Considering the Nikon P 22 scope

[canonman20d]

I have looked at alot of diffrent scopes for my M&P 15 .22 and I am very much considering the Nikon P 22 but would like to hear your feedback before buying it.

 

[roadkill45]

buddy has the nikoplex reticule on his and he is deadly on his new savave sr bolt action. going hunting with him today and he will get more than i cause i'm running a can with an Eotech and 3x magnifier, but i'm more quiet!

i'm getting one next week for one of my 10-22's that is scopeless right now. $179 can't beat the price and it was right on at the turret ranges once zeroed at 50.

i'd say get it, excellent scope as far as i'm concerned and i only buy high end optics, but this one is a winner.

 

[canonman20d]

I have looked at alot of them and for the money and what you get this really stands out to me. Thanks Roadkill47

 

[bman940]

Canon, I have been using the P-22 2-7 Nikonplex and BDC 150 with great success. I can tell you I have not let one friend try out this scope and not had them buy one. Unfortunately they can be tough to come by with all their popularity. I have 3 now. 2 On Smith M&P 15-22's and one on a DPMS Bull Barrel 22LR and all shoot very well.

Hard to beat accuracy,price and ease of use these scope's will bring to your rifle. Make sure you check out Nikon's P-Series AR Mount's too.

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd363/bman940/P-22DPMS22_zps7d5331cb.jpg

 

[coastaldad]

I too have been researching this scope. Does anybody know what size butler creek flip up scope covers I would need, so I can order them at the same time?

 

[gun1]

How far out have those of you that have the P-22 been able to maintain accuracy with this scope? At what point do you loose the ability to adequately resolve the target in the magnification?

The reason I ask is I was looking through a buddy's scope yesterday that goes out to 9x magnification and 100 yards seemed to me to be about the limit in terms of resolving enough detail in a target to make it worth a hoot. The P-22 only goes out to 7x = less magnification = less resolution.

Granted, the 9x magnification probably would have got me on target, but my accuracy would probably have been in a 3-4" circle or so.

 

[Guy A]

Sounds like the scope was not focused to "fit" your eyes. My P-22 is crystal clear at 100 yards 7X. However, I seldom use 7X. I usually shoot at 50 yards or under, 4X to 6X.

I also have an expensive Leupold 3 X 9, but the P-22 is its equal in resolution and brightness.

 

[TunaFisherman]

How far out have those of you that have the P-22 been able to maintain accuracy with this scope? At what point do you loose the ability to adequately resolve the target in the magnification?

The reason I ask is I was looking through a buddy's scope yesterday that goes out to 9x magnification and 100 yards seemed to me to be about the limit in terms of resolving enough detail in a target to make it worth a hoot. The P-22 only goes out to 7x = less magnification = less resolution.

Granted, the 9x magnification probably would have got me on target, but my accuracy would probably have been in a 3-4" circle or so.

Not mine. Crystal clear shooting out 150yds, although most of my shooting is under 100 yds.
For the price I find it hard to beat Nikon optics.

 

[jajo]

I have one on my 15-22 and can't think of any reason to look at anything else.

I also have a Prostaff on my 10/22.

Great scopes, lots of light, and no issues.


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[les strat]

As a HUGE Nikon optics fan, I wouldn't hesitate to try it out. Their glass is great. It might not be made in Japan (Malaysia?), but it will still be good. The P223-line looks good too.

A couple years ago whe looking for 30-06 glass, I found a NOS Nikon "Team Primos" 3-9x40, which was rebadged from their upper Monarch line acording to Nikon and Team Primos. $225! You can still find them on Amazon. Toptier glass at a killer price.

 

[gun1]

Maybe I should rephrase what I meant in my question. It is a matter of magnification, not clarity or brightness. By resolution I am talking about the size of the target - if you look at a quarter a foot in front of your eyes then you put the quarter across the room can you still see the detail in the quarter? Nope, your eyes at that distance can't resolve the detail in the quarter. In the same analogy, if you are shooting a target at 50 yards vs. 100+ yards - can you see enough detail in the target to place your shot where you want to? Can you get your cross hairs where you want to? Being able to put a shot "on paper" at 100 yards is one thing, but can you get close to the center of the target? Say within an inch or two?

