Big scope on .22 rifle?

Eric300 · Jan 10, 2019

Ruger M77/22 WMR All Weather Finish and Laminate Stock. Put a Green Mountain 20" SS Fluted .17 HMR barrel on it (barrel has since been discontinued). Nikon 4.5-14x40 Buckmaster SF scope. Volquartsen Target Sear. Great set-up for target and small game.

Borderboss · Jan 10, 2019

It depends on what the intended use of your rifle is. My .22 is a custom Clark Custom heavy barrel Ruger 10-22 that was built for precision shooting. I've got a Burris 6x24x50 scope that was intended for precision .22s. I don't think they make it anymore. Myself and a few guys had similar guns and we would set up at a range and shoot aspirins at 100 yards. The gun was more than capable of holding that size group, but needed the scope for operator assistance.

DWalt · Jan 10, 2019

There is no problem in using a 1" scope on a .22. I have three of my .22 rifles with them (all Remingtons with the tip-off mount grooves). All are early fixed power Weavers (K2.5, K4, K6). You will not have a parallax problem at any distance you would shoot a .22 RF rifle if the magnification is below 8X. You can get tip-off (grooved) mounts for 1" scopes. Look on eBay. See my Remington 550-1 with a K4 below (it now has the K2.5 scope). I prefer the lower power scopes (4x max) as they are better with a .22 - give a wider field of view and a brighter sight picture. I also see no benefit whatsoever to using a variable power scope on a .22 as the average shot will be at less than 100 yards, usually a lot less.

I have a Tasco Red Dot on my Winchester 63 - it also works great.

Farmer17 · Jan 10, 2019

Unless the .22 is a target model with thick barrel I like the looks of the smaller scopes that are more sized to the rifle. They don't have to be rim fire rated, they can be center fire scopes and on most .22s I like a 4x 32m/m and if a higher power is needed a 2-7x 32m/m. Tiny guns like a Browning BLR lever action .22 look best to me with the 4x28 m/m scopes made by Weaver and Leupold and I wouldn't want a 7/8" scope even on a BB gun.

diyj98 · Jan 10, 2019

For any decent shooting, you really need a scope with an adjustable objective. As far as what power, that depends on your intended use. For an all around good general use and hunting scope, I like the Leupold 3-9x EFR. For mostly informal target use something along the lines of a 4-12X or 4-16X works great. That's plenty of magnification for 25 to 100 yard shooting.

growr · Jan 10, 2019

There is a reason I pick up any good condition Weaver K4/6's at the local pawn shop/gunshow. Also, many of my .22's have either Sightron or Nikon 3x9's on them.

My silhouette/target rifles have either Sightron target scopes or El Paso Texas Weaver T-16's. One exception is a Simmons Silhouette 6x20 target scope with a dot reticule that has served me very well since 1988....

Randy

Drm50 · Jan 10, 2019

I had a 16x Redfield on a rebarreled Rem RB 22Lr. I had a K10 on a 10/22 and Universal 10x on a BSA Martini. I haven't had a 22 scope on a rifle in my life. I have always had 4x or smaller 1" tubes on 22s since back in the
60s. If you have a adjustable AO it's no big deal. If not some guys send scopes back to manufacture to parallax for 22s. You can sight a 22 in for a
long ways but it's not practical unless you have a target scope and want to
keep a book on clicks.

pantannojack · Jan 10, 2019

Worked just fine

My Rem 511 had a Weaver K 4-1 on it and shot 1" groups/5 at 100 yds with CCI Mini Mags, and WW SuperX. Mounted with Weaver Tip Off mounts, it was stolen with out the breach bolt 12 years ago. Barrel code left side near the receiver is DH47, and letters "BUD" carved on the rt side of Butt Stock. My best target was a five shot one inch group at one hundred yards and a five shot 50 yd group, then another 5 shots fired from 25 yds all on the same paper. Mid range trajectory of a 22lr at 100 is about 4" high, so the different groups did not interfere with one another.
I hope you have better luck with yours what ever it is.

Imissedagain · Jan 10, 2019

Try a Weaver T-36.
I’ll be putting one on a 22LR 9422 just to see how accurate the Winchester can be..... then irons as it should be.

Can see 22 caliber holes at 100yds.

That’s it on a Ruger SR22 with a K22 and MKIV.
It will be primarily on the No.1V in 223Rem.
Poor shooters F class glass.

I used a 20x fixed on a 52D for smallbore, with the AirForce team, in the late ‘60s.

