My 15-22 is a gun for fun or as a training understudy.......... currently have a red dot on mine....... but found a Weaver 1-3x20 scope (shotgun) is a great little scope for about $150..... I understand it is/was popular with the "3 Gun" shooters.
Which rim fire scope?
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Keith, wait till 32icon sees the price point of your Vortex hehe
Don't worry, Vortex's 'budget' line are still better than all the $80 scopes put together.
Hahahahaha. Ghost, you are silly. Yes, I did gasp for air. LOL!
GhostMutt
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I will be honest I didn't read all the post's but I did notice lots of good info.
For me I hunt with my gun so accuracy is crucial. I kill almost anything you would consider shooting with a .22lr out to 100 yards.
For my hunting duties I use a Berska 3-9x40 CQB scope with the mil dot reticle and I use it to estimate range and I use the BDC function. Both the mil dots and the BDC have worked great. The scope is even great at night with the addition of a front light. Plus it being a CQB scope it has great eye relief and a generous field of view.
For 80 bucks I couldn't be happier. I can see all the way out to 100 yards and I can accurately place rounds on my targets. Even on the run rabbits within 50 yards stand zero chance. Kinda takes the fun out of it but your friends will be realy impressed when you knock down a rabbit on the run at night from a prone position.
Word to the wise this scope has bad reviews because if your dumb like I was and you hand the scope to your buddy who immediately takes the BDC and goes to far under its range it will brake the reticle adjustment. However customer service was great and I had a new scope within a few weeks. Now I make sure I lock the turrets before letting anyone look at or use the gun.
Link
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/BARSKA-AC11874-Barska-Contour-Riflescope/dp/B00AU68MUY"]Amazon.com : Barska 3-9x40 Contour Riflescope : Rifle Scopes : Sports & Outdoors[/ame]
For me I hunt with my gun so accuracy is crucial. I kill almost anything you would consider shooting with a .22lr out to 100 yards.
For my hunting duties I use a Berska 3-9x40 CQB scope with the mil dot reticle and I use it to estimate range and I use the BDC function. Both the mil dots and the BDC have worked great. The scope is even great at night with the addition of a front light. Plus it being a CQB scope it has great eye relief and a generous field of view.
For 80 bucks I couldn't be happier. I can see all the way out to 100 yards and I can accurately place rounds on my targets. Even on the run rabbits within 50 yards stand zero chance. Kinda takes the fun out of it but your friends will be realy impressed when you knock down a rabbit on the run at night from a prone position.
Word to the wise this scope has bad reviews because if your dumb like I was and you hand the scope to your buddy who immediately takes the BDC and goes to far under its range it will brake the reticle adjustment. However customer service was great and I had a new scope within a few weeks. Now I make sure I lock the turrets before letting anyone look at or use the gun.
Link
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/BARSKA-AC11874-Barska-Contour-Riflescope/dp/B00AU68MUY"]Amazon.com : Barska 3-9x40 Contour Riflescope : Rifle Scopes : Sports & Outdoors[/ame]
GhostMutt
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Great now you have made up your mind....now it's time to play the...'objective lens, scope ring height game.'
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trebor127
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Now then icon i'm gonna throw a wrench in the works
getting away from scopes a little......
On my other 15-22 I have the Eotech EXPS3-0 and the Eotech
G33.. 3x slide to side magnifier...Now this set up allows you
to use your iron sights without having to take anything
off the rail.
keith
getting away from scopes a little......
On my other 15-22 I have the Eotech EXPS3-0 and the Eotech
G33.. 3x slide to side magnifier...Now this set up allows you
to use your iron sights without having to take anything
off the rail.
keith
HAHAHAHAHAHA That was funny. Dont invite me I dont want to play that game. Im already doing it with my .270 so I can go get me a deer this year..... Hmm do I want to shoot 500 yards or do the silly thing and try to get out to 1000 even though I dont have anywhere to try....
PS i used to be in the photography game to the point where we ran a modeling studio even the Hasselbad cameras that cost 50k bucks a day to rent couldnt touch the clarity of Nikon glass. Now since Hasselbad has awesome light sensors they make up for this but when your talking scopes the isoteric glass and aspherical lenses of Nikon are almost unbeatable.