 

[roadkill45]

we went out again this past sunday. buddy dialed his scope up to the max yardage (150?) and took a shot a a huge jack..i could make out that it was a jack with the 3x but the shot would have hit it, just not exactly where i would be aiming.
he took the shot with a velocitor and nailed it right behind shoulder and he called the shot before taking it.
bunny thought it was safe that far out...not, ran 2 grove 'lanes' over and expired under a lemon tree.
we got 12, i got 5 he got the rest. should have taken pics but just forgot. we left these for the coyotes since my freezer is full of game already and can't fit anything more into it.
it is a fine scope (now if my truck did not develop a leak out there, hopefully i will not have to post pone my purchase of one next week)!

 

[les strat]

Maybe I should rephrase what I meant in my question. It is a matter of magnification, not clarity or brightness. By resolution I am talking about the size of the target - if you look at a quarter a foot in front of your eyes then you put the quarter across the room can you still see the detail in the quarter? Nope, your eyes at that distance can't resolve the detail in the quarter. In the same analogy, if you are shooting a target at 50 yards vs. 100+ yards - can you see enough detail in the target to place your shot where you want to? Can you get your cross hairs where you want to? Being able to put a shot "on paper" at 100 yards is one thing, but can you get close to the center of the target? Say within an inch or two?

2-7x32 is a good optical range for a .22. I actually prefer 3-9, but it's negligible. You should be able to rag out a 1" hole at 50 yds from rest with a 15-22. At 100 yds, maybe within 3". Also, 32 is pretty good for gathering light in that optical range of scope.

The BDC reticle is not as fine as the Nikoplex, but if you like the concept of BDC, it's a cool thing to have. I never use the BDC on my Nikon as I do not have it zeroed at 100 yds per the instructions, but rather 50/220 yds. I pretty much can hit out to 250 yards within 3" with no hold over (30-06).

 

[canonman20d]

Thank you all for your advice I going to get the p 22. Think I will also add a riser so I can also use my iron sights. Do they make a riser just for the M&P 15 .22?

 

[tspan]

I use a Nikon P-22 nikoplex 2-7 X 40mm scope with P-22 Mounts.

Love the scope,

 

[canonman20d]

Very cool looking set-up Tspan. Im really looking forward to tax time so I can get mine. I like the mounts to I seen some just like those on amazon.com after shooting today I definately want a riser so I can still use my iron sights I was knocking out the bottom of coke cans at 30yrds. I like this gun better than any .22 I have ever shot.

 

[all357mag]

Got a Nikon 4x12x40 Prostaff. AWESOME!

 

[Sid Nitzerglobin]

I too have been researching this scope. Does anybody know what size butler creek flip up scope covers I would need, so I can order them at the same time?

Kinda late reply, but best fit I could come up w/ was the 18 eye and 16 eye sizes for my P-22. Not really wild about the red levers as they seem kinda distracting when aiming w/ both eyes open but they work well enough.

I wound up using a Weaver QD riser w/ Grand Slam 1" extra high rings to clear my rear MBUS and seems to hold zero just fine after multiple times dismounting/remounting.

I've remounted the rings forward a bit since I took this pic after discovering that I needed more eye relief

 

[tx7]

Maybe I should rephrase what I meant in my question. It is a matter of magnification, not clarity or brightness. By resolution I am talking about the size of the target - if you look at a quarter a foot in front of your eyes then you put the quarter across the room can you still see the detail in the quarter? Nope, your eyes at that distance can't resolve the detail in the quarter. In the same analogy, if you are shooting a target at 50 yards vs. 100+ yards - can you see enough detail in the target to place your shot where you want to? Can you get your cross hairs where you want to? Being able to put a shot "on paper" at 100 yards is one thing, but can you get close to the center of the target? Say within an inch or two?

I can speak from personal experience that you cannot go wrong with Nikon. I have a Prostaff 3-9x50 mounted on a 270, I sighted it at 100 yards, I took a 10pt. buck this season at about 180 yards and it hit right where I was aiming.