Borderboss · Jan 11, 2019

Borderboss said:
It depends on what the intended use of your rifle is. My .22 is a custom Clark Custom heavy barrel Ruger 10-22 that was built for precision shooting. I've got a Burris 6x24x50 scope that was intended for precision .22s. I don't think they make it anymore. Myself and a few guys had similar guns and we would set up at a range and shoot aspirins at 100 yards. The gun was more than capable of holding that size group, but needed the scope for operator assistance.

I thought I should add a photo.

CAJUNLAWYER · Jan 11, 2019

I've got a Leupold 1.5 x 5 Vari X III on my boat paddle 77/22 because it looks great on the little gun and I had it lying around when I bought the rifle.

welder_48340 · Jan 11, 2019

I put a T 36 weaver on mine and was nice. I do have the new T XR 46x48 weaver and my son said put that on it. Nice as you can see the edges of the hole at 100 yrs.

Drm50 · Jan 11, 2019

CAJUNLAWYER said:
I've got a Leupold 1.5 x 5 Vari X III on my boat paddle 77/22 because it looks great on the little gun and I had it lying around when I bought the rifle.

I got a 77/22 when they were first out and bought a Burris Compac 6x for it. It was a very nice scope clear and functioned well but is last Compac I will ever buy. You have to sacrifice field of view with them. I didn't have it long and replaced it with a
top line Redfield 4x. Much better field of view for hunting. A small field of view drives me crazy when you are trying to get on a squirrel that is running through trees when there is leaves still on.

LittleCooner · Jan 11, 2019

Purchase the Talley rings to go with the Steyr Zephyr II. Look long and hard at a 3x9 EFR Freedom Leupold. The focus and parallax can be focused down to around 25 yards for super precision work. I have been running 'regular" one inch scopes on my rimfires for 3-4 decades now. I just purchase one of those Leupolds last month for close clear work and really like it. The extra $ 100 for the EFR will be well worth the expenditure, I promise.

Gamecock · Jan 13, 2019

Thanks for all the replies!

I learned that it is doable, and it is worthwhile. Even desirable.

Caveat is watch out for parallax.

BAM-BAM · Jan 13, 2019

Drm50 said:
I got a 77/22 when they were first out and bought a Burris Compac 6x for it. It was a very nice scope clear and functioned well but is last Compac I will ever buy. You have to sacrifice field of view with them. I didn't have it long and replaced it with a
top line Redfield 4x. Much better field of view for hunting. A small field of view drives me crazy when you are trying to get on a squirrel that is running through trees when there is leaves still on.

That's why I opted for a 1-4 or 1-3 variable..... at 1X ( generally 1X is actually 1.25-1.5x) I can walk through Penn's Woods on 1X and shoot with both eyes open like a red dot........ or if time allows zoom in to 3 or 4 X .

Krogen · Jan 13, 2019

I have a Leupold 6.5 - 20 on my CZ 452 Varmint. I use it for Long Range Silhouette. It's pretty big compared to the rifle, but it gets the job done. At 100 m, 150 m and 200 m we shoot prone, so I dial it up to 20x. The chickens at 50 m are shot standing and I set the scope at 6.5x.

Not willing to leave well enough alone, I just bought a 6.5 - 20 Leupold LRP for it. I grew tired of adjusting parallax with adjustable objective while in the prone position. (No, the markings aren't accurate....) The LRP has side parallax adjust, but it's HUGE. With a 30 mm tube and 50 mm objective it will look absolutely goofy on my CZ. I'm a form follows function guy, so if it works, I'm quite OK with goofy. Time will tell, I have yet to get it mounted.

Drm50 · Jan 13, 2019

There is no point in putting big scopes on rifles that can't take advantage of them. Guys with precision target guns that bust aspirins at 100 yds have the hardware to benifit. A 36x scope is not going to magically cause your 22 to shot in one hole. Big difference between a asprin and a steel
plate at 100yds.

stu1ritter · Jan 13, 2019

Drm50 said:
There is no point in putting big scopes on rifles that can't take advantage of them. Guys with precision target guns that bust aspirins at 100 yds have the hardware to benifit. A 36x scope is not going to magically cause your 22 to shot in one hole. Big difference between a asprin and a steel
plate at 100yds.

Yeah, but when you have the rifle and you have the scope, why not just stick them together.

Stu

Imissedagain · Jan 13, 2019

Drm50 said:
There is no point in putting big scopes on rifles that can't take advantage of them. Guys with precision target guns that bust aspirins at 100 yds have the hardware to benifit. A 36x scope is not going to magically cause your 22 to shot in one hole. Big difference between a asprin and a steel
plate at 100yds.

That is true.... but..... no need to carry a spotting scope.

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