Range of 22 LR regardless of brand

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Why does everybody believe the range of a 22lr is 50-75 yards?

I just don't get it. Don't you guys remember the old 22 boxes where on the inside flap it says "dangerous within 1.5 miles"?

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I just don't get it. 22 rimfires have waaay more reach than 75yrds. Just because they start dropping off after that doesn't mean there done.

IMO thats were the fun starts. 9" low (or there abouts) at a 100yrds(depending on the ammo). Shootin gophers way past that last year with a wind. I had to hold over and adjust for wind but wouldn't that be like shootin a 30-06 at 700yrd and holdin into the wind too.:confused:

Just wanna start something here.
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I'm not sure if I misunderstand your post, but are you suggesting that most guys think that a 22 will shoot 75 yards and then drop from the sky?? Of course a 22 bullet will travel more than 75 yards, but effectively hitting and then killing a target at much more distance than that is a different story. Sure, someone can hit a target at 100 yards + with a 22, but 1.5 kms?? Even gophers deserve a quick, clean death.
 
Scott_N said:
I'm not sure if I misunderstand your post, but are you suggesting that most guys think that a 22 will shoot 75 yards and then drop from the sky?? Of course a 22 bullet will travel more than 75 yards, but effectively hitting and then killing a target at much more distance than that is a different story. Sure, someone can hit a target at 100 yards + with a 22, but 1/5 kms?? Even gophers deserve a quick, clean death.
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you're supposed to think through your target (what's on the other side? is it safe to shoot?)...and not that the bullet will continue on past the target (unless it's paper), but the .22LR has a significant danger range where it is still harmful if not fatal, even if it's inaccurate.
 
Big difference between dangerous and effective. Gophers at 100 yds + are very possible but you have to have a good rest and know where your gun shoots and how to dope the wind. A pop can at 100 yds is pretty small. Thats what makes it fun----Cowboy
 
Mr. Friendly said:
you're supposed to think through your target (what's on the other side? is it safe to shoot?)...and not that the bullet will continue on past the target (unless it's paper), but the .22LR has a significant danger range where it is still harmful if not fatal, even if it's inaccurate.
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Of course, that goes without saying. The original poster says "Why does everybody believe the range of a 22lr is 50-75 yards?" I doubt anyone thinks that a 22 has a range of 50-75 yards. Why would he post that "everyone" believes that a 22 has a range ot 50-75 yards"?
Gee, a 22 will shoot farther than 100 yards? Who woulda thunk that??
 
I think the most efficient, even easy, range is 50-75 yards. Doesn't mean I shoot beyond that. I love shooting beyond that. More of a challenge. However, 1.5 miles? No. A bit too far for accuracy, even if it can reach that distance. I will shoot at 200 yards, sometimes 250. Not very accurately, but it's fun and challenging.
 
Soli said:
The distance you see on the boxes and warnings is theoretical and for legal purposes.
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Agreed. Shoot-through on a standard target/small game is still going to have the bullet on the ground inside of 300yards, and likely quite a bit closer. Of course, this does not take into account deflection.

Still, you would have to be doing something pretty creative to get a 22 bullet out to 1.5kms.
 
joe-nwt said:
Agreed. Shoot-through on a standard target/small game is still going to have the bullet on the ground inside of 300yards, and likely quite a bit closer. Of course, this does not take into account deflection.

Still, you would have to be doing something pretty creative to get a 22 bullet out to 1.5kms.
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I think it's reasoning like that, which would essentially desensitize you to the seriousness of the matter at hand. a .22LR is a projectile that moves at speeds fast enough to be lethal. you cannot ever forget that it can kill something, intentional or unintentional. perhaps the OP was talking about how he's found some consider the use of the .22LR to be inconsequential, when it's not. :yingyang:
 
I never said a 22 is not dangerous.

Ever try and shoot a 22lr at a target at 300+ yards? Would you say that the angle you have to hold the rifle at to get out to that distance is a typical angle to fire a 22? Now maybe see if you can google the angle you would have to shoot at to get the bullet out to 1.5kms. Or do the math if you have that skill.

