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so, i'm gonna use my bolt savage mkII 22LR for sniping crackers (ya, the 2" kind), but i want a challenge. it's scoped with a sightron 6.5-20 and i was thinking of zeroing it at 100 yards. is that reasonable, or should i zero it at 50 or maybe 75 yards? i figure the closest i'd really shoot it is 50yd, and i'd like to see if i can stretch it to 200yds. but being unfamiliar with the 22LR stuff, is that beyond accurate reach?

ammo would most likely be Win555 or SK Standard Plus or maybe even SK Rifle Match (i have all of those)
 
BP7 said:
so, i'm gonna use my bolt savage mkII 22LR for sniping crackers (ya, the 2" kind), but i want a challenge. it's scoped with a sightron 6.5-20 and i was thinking of zeroing it at 100 yards. is that reasonable, or should i zero it at 50 or maybe 75 yards? i figure the closest i'd really shoot it is 50yd, and i'd like to see if i can stretch it to 200yds. but being unfamiliar with the 22LR stuff, is that beyond accurate reach?

ammo would most likely be Win555 or SK Standard Plus or maybe even SK Rifle Match (i have all of those)
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I have my CZ452 Zeroed for 120m when shooting gophers out to 350m Of course I have the hold over and MOA clicks to go up on my scope, and all my distances doped out which helps.
 
The CCI Minimags I shoot suggest a 100yd zero and my CZ452 whips them out there with amazing accuracy. Keep in mind that I have always considered my 22s to be 50yd guns. I stand corrected and am in the process or resighting all of my 22s. And I just bought a case of CCI Minimag solid points. At this point I have another 2 bricks on top of that. All of my rifles love the stuff but the real surprise is my BSA Martini Model 8. 3 rounds in almost the same hole at 25m with irons. Ok, Im pleased.
 
i zero at 50yds, for my .22lr i'd like to zero further out but until i replace my scope with something a little less finicky it will have to do, however i do zero my .17 at 100yds
 
BP7 said:
so, i'm gonna use my bolt savage mkII 22LR for sniping crackers (ya, the 2" kind), but i want a challenge. it's scoped with a sightron 6.5-20 and i was thinking of zeroing it at 100 yards. is that reasonable, or should i zero it at 50 or maybe 75 yards? i figure the closest i'd really shoot it is 50yd, and i'd like to see if i can stretch it to 200yds. but being unfamiliar with the 22LR stuff, is that beyond accurate reach?

ammo would most likely be Win555 or SK Standard Plus or maybe even SK Rifle Match (i have all of those)
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200 yards is quite achievable with a .22, but maybe not so much with the cheap ammo. Not reliable sun-MOA on a 2 inch square cracker.

Start at 50 and work groups as the range increases. Zero wherever you want. You will be dealing with coming up a lot, or down a lot, for any distances not at your zero anyway.

Your limitations are going to be ammo, barrel quality and shooter skill. Mostly ammo quality.

Good luck!

Cheers
Trev
 
50 yards for me. My eyesight isn't what it used to be and getting 5 rounds through the same ragged hole is very satisfying.
 
Start at 25ish, then 50ish, then 100.
for my .22lr it's zeroed in at 50 yards
for all my .30 cals its zerod a little high at 100yards, makes a close just below center at 200yards
 
BP7 said:
so, i'm gonna use my bolt savage mkII 22LR for sniping crackers (ya, the 2" kind), but i want a challenge. it's scoped with a sightron 6.5-20 and i was thinking of zeroing it at 100 yards. is that reasonable, or should i zero it at 50 or maybe 75 yards? i figure the closest i'd really shoot it is 50yd, and i'd like to see if i can stretch it to 200yds. but being unfamiliar with the 22LR stuff, is that beyond accurate reach?

ammo would most likely be Win555 or SK Standard Plus or maybe even SK Rifle Match (i have all of those)
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When you get past 150m you will probably need to "guess" as to hold over as you may run short on elevation adjustment with that scope...

