What is a good scope for 22lr

Years ago before we could get scopes with new useful features, (ffp, real hold-over reticles, good target turrets etc etc) when I was at the range and needed to change my zero to shoot further I always kept my caps off and change in my pocket to use on the turrets.

Okay. I can see why you would want to change zero at a range. I started shooting gophers a long time ago. Most of our gang had never even driven past a proper gun range in those days. We just sighted the little old rifles in and sallied forth. I have seldom ever changed the settings on any of my scopes. Many ears ago, a good old-time gun shop in our area drilled and tapped a Czech 98 for me (yes, I know), put bases on it. I asked one of the brothers who owned the shop if he would have a scope I could afford. He reached under the counter, rattled around in a cardboard box and came up with a scope. He looked through it, banged it on the counter a couple of times, looked again, and says, "This one should be okay. $10." He mounted it, sighted it in for me. It is a Fisher-Dietz 4x. It never did have caps since I bought it and I have never had to fiddle with the crosshairs. I had it re-chambered to 8mm-06. I have taken quite a few whitetail with it.

I have used the old rifle off and on for the last 40 years, still in it's original ugly old cut down laminate military stock. Weighs a ton. but it is like an old friend, carrying lots of good memories. :)
 
I have a VXII 2x7-33 on my old 69A.
The other 69A sports a Weaver Classic 4x.

Both great 22 awpticks.

The Weaver Classic is a great 'simple' scope. I have an old D-4 that was gifted to me a while back and I'm watching EE for something 'period' to wear it. Looking for 'an unknown model' of ca. '30s Stevens bolt, tube feed like I grew up with (it finally went to my sister). One of these days . . . but I can't even ID the model (the gun is now gone from the family :( ).
 
No disrespect, but Leupold makes scopes with the same 'big ugly' knobs LOL.. how do you dial to shoot out to 200 or 300 with a .22lr without exposed turrets? or with a 'duplex crosshair' with no 'hold-over' in the reticle? ...keep the caps off and a dime in your pocket?

I use a Mexican peso piece - as the peso metal is thicker and fits the groove better and doesn't deform the soft metal adjustment screw as much.;);)

Seriously IMHO, the friction plate screw adjustments on Leupold products were never meant to be adjusted on a continuous basis. Set them up once and leave them and hold over or under as the range dictates.
 
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