Shooting at 100yards
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Start saving up you dimes. You will want a scope. Seeing you bullet strikes and being able to adjust within your guns capabilities is worth a lot. It is most worthwhile to get some lessons from someone that can teach. After many years of shooting there is still lots that can be pointed out to correct my errors. Take your time, worry about the shot you are taking not the next one. Breathing and trigger control (hard with 10-22) will make a huge difference. Good luck.
You can make your own pretty easy too. Get a sheet of brightly colored Bristol board, cover one side in a layer of packing tape, put some squares of masking tape anywhere you want, spray or roll with flat black paint, then pull up the masking tape squares to reveal your aiming points. Makes a nice 30 inch high target for shooting at distances where you're not sure how much drop to expect.
Thanks KodiakJack, sounds like you're pretty crafty!
I'm limited to ranges only as I'm in Toronto, and they seem to use 18" platforms. More honestly, I think I might be too lazy as those shoot-n-see targets are really cheap. 12" square ones are $34.99 for 50 pieces on Amazon with free shipping
Ah. I see. My condolences. ;-)
I guess it depends on the specific examples but the cheap CT spotting scope I bought turned out to be OK at 25, passable at 50 and useful only for driving tent pegs at 100. They are OK until you zoom in and then it's like looking through a muddy beer glass bottom.
Frankly you'd be better off buying a moderate price rifle scope and use that as a spotting scope. It seems like you get more for your dollar that way in the optics and it's got the ability to be used later on for a rifle.
The cheaper BSA stuff is better than a CT spotting scope but only barely. If you can possibly swing it I'd suggest going for a Nikon rimfire scope in the 3-9 power range. It'll spot OK at 50 and even at 100 as long as you're using the Shoot-N-C style targets. And it'll be a lovely scope for later on with a rifle.
Frankly you'd be better off buying a moderate price rifle scope and use that as a spotting scope. It seems like you get more for your dollar that way in the optics and it's got the ability to be used later on for a rifle.
The cheaper BSA stuff is better than a CT spotting scope but only barely. If you can possibly swing it I'd suggest going for a Nikon rimfire scope in the 3-9 power range. It'll spot OK at 50 and even at 100 as long as you're using the Shoot-N-C style targets. And it'll be a lovely scope for later on with a rifle.
