A day at the range.

[Elmerviking]

I went to the indoor range yesterday to test my 15-22 with some different ammo. My rifle is the threaded variant equipped with a Hogue grip, a Nikon P 22 scope (BDC reticle) and a Geissele SSA-E trigger wiTh approximately 3 pound trigger pull. I had best result with American Eagle 40 grain copper plated bullets. I was shooting standing up with my elbows on the bench, kinda a standing prone position if you know what I mean. The pic shows a 25 shot group at 25 yards. I am a bulls eye pistol shooter, so I am still learning to shoot a rifle.....still pretty happy with the result. What do you think?

 

[pgamboa]

Can't beat that with a baseball bat!


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[pgamboa]

I'm running the same scope on a couple ARs. Gonna sight in at hundred yards.


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[Kevin8503]

Well you demolished the bullseye. So I'd say it was a successful trip.


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[Racefan3n88]

Good job, that's a dead bullseye

 

[RedNeck Jim]

That is a lot of magnification for 25 yards... don't ya think?

That would be like me shooting my red dot at 5 yards.

 

[Krylancelo]

Nice shooting. A helluva lot more accurate than my 25 yard groups. Not sure if it's me or the ammo but my 10+ shot groups are usually about 2 inches at 25 yards.

 

[Rob1]

I could. But I won't! Cos I am a rifle shooter.

 

[Elmerviking]

That is a lot of magnification for 25 yards... don't ya think?

That would be like me shooting my red dot at 5 yards.

The Nikon P22 is parallax free at 50 yards. That means that you have to use a magnification where the target and reticle are focused. At 25 yards the magnification I used was around 4 times.

 

[Elmerviking]

I could. But I won't! Cos I am a rifle shooter.

What exactly do you mean Rob1?
I can take constructive critics!

 

[Rob1]

What exactly do you mean Rob1?
I can take constructive critics!

Not a critic by any means.

Nice large group.

What I am saying is: that range,indoors, that scope magnification and that ammo, supported by a bench with trigger mods as well.

Not an unusual/nor unexpected result.

 

[tomcatt51]

The Nikon P22 is parallax free at 50 yards. That means that you have to use a magnification where the target and reticle are focused. At 25 yards the magnification I used was around 4 times.

No, that means the scopes' parallax is set for 50 yds, nothing more or less. At 50 yds you can move your eye around (away from scope center) and the reticle won't move on the target. At any other distance the reticle will shift as you move your eye from scope center creating accuracy problems if you don't keep your eye on the scopes' center.

 

[Elmerviking]

No, that means the scopes' parallax is set for 50 yds, nothing more or less. At 50 yds you can move your eye around (away from scope center) and the reticle won't move on the target. At any other distance the reticle will shift as you move your eye from scope center creating accuracy problems if you don't keep your eye on the scopes' center.

I have done a lot of research about parallax online. As I understand it there is always some parallax. Parallax free at 50 yards, as with Nikon P22 scope, means that the reticle and target are focused at the same plane. To reduce parallax error you can adjust the magnification so the reticle and target are both in focus at other than the parallax free distance. In my case, 25 yards distance, I had to reduce the magnification to 4 times. I could not notice any parallax error with that setting. I understand that for distances more than 50 yards you can use max magnification , 7 times on a Nikon P22, without any noticeable error.Correct me if I am wrong! Of course you should always look through the center of the ocular..
Am I right?

 

[brucev]

Re: OP. Good shooting! Your bullseye experience is showing!

 

[Elmerviking]

Thank you for your compliment! I take the sport seriously and I'm always trying to improve. I appreciate constructive criticism and advice to become better.
Regards/
Elmerviking

 

[coltle6920]

Thank you for your compliment! I take the sport seriously and I'm always trying to improve. I appreciate constructive criticism and advice to become better.
Regards/
Elmerviking

You did just fine! Personally I couldn't give a rat's behind about tight groupings.If you shoot competively then it's a different story.Assuming your rifle is perfectly zeroed in then use whatever magnification you want that allows you to see the bullseye up close in the crosshairs.

I'm a steel target shooter and that's my two cents.

 

[tomcatt51]

To reduce parallax error you can adjust the magnification so the reticle and target are both in focus at other than the parallax free distance....Am I right?

No. The "no parallax" distance is fixed unless you have a parallax adjustable scope. Changing the magnification power will not change the "no parallax" distance.

Good explaination here: Parallax in Rifle Scopes

 

[Elmerviking]

So Tomcatt 51....what do You advice me to do to get tighter groups?

 

[RedNeck Jim]

what do You advice me to do to get tighter groups?

Get a more accurate gun. This gun is a plinker & not designed for accuracy.

Seems to me, your group was just fine... for this gun. That would kill many a squirrel... assuming they would hold still & come in to 25 yards distance.

When I want accuracy from a stock 22, I go to my CZ 455 Varmint. When I want to play, I go to the 15-22. I play a lot!

 

[tomcatt51]

...what do You advice me to do to get tighter groups?

Most obvious would be RedNeck Jims' answer, "Get a more accurate gun"

Or:
A good rest.
Practice.
Trying different ammo to see which ammo your gun likes best.
I'd try shooting groups with the forend endcap on and off.
Make sure the barrel nut is adequately tightened.

Benchrest accuracy isn't easy. There's actually a bunch of technique involved (and the need for a good rest) as the groups get smaller.

If you keep your eye centered behing the scope parallax probably isn't an issue, there just seemed to be some mis-understanding of parallax and how it works.

Have fun, that's important.