I took my cooey 64B out to 200m with a banner 4x and dynapoint but milk jug accuracy was 7 out of 10 on a calm day... My gf's mkII really likes blaser bulk packs and it is very consistent compared to bulk win or federal, I suggest looking for a CHEAP round that shows an average 100m 10 shot group of -3" with the least amount of vertical stringing and fliers if consistent hits are what your after but no matter what you will find your limit is with the ammo when it comes to reaching out with a rimfire.

The fun part is when your shooting and connecting consistently at longer distances then others at the same range with bigger toys.
 
BP7 said:
so, i'm gonna use my bolt savage mkII 22LR for sniping crackers (ya, the 2" kind), but i want a challenge. it's scoped with a sightron 6.5-20 and i was thinking of zeroing it at 100 yards. is that reasonable, or should i zero it at 50 or maybe 75 yards? i figure the closest i'd really shoot it is 50yd, and i'd like to see if i can stretch it to 200yds. but being unfamiliar with the 22LR stuff, is that beyond accurate reach?

ammo would most likely be Win555 or SK Standard Plus or maybe even SK Rifle Match (i have all of those)
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Sniping crackers! That is a great idea. I would zero in for 100 and have some fun there. You might not be able to zero in for much beyond 200 or 250 without a 20 MOA scope base (I don't know how much you can dial in on your scope). Bullet drop on the 22 becomes crazy out there, holdover on a cracker sized target would be a real challenge.

Of course there are guys on here who can shoot much better than me, but I've shot at 300 yards with moderate success (4 out 10 hits on a regular BBQ size propane tank with .22lr) and I'm happy with that in most cases. The wind has so much affect (and it is always windy where I am), my hold over at that range was over 12 feet if I remember right; with a zero at 50.
 
.22 Zero distance

I generally recommend a 60 yard zero IF you are using a fixed power scope. Your criteria of 50 yards to 100 yards is quite obtainable.

However, with a scope that has target knobs and where the elevation is easily adjusted, you can zero it where ever you like. The only problem is that past 125 yards, an ordinary .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge has the trajectory of a cast iron piano.

In your case, I would start off at 50 yards and zero it for that. When you get it zeroed for the 50 yard range, loosen the elevation knob and set it to "0".

Record the sight setting and then move to 75 yards. Again fire your rifle with the most accurate ammunition it likes and adjust the elevation to get a center of target zero. Then record this setting. Keep doing this at every 25 yards, out to whatever distance you think you might want to fire at.

You will now have a trajectory table FOR THAT PARTICULAR LOT OF AMMUNITION. If you change ammo, you will have to make up a new table.

You can make up a small chart showing your elevation settings, and tape it onto the butt stock of your rifle.

This works well for known distances. A good laser rangefinder in invaluable for finding out accurate distance, and for an unknown distance between your two known distances, you can make a fairly close guess on where to set your elevation.

Works well for Gophers here in the west. However, due to a target rich environment, there is a shortness of time, and lots of shots are fired with a 100 yard sight setting, then holding over or under slightly. Mildot scopes are very useful.
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Donster 125 said:
What is good, long-range .22lr ammo?
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Subsonic ammo drifts about 50% less in the wind. Subsonic ammo is more accurate. Lapua, SK, and Eley make very good target subsonic ammo. Of the more available stuff around I find CCI Standard Velocity, and Remington Subsonics about the best. For HV ammo Remington Cyclones are about the best I have found. And for being cheap, Wally Mart Dynapoints are a good buy. About 3/4" at 50 yards, and the price is right.
 
Ron AKA said:
Subsonic ammo drifts about 50% less in the wind. Subsonic ammo is more accurate. Lapua, SK, and Eley make very good target subsonic ammo. Of the more available stuff around I find CCI Standard Velocity, and Remington Subsonics about the best. For HV ammo Remington Cyclones are about the best I have found. And for being cheap, Wally Mart Dynapoints are a good buy. About 3/4" at 50 yards, and the price is right.
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Don't you find the remingtons to be dirty? I have tried a couple boxes of there subs and cyclones and found alot of gunk in the barrel and quite a bit of vertical stringing past 50M... Dynapoint is actually pretty good ammo for the price but there again I find you get bang bang pop bang pop bang bang with it...
 
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