BillyJack2012
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What kind of groups are you getting at 100 yards? Are you using magnification?
Groups at 100 yards
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Haven't shot paper at 100 yards yet, but shot a five inch steel plate at that range yesterday using only red dot optic and consistently hit it nearly every time from the bench. I used Winchester M-22 and Federal bulk 40 grain. Had the gun zeroed at 25 yards and didn't hold high. Pretty accurate little rifle... so much so that its become more fun that rapid plinking at short range.
I can see a scope for this 15-22 in the near future. My other 22's have been staying in the gun safe lately... So has my AR 5.56.
I can see a scope for this 15-22 in the near future. My other 22's have been staying in the gun safe lately... So has my AR 5.56.
Majorlk
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My groups run 3 MOA, or a little under. This is with a 3-9x32 scope.
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BillyJack2012
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Thanks guys. I've been shooting relatively short ranges and letting my kid do shoot house stuff with the red dot. I'm now sighting it in for 100 yards with a 3moa dot and I was pretty all over the place. I had a VERY loose barrel nut that I tightened with my Tacticool22 wrench hoping to pull the groups together. Not a lot of luck the first time out. So bad I'm not even going to post what they looked like. I'll get out this week again since the dot is sighted in and see what I can do with it. Not expecting miracles with no magnification and a 3 moa dot but if I can keep it within 5 moa groups, I'll be happy.
Beuford T. Rimfire
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I have a 4 MOA dot and at 100 yards can I hit consistently within that dot with no magnification (occasional flyers excepted.) Anything covered by the dot is in danger. 4-5 MOA should be very doable with your setup. You could get 3 MOA or possibly slightly better with a scope.
MarkBrumbaugh
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3 MOA with a decent inexpensive scope.
AR-Getsome
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Doesn't the rear sight hole flip down and have a small sight hole for long range?
Maddmax
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BUIS I can keep nickle-quarter sized groups at 100 yards using CCI ammo.
Maddmax
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Being you had a loose barrel nut... Take it down and clean the whole weapon with the nut off and barrel out. You could have got dirt/grit in behind "things" and all you did was tighten things back down on the gunk. Clean the living daylights out of it and start all over. IT will help.
Maddmax
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Never cared for the "Dot" sights. I MUCH prefer Cross Hair sights.
Maddmax
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Remember. You do get what you pay for with any scope.
Maddmax
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There is a notch in the center (when the sight is standing straight up) on that rear sight. It WILL split to two different ranges for you.
I'd like to see a picture of "nickle-quarter sized groups at 100yds" with a 15-22.....
TheMaineEvent
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I use a 3-9x40 scope and can get a good grouping at a 100 yds. Typically, my groupings are about 5-6" in diameter with a few flyers mixed in.
AR-Getsome
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You flip down for larger sight. Up for smaller, And its still larger than a standard iron sight.
AR-Getsome
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Yes , I know that. Smaller hole for long shots. It is still larger than a standard ar type sight. But not by much. I was just rested on my backpack shooting at 100 yards.
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MarkBrumbaugh
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That must be a heck of a scope to get quarter sized groups at 100. Oh wait you said with bu? Pretty amazing.
Anyway the UTG bug buster 3X9 is a good scope for the money. I wouldn't put this on my deer rifle with worked up sub MOA loads, but for rim fire on a rifle that flexes a bit, it's more than adequate.
Turdducken
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Its doable keeping a nickle grouping, was getting about that at 75 yards last week.
Maddmax
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NOT amazing,PRACTICE. I'm NOT a weekend Hobby Shooter like many on here. I'm also an instructor. I've been shooting well for over 50+ years. I shoot in one weekend what some people shoot in a couple months. Make a BIG difference.
AS for scopes... I have more tied up in a couple scopes than some people have in their rifles.