However I wouldn't expect your 15-22 to shoot past 100 yards as the bullet spread tends to open up quite a bit and the velocity falls of HUGE as does the bullet drop.
PS i used to be in the photography game to the point where we ran a modeling studio even the Hasselbad cameras that cost 50k bucks a day to rent couldnt touch the clarity of Nikon glass. Now since Hasselbad has awesome light sensors they make up for this but when your talking scopes the isoteric glass and aspherical lenses of Nikon are almost unbeatable.
However I wouldn't expect your 15-22 to shoot past 100 yards as the bullet spread tends to open up quite a bit and the velocity falls of HUGE as does the bullet drop.
Now then icon i'm gonna throw a wrench in the works
Man ol man!! That looks great!!! So this is a co-witness setup you have here? Someone else told me I could consider such in case my sight fails or battery dies. Now I'm going to have to research this. I'm telling you...I've done the most research on damn sights it's ridiculous. Lol. And I'm still stuck. Lol.
SgtStone
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icon rhymes with Nikon
Icon, Yes Nikon makes sport equipment. Back when I learned to SCUBA I acquired a Nikonos camera good below 30 meters; still works.
You should be satisfied & happy with a Nikon rimfire 'scope on your 15-22. I bought one on sale for $119 then splurged on Nikon's J-series mounting rings which really lock in the 'scope.
I have the Nikon Prostaff Rimfire II 4-12x40mm. The 4-12 means you can adjust the dial from 4 times to 12 times magnification. Forty mm describes the diameter of the forward lense. Difficult to describe how clear & close targets appear through this 'scope.
Suggest you also purchase flip-up caps for your scope to protect the lenses while shooting, transport, & cleaning.
Icon, Yes Nikon makes sport equipment. Back when I learned to SCUBA I acquired a Nikonos camera good below 30 meters; still works.
You should be satisfied & happy with a Nikon rimfire 'scope on your 15-22. I bought one on sale for $119 then splurged on Nikon's J-series mounting rings which really lock in the 'scope.
I have the Nikon Prostaff Rimfire II 4-12x40mm. The 4-12 means you can adjust the dial from 4 times to 12 times magnification. Forty mm describes the diameter of the forward lense. Difficult to describe how clear & close targets appear through this 'scope.
Suggest you also purchase flip-up caps for your scope to protect the lenses while shooting, transport, & cleaning.
Suggest you also purchase flip-up caps for your scope to protect the lenses while shooting, transport, & cleaning.
You, my friend are the best. Thanks for the added info. I think the Prostaff comes with bungle caps so I'l use those when I'm not using the rifle. Amazon has them, but they're out of order right now. I'll order them anyway and give it about a week or so and they'll be back in order. This happened before and I just ordered and they popped up. And I think I'm going to order these rings to mount it.
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QITM3WK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER"]Amazon.com : CCOP High Profile AR-ArmourTac Rifle Scope Mount Rings for Picatinny Rail, 1-Inch, Black : Sports & Outdoors[/ame]
trebor127
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Now then icon i'm gonna throw a wrench in the works
Man ol man!! That looks great!!! So this is a co-witness setup you have here? Someone else told me I could consider such in case my sight fails or battery dies. Now I'm going to have to research this. I'm telling you...I've done the most research on damn sights it's ridiculous. Lol. And I'm still stuck. Lol.
With the EXPS3 having a QR mount (7mm),this gives a lower
1/3rd co-witness other Eotech's without the QR mount give a co-witness in the
centre of the window.Hurry up icon we need to see pics of
your 15-22the saying is it don't happen without pics
keith
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Blackstuff
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Its for heads up (rather than cheek weld) shooting at close range.
TBH unless you're in the military doing CBQ type operations it has next to no use given the massive distance from the bore axis. I use it all the time of course
GhostMutt
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If your primary aim for shooting is going to be a scope, Nikon or Vortex (which the forum seems to have narrowed down for you) the chances of your scope failing are very slim. Unless you are a clutz who keeps dropping your equipment. 