No reason we can't add a bit of common sense into the equation. Like I said you have to be doing something pretty creative to lob one out to 1.5kms.
 
Mr. Friendly said:
does that mean you wouldn't be freaked out if you felt something smack into you and you realized it was the bullet from a .22LR from the farm next door? I think not...
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I'd probably be amused at my fortune/misfortune and move away from the area for the time being. If I've learned anything from my close encounters in automotive vehicles, it's that I'm not easily scared or panicked. In fact, I remain relatively calm even in situations where I could've easily died... let's just say I haven't been given the darwinian/evolutionary incentive to stay alive, if that makes any sense to you.
 
joe-nwt said:
I never said a 22 is not dangerous.

Ever try and shoot a 22lr at a target at 300+ yards? Would you say that the angle you have to hold the rifle at to get out to that distance is a typical angle to fire a 22? Now maybe see if you can google the angle you would have to shoot at to get the bullet out to 1.5kms. Or do the math if you have that skill.

No reason we can't add a bit of common sense into the equation. Like I said you have to be doing something pretty creative to lob one out to 1.5kms.
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that's true, common sense is important. and what does common sense dictate? that a projectile is dangerous, no matter what the caliber is. my comment to yours was more about the thinking/mentality behind the beginnings of taking a .22LR as an inconsequential round, when it's as lethal as any other if mishandled.

it would be nice of the OP to weigh in again and clarify the question some tho. :)
 
I doubt .22LR will reach 1.5km even if you fire it at 35 degree angle. Although it should reach 1km...
Those warnings that say 1.5 miles (~3.2km) may be true only if you fire the gun from a mountain; than I guess the bullet may travel that distance. Buy me a case of beer and I'll let you shoot me with a .22 from 1.5 miles :D

but I shoot my 597 at 100yards and would try at a longer distance if my range was any bigger.
 
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if it was easy to monitor a large piece of paper at the range of a mile or so, it would be kinda interesting to see if it could be hit firstly and then hit accurately afterwards.

when I get my .22LR rifle, I'll see what I can do at the 500m mark.
 
Hmm. Given lots of people lots of things to think about.

Yes you would have to get very creative to lob a 22 LR out to 1.5km.

I'm not saying that though, to get that creative.

What I merely was...stating/observing, was that I've read more posts than I can shake a stick at that say something along the lines of;

"22lr for 50-75yrd, 22 mag 100-150yrds, 223 100-200-300yrds, 243 300yrds, 25-06 for 400-600yrds, 308 for 500-800, 300win for 1000 to 2500yrds."

I think I covered what I'm trying to say there.

You know, push that 22 of yours out there. Really push it. Make it earns its keep in that safe of yours. Have a wicked story to tell about.

Like the time I was shooting Sharp-Tails. I could see the bullet hitting the ground in front of it so I doped the wind and the elevation a little more and soon found that I had to walk 185yrds to retieve a good tasting bird.

Likewise, push the 22mag and that 22 hornet. I think when you get into the more powerful calibers its not so big a deal. But the next time you got your deer rifle out wing one out there at 400 or 500yrds. See what ya get. Practice doesn't hurt.

I also didn't suggest that after 75yrds a 22 drops outa the sky. I didn't say that.
 
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Mr. Friendly said:
if it was easy to monitor a large piece of paper at the range of a mile or so, it would be kinda interesting to see if it could be hit firstly and then hit accurately afterwards.

when I get my .22LR rifle, I'll see what I can do at the 500m mark.
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I thought so......;)
 
I shoot my 22 Rimfires a fair amount at 100 and a bit at 200 meters. I have also shot a few groups at 300 just for s***s and giggles. The 22 long rifle is an amazing round, and it's lethality is often underrated by the naive. On the other side of the coin, I have serious doubts that you could hit a target the size of a huge barn at 1 mile with a 22, and I just bet the bullet would not stick into the wood siding at that range. There is a fair bit of difference between 300 yards, or even 500 yards, and 1760 yards (one mile) I think the distance noted on boxes of 22 ammo are just to satisfy legal requirements, and nothing else. As has been said already, it would truly be a creative effort to reach a mile with a 22 long rifle bullet. Regards, Eagleye.
 
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