22 zeroing

[Lloyd90]

Just wondering what range you guys have your 22's Zero'd on ? I was using mine today at about 60 yards and hitting things fine, then moved back to 80 yards and was still hitting them pretty good with a little holdover

 

Although it would be good if I could have the details from somewhere on how to workout the holdover. Like if I zero at 50 yards the bullet will drop 1inch or 2 inches or 3 at say 70 or 80 or 90 yards

[JohnGalway]

60 yards for me, have it noted down somewhere where the bullet strikes on the reticle at various ranges.

[Lloyd90]

Do you have fixed power scope then John ? I have a Mildot reticle but if I zoom from 3 to 9 then surely the point would change ? lol

[Ozzy Fudd]

na point doesnt change much. it depends on the type of ammo you use and the gun its self. what i did is pick one brand of ammo my gun liked, then set out different targets at different ranges, 10m, 25m, 50m, 100m. aimed for one point at each target (except 100m) then noted the average drop at each one.

 

something which isnt totally necessary (unless your a cockeyed *** who cant estimate distances well, like me), is a laser sight (green is better). i had it fixed under the stock and it was zeroed with the scope at 50m. so if the green dot was below the cross hairs it was less than 50m, higher than the cross hairs was over 50m, and depending how far above it was it gave me close idea of the range.

 

edit - oops just re read what you said, i take it you mean the mil dots will shift position? yep they will, so you should try to stay at a certain magnification at certain ranges, then it wont be a problem

Edited December 25, 2008 by babbyc1000

[Lloyd90]

lol yer you see what I mean. What zoom do you think would be best ? its a 3-9 so I was thinking about a 6 ? I was using 9 today but only for a bit of target shooting

[stevethevanman]

For a 22LR, first I would recommend winchester or eley subsonic hollow points, also I zero mone at 60yds, reallisticaly the 22LR is not a long range gun, so a zero for 60yds should let me hit them at 70yds, if they are sat up and I aim for the head, at lowest im going to strike them low chest, still a clean kill.

 

Also this lets me take them from 25-60 with no change in point of impact really

 

Steve

[Lloyd90]

Cheers Steve You do squirrel shooting I presume ? Now I have good camo from Xmas I hope to try an get out after a few squizzers Any tips on gettin em ?

[mft135]

When i set up my .22 i normally set it up for 60 yards, going up to a 100 or down to 20 does not make that much differance, as the other members have said aim at the head and you will get the head or neck.

Ammunition is anybodys choice i have found that hv winchester cci remington all work fine in my rifle but eley fires ok but the will not eject well with the bolt.

Hope this helps you, good shooting.

[Ozzy Fudd]

the only reason you should buy subsonics is 1) if youre using a silencer and 2) if youre trying to keep the noise down. im sure someone will have a go at me for saying that but its my opinion.

 

i use remington yellow jackets, they are hyper velocity, gives me a good bit more range and punch and more than makes up for the small amount of power i lose by using a semi; the round is a bit lighter than some types, but my gun likes yellow jackets. i went through 300 this morning with only 3 jams (1 was a dud round), one of my mates had 50 federal high velocity rounds in his car he told me to use, we got 7 jams from them with rounds not ejecting properly.

[bigt1754]

60 Yds works a treat for me.

 

100 yds is where thick to thin meets and 80 yds is half way for hold over

[LXX73]

the only reason you should buy subsonics is 1) if youre using a silencer and 2) if youre trying to keep the noise down.

 

and 3) If you want better accuracy

[LXX73]

If your reticle is located in the front focal plane there will be no shift in POI. If not set your sight at your chosen mag and shoot at various distances noting down holdover and holdunder.

[stevethevanman]

Dude...you use Yellow Jackets ...they are not good

 

Also, you gain about 10yds...clearly this is a huge advantage, also have you seen a rabbit hit by a sub in the chest???

 

He doesant move much does he...?

 

And if you have the ability to keep the public happy...with a moderator, why not?

 

Steve

[Ozzy Fudd]

i knew id get this...

 

ok, when i picked yellow jackets i tried 20+ types of ammo at 70m. i used everything from cheap federal subbies to winchester blazers, i fired four 5 round groups of each ammo and divided the results into two categories - the best individual group of 3 rounds from the 5 fired, and the best over all group. the yellow jackets came near the top in each list. after that i picked the top 3 in each list, there were 5 brands of ammo left, bought 100 round of each and did the test again, also taking into consideration which brand went through my gun better (little or no jams). yep the yellow jackets werent the best 3 round grouping or the best over all grouping, but they were the best mix of the two and they rarely give me a jam.

 

3) better accuracy? i find thats **** to be honest, but your guns different than mine. at 70m the subbies were dropping 10 inches lower than the standard rounds, and 14 inches lower than all the high velocity brands. thats too much drop for my liking; ok, if you want to remember all the stats in your head for drop at different ranges, use subbies, but i get a flat enough trajectory to 60m with the yellow jackets so i just point and kill using iron sights all the time now. and have you seen a rabbit hit in the chest with a hyper velocity hollow point? doesnt move much either...

 

where i shoot i dont need to worry about keeping the public happy, we use 12 bore shotguns there most of the time so why would hyper velocity ammo be such a problem?! ok, i havnt got a silencer yet (as i cant be bothered filling all the forms in just for that, ill get one next time i have to add a new gun). BUT i have borrowed my friends silencer, and the yellow jackets just give a small cough; yep its a bit louder than subbies, but not that much.

 

finally, an extra 10 yards? i have managed to get a sub 1" grouping with yellow jackets at 100m using a high power scope; at 175m i was able to get a full 10 round mag into a 1 foot square target, so its a bit more than 10 yards!

 

as ive said, this is just my gun and my preferences, buts its what ive found

Edited December 27, 2008 by babbyc1000

[LXX73]

As you say everyones guns are different and if yours shoots HV rounds accurate enough fair do's but the general consensus is is that subs are more accurate( ive certainly found this to be true) As for bullet drop if zeroed in at say 60 or 70m there wouldnt be any and for other targets he could use the mildots for holdover or holdunder.not alot of stats to remember.