Stick with that, if you can dial the magnification down to 3/4 then that should suffice for most close tasks dial the magnification up to 9/12 then you have ample zoom to be able to see your target up close and personal.
Then once you have shot it, got used to it and learned how to shoot it, you can always get an angled rail and mount flip up iron sights or a mini red dot on a 45' angle which can become active when you cant the rifle...i have a RMR on mine, it only really gets used when i am plinking bean cans or balloons for fast fun...but it adds another option and looks cool as....
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Chances are once your scope is on...it is not coming off.
Keith is right....without pics none of this has happened
Stick with that, if you can dial the magnification down to 3/4 then that should suffice for most close tasks dial the magnification up to 9/12 then you have ample zoom to be able to see your target up close and personal.
Then once you have shot it, got used to it and learned how to shoot it, you can always get an angled rail and mount flip up iron sights or a mini red dot on a 45' angle which can become active when you cant the rifle...i have a RMR on mine, it only really gets used when i am plinking bean cans or balloons for fast fun...but it adds another option and looks cool as....
Chances are once your scope is on...it is not coming off.
Keith is right....without pics none of this has happened
Kmckinnon
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I too have been looking at scopes for my 15-22 that in spite of it not being a 1 MOA rifle is used for target shooting. Most times its fun at my local indoor 25 yard range. I might join a club with an outdoor range (100 yards or longer). On occassion my wife shoots this rifle too and she is complaining that she cannot see the targets at 25 yards so a scope is preferred instead of a red dot (or red dot and magnifier). Because we could be shooting at targets anywhere from 10 yards to 100-150 yards I want a scope with AO.
I am very interested in the Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40 EFR Target and the Bushnell AR Optics 2-7x32 Drop Zone. Others have commented that the Bushnell is about perfect on the 15-22. It has side adjustable AO and true 1/4 MOA adjustment (1/4 @ 100 yards). Its $50-$60 less than the Nikon. But I am not sold on its BDC reticle. The Nikon has a bit more range and is brighter. I like their Precision reticle. The AO is adjusted on the front at the lens. It has 1/2 MOA adjustment (1/4 @ 50 yards). Its more expensive than the Bushnell.
I've looked into Millet, Clearidge, Vortex and UTG. All have some interesting options. But so dar its the Bushnell and the Nikon that have caught my eye.
I will either remove the MBUS entirely or offset mount them if a workable solution (centered over bore at correct height) can be found or toss on a set of inexpensive offset irons available all over the internet. At some point down the road those irons could be replaced with an offset micro red dot or micro reflex sight.
While picking out a scope seems like a dilemma it is wonderful to have so much choice and a fair amount of quality even in budget/entry level models. We should be able to find a good scope and mounts at a reasonable price.
I am very interested in the Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40 EFR Target and the Bushnell AR Optics 2-7x32 Drop Zone. Others have commented that the Bushnell is about perfect on the 15-22. It has side adjustable AO and true 1/4 MOA adjustment (1/4 @ 100 yards). Its $50-$60 less than the Nikon. But I am not sold on its BDC reticle. The Nikon has a bit more range and is brighter. I like their Precision reticle. The AO is adjusted on the front at the lens. It has 1/2 MOA adjustment (1/4 @ 50 yards). Its more expensive than the Bushnell.
I've looked into Millet, Clearidge, Vortex and UTG. All have some interesting options. But so dar its the Bushnell and the Nikon that have caught my eye.
I will either remove the MBUS entirely or offset mount them if a workable solution (centered over bore at correct height) can be found or toss on a set of inexpensive offset irons available all over the internet. At some point down the road those irons could be replaced with an offset micro red dot or micro reflex sight.
While picking out a scope seems like a dilemma it is wonderful to have so much choice and a fair amount of quality even in budget/entry level models. We should be able to find a good scope and mounts at a reasonable price.
ky wonder
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I got mine out today along with a few of it bigger brethren, had no trouble making hits on the 3" flappers on my 100 yd 1/2" ar500 silhouette targets, with the 15-22 and the 10 buck used scope ,not a lot of flapper movement but I had no problem hitting them
of course the 556's and the 308 make a bigger impact
of course the 556's and the 308 make a bigger impact
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