Good Scope recommendation!

[little_airwolf]

Google long range .22lr
400yds is correct. I shoot 200yds all the time.
400yds needs a good optic like he said.
Sightron 10-50x is what I had.
Mini mag 36g @ 100 zero drops 275"at 400yds
@ 200 yd zero drops 180" at 400yds
So as long as you have a high moa rail and enough scope travel.
400yds is very doable.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Bit off topic. You shoot 400 yards with a 22 lr or are you talking about a 22 centrefire round. If 22 lr. Nice I like it. What's the drop at 400 yards and what ammo do you use if you don't mind me asking looking at that savage though looks like a 22 hornet or 22-250 though. Oh forget that question just noticed the ammo storage on stock. Definitely not 22 lr.

It's a .22LR. Savage FV-SR with a Boyd's stock and YHM can. I use the pad as a cheek riser. Works perfectly for me.

With a 60yd zero I have to dial in about 80MOA (27ft) of drop using standard velocity ammo to reach out 400yds.

EGW custom cut a 40MOA base for me. My scope has available over 70MOA of adjustment UP with a 60yd zero and my mildot reticle gives me 18MOA of holdover. So total I've got about 90MOA to work with maxed out. Of course with HV ammo I can reach out even further.

15-22 will reach out that far too. It's just a matter of optics and the right rings. Burris Z rings can give up to a 40MOA cant. With the SWFA scope pictured above you could have a 400yd 15-22!

Some don't think it's possible to shoot 400+ yards with a .22 because of bullet drop. But they readily accept that folks shoot out to 1000yds with a .308. Bullet drop is even greater with a .308 at 1000yds. Over 30 feet.

 

[Jayspec]

It's a .22LR. Savage FV-SR with a Boyd's stock and YHM can. I use the pad as a cheek riser. Works perfectly for me.

With a 60yd zero I have to dial in about 80MOA (27ft) of drop using standard velocity ammo to reach out 400yds.

EGW custom cut a 40MOA base for me. My scope has available over 70MOA of adjustment UP with a 60yd zero and my mildot reticle gives me 18MOA of holdover. So total I've got about 90MOA to work with maxed out. Of course with HV ammo I can reach out even further.

15-22 will reach out that far too. It's just a matter of optics and the right rings. Burris Z rings can give up to a 40MOA cant. With the SWFA scope pictured above you could have a 400yd 15-22!

Some don't think it's possible to shoot 400+ yards with a .22 because of bullet drop. But they readily accept that folks shoot out to 1000yds with a .308. Bullet drop is even greater with a .308 at 1000yds. Over 30 feet.

Oh I wasn't saying it couldn't be done. I know it can be done with the right equipment. A 22 lr at the right angle will travel farther then that. What sort of groups do you achieve?

 

[Jayspec]

Google long range .22lr
400yds is correct. I shoot 200yds all the time.
400yds needs a good optic like he said.
Sightron 10-50x is what I had.
Mini mag 36g @ 100 zero drops 275"at 400yds
@ 200 yd zero drops 180" at 400yds
So as long as you have a high moa rail and enough scope travel.
400yds is very doable.

As I said I know it can be done. There's a lot of difference between 200 yards and 400 my friend

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Oh I wasn't saying it couldn't be done. I know it can be done with the right equipment. A 22 lr at the right angle will travel farther then that. What sort of groups do you achieve?

Have no idea. I shot at 12in steel plate at longer distances and bottle caps at 100yds. 50yds I'll punch paper sometimes, but much beyond 100yds it's not worth it. At longer distances you're in sniper mode not precision groups. I enjoy hearing the delayed steel ding shooting suppressed.

And yes, there's a world of difference between 200yd and 400yd rimfire shooting.

 

[Jayspec]

Have no idea. I shot at 12in steel plate at longer distances and bottle caps at 100yds. 50yds I'll punch paper sometimes, but much beyond 100yds it's not worth it. At longer distances you're in sniper mode not precision groups. I enjoy hearing the delayed steel ding shooting suppressed.

And yes, there's a world of difference between 200yd and 400yd rimfire shooting.

Nice. I would be very happy to hear that ding at 400 yards as well. Thanks for the replys

 

[Luke79]

I prefer a scope to a red dot any day but my 15-22 isn't nearly as accurate as I had hoped. Should have known beforehand from lurking here but I was hoping for a hit on a golf ball at 50 yards every shot. I haven't had a chance to try that much ammunition because not much is available in my area. I had never even heard of standard velocity or subsonic before reading about it here. The only .22lr I have ever seen for sale is high velocity. At 20 yards a good group is pretty easy but go to 50 or 100 things open up a bit

 

[BigWaylon]

I run a red dot (Vortex SPARC) on mine. However, I do run a Bushnell BDC Rimfire Reticle 2-7X scope on my RAR 22LR. Very pleased. It's currently $90 on Amazon Prime (didn't price it anywhere else, just a quick check).

 

[John_W]

I found UTG products to be well made for the price, which is for good for those of us on a budget. So in 2011 I put a UTG 3-9X32 Bugbuster on my 15-22. I liked the compact size and variable range. I only paid $79 on Amazon, it's now $83, but you could probably find it cheaper on eBay.

I liked the UTG scope so much, that in 2013 when I bought a Crosman 2400KT Pellet Rifle, I went with the UTG 4x32 Compact Scope for just $55.

If I was starting over today, for my M&P 15-22 I would go with the UTG 3-12x44 Compact Scope. It's $113.61 on Amazon, but I just saw it on eBay new for less than $100.

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