you have, and you will also see that a consistent, well-centered hold eliminates it. Much better and faster in the hunting field, rather than dicking around with an AO which will only give you a focussed image at one distance...and it's usually set for the wrong distance!

Seriously, a Leupold? That's a better scope than probably 95% of rimfire shooters have on their guns. Enjoy it!
 
I appreciate all the input.
Yes I am in BC; here you can take one turkey in the Spring and one in the Fall. Only the Fall turkey is shot or bow only.
I guess I'll mount it up as is and see how it goes.
Thanks again.
 
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