Sighting-in your .22LR....

Since I don't have see-through mounts, I set my scope at 25 yards. The drop at 50 is negligible and at 100 I use just less than 2 mil dots down. Haven't really shot target much at 75 but I'm sure 1 mil dot down would be close.

If I had see-through mounts I'd think about going 25 for irons, 50 for scope.
 
All my rifles I start at 25m and keep them sighted in for 100, I prefer to buy optics that have the dials that say 25, 50 ,75, 100 meters and etc great for adjusting quickly on the go.
 
50. Makes negligible difference at 25 but unlike zeroing at 25 makes a little longer pointblank shooting distance.
 
If its a fixed scope, I do 50 yards. Reason being that the trajectory is within 1" from about 20 yards to 60 yards and the holdovers are small at anything closer.

For a precision setup (scope with turrets), I zero for 35 yards. Reason being that for anything further out, you dial UP in elevation and for anything closer, you also dial UP in elevation. Important when your scope has a zero stop...
 
.22 LR scope range setting...

I have a Ruger 10/22 with a low priced older Bushnell 1.5 X 4 power scope.

I have it sighted for 50 yds. And it works well.

Those newer scopes with the turret tops for adjusting range are not needed (nice to have though) and take up more space in a gun case, also can catch on something.

Out of a stock Rugere 10/22 without and mods to the action, if I can hit a playing card say 4 out of 10 off hand, I am pleased.:)
 
Depends on how high the scopes Line of Sight is above the barrel's bore.

I like to keep the projectile within half an inch of my cross-hairs for the longest distance possible as I primarily use my .22s for hunting.

My 10/22's scope sits 2" above my bore so I have it sighted in for 11 MOA when I'm shooting DynaPoints(1150fps) and 9 MOA when I'm shooting Velocitors(1435fps). This keeps the projectiles + or - a half inch from 15 to 65 yards and 20 to 75 yards respectively.

My Savage 24C's scope sits 1.25" above the bore so I have it sighted in at 8.25 MOA (shooting XPerts at 1280fps) which gives me + or - a half inch from 10 to 60 yards.

So you see, it all depends on... well... everything. What type of rifle you have, how high the scope sits, if you're using it for hunting, plinking or target shooting, what type of ammo you use. There are just so many variables. But figuring them all out is half the fun! :)

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Sly Old Fox said:
I have a Ruger 10/22 with a low priced older Bushnell 1.5 X 4 power scope.

I have it sighted for 50 yds. And it works well.

Those newer scopes with the turret tops for adjusting range are not needed (nice to have though) and take up more space in a gun case, also can catch on something.

Out of a stock Rugere 10/22 without and mods to the action, if I can hit a playing card say 4 out of 10 off hand, I am pleased.:)
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Hey :p - you're actually the reason I posted this, SOF!....:yingyang:

Remember that scope on the heavy-barreled 10/22 we were working on, before we switched to the Remington 552? :D

Well, "despite" the RO's prognositcations, I managed to sight it in perfectly for 50 yards...:cool:
 
I sight in at 50yds dead on .and with the scope I have and ammo used this makes the top of the bottom post where it meets the finer crosshair dead on at 100 yds.this seems to work very well as i shoot silhouettes with out any trouble.
 
rembolt said:
I sight in at 50yds dead on .and with the scope I have and ammo used this makes the top of the bottom post where it meets the finer crosshair dead on at 100 yds.this seems to work very well as i shoot silhouettes with out any trouble.
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This is my exact situation as well, with a Bushnell 3-9X32 mounted on a Savage Mk.2.
 
The answer is - depends what you are trying to do with it!
If you are only going to be shooting at close range (and most grouse, rabbits and such in the bush are at short range) then 25 metres or yards might be perfectly adequate. Especially if you are spending all of your time shooting at 25 metres or yards. It is nice to have the rifle hit exactly at point of aim.
If you have a need to shoot out to 100 yards, then the advice in the other posts make sense. But, you have to decide what you are doing first.
 
I put a Burris on my 10/22. Bore sighted at 15 yds, adjusted on paper at 50 yds with 3 quick shots, dialed it in at 100 yds. I shoot a 3" group with 10 rds at 100 yds using CCI Velocitors. My 10/22 is the standard version that I bought new in 1980. It still looks and fires as new.
 
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