whitehackle Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 after zeroing the scope on my .22 for the first time at 60 yards and then playing around moving the target. trying to get to grips with how much drop there is at different ranges. would like to no what range people are setting there .22's up at? and any tips on drop and things like that. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 60 yards for a 22 rimmy is perfect. Someone will link you to a graphing software that'll show you the drop. My 22lr's are at 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 My .22LRs are set up for 50 yards, and the scopes' ladder reticles allow precise aiming marks for 75 and 100 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 mines about 60 yards as well go to google and type in free .22lr balliastic calculator, should bring you up a load of ones, i cant rem the name of the one i use, but from 40 - 70 yards theres very little difference, half inch or so, but it says at 100 yards you need about 6" of holdover at least - sounds about right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 http://www.hawkeoptics.com/brc/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 mine is set at 60 yards, and mildots sit at 80, 105, and 125 or thereabouts. Those are remmy subs doing 1040 fps. thanks rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 I always answer this with zero at the distance you mainly shoot at. I zero mine at 50 as that is where 90% of my shots are, if time isn't on my side I just aim and squeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) . Edited September 20, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 September Sporting Gun page 77 - optimum 75 yds for subsonic. I used to do 50, but 75 yds is much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 60 yrds for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectra26 Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Mine is zeroed at 50 yards. I've yet to find a reticle that I'm happy with for other aiming points at different distances, so I just do it in my head for now, works OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peek-at Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I also have a CZ452LR .22 using Eley Subs & it is zeroed at 50 yards with a AGS 4-16x50 scope which has 7 milldots below/above & either side. (obviously - lol) I am in the same boat regarding aim points at various distances and would like a few pointers if poss. It is spot on the crosshair at 50yds and I have found that at 80yds I need to shoot 1 milldot high to hit the mark. At what distance will the bullet begin to drop? Is there a 'rule of thumb' that I can work by so I can know roughly what distance each milldot is at when crosshair is 50yds?? ie i know that my air rifle pellets drop 1 milldot every 10yds past zero It would be handy to know via you guys so I dont have to spend hours target shooting cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V3 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) September Sporting Gun page 77 - optimum 75 yds for subsonic. I used to do 50, but 75 yds is much better. same here if i remeber rightly it gives an inch and a half either way of where you put the cross hairs from about 30 to 90 yards so aslong as your target is 3" no need for hold over or something like that but I stand to be corrected Edited February 21, 2010 by ST3V3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Hi, The advantage of 50yds is that you don't have to worry about ranges below that but life does get awkward out to 100. 70 or 75 is better. I prefer 70 as 75 can be a tad too high at the shorter distances but that is purely personal choice. For your 50, forget below it, 60 is -1/2, 70 is -11/2, 80 is -3, 90 is -5 and 100 is -7 and with a 10mph cross wind the drift is progressive and 4" at the 100yds. If you do want to change, sing out as it doesn't take a mo on my programme. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 This is off a site called realguns.com It shows the .22lr bullet path, and the blue lines are the point blank zero. Hope this helpes. Beretta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 My .22lr is zeroed at 60 yards with subs, this gives me a fraction over 4" drop to 100 yards so pretty easy to get close enough, as long as you know the range! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Is there a 'rule of thumb' that I can work by so I can know roughly what distance each milldot is at when crosshair is 50yds?? ie i know that my air rifle pellets drop 1 milldot every 10yds past zero It would be handy to know via you guys so I dont have to spend hours target shooting cheers, the distance between dots is 3.6in at 100 yds..if you know the height of the quarry then you can work out the distance..say a pigeon is 5in high or so with its head up..then its 5in / 3.6in = 1.388 x 100 = 138.8 / no of mil-dots covered, say 3 = 46.2 yds. the only problem is you still need to know how much hold over / under you need, but at least you can accuratly find what range your firing at hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpshot Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 my zero is 75 and holdover at 100 is about 2" suits me just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Man Work Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 50 yards with a mildot scope to work out the holdover - must admit though that with the rimmie and my permissions it's rare to shoot much over 75 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peek-at Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Hi,The advantage of 50yds is that you don't have to worry about ranges below that but life does get awkward out to 100. 70 or 75 is better. I prefer 70 as 75 can be a tad too high at the shorter distances but that is purely personal choice. For your 50, forget below it, 60 is -1/2, 70 is -11/2, 80 is -3, 90 is -5 and 100 is -7 and with a 10mph cross wind the drift is progressive and 4" at the 100yds. If you do want to change, sing out as it doesn't take a mo on my programme. Cheers My milldots must be a bit wider than yours as 50 is zero, 80 is 1milldot (nearly an inch drop at 80 yds) guess im going to have to get the targets out again to suss longer distances and to find the distance at which the bullet begins to drop....... (im guessing its flat to about 60 yds) (i know that most of my shooting will be within the 80yard/1 milldot range but it will be handy to know for the odd longer shot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 You should zero your scopes to the distance that you shoot at most! I have mine set at 60 yards on my .22lr which suits me fine. There is just a tiny bit of holdover if I have to shoot at 100 yards but other than that it is more or less just straight aim and shoot for me as I don't take on any live quarry over 100 yards with the .22lr. Before anyone jumps down my throat for the last part of my post about not taking on live quarry beyond 100 yards with a .22LR - OK I accept that the .22LR might well be capable of ranges much further than that, it is just my personal choice and what I am happy and comfortable with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 My milldots must be a bit wider than yours as 50 is zero, 80 is 1milldot (nearly an inch drop at 80 yds) guess im going to have to get the targets out again to suss longer distances and to find the distance at which the bullet begins to drop....... (im guessing its flat to about 60 yds) (i know that most of my shooting will be within the 80yard/1 milldot range but it will be handy to know for the odd longer shot) Sorry, mate, I think we're at cross purposes and it's down to me. As it happens, my rimfire scopes do have mil-dot but I never use them as I only shoot rabbit and over the years have learnt to judge hold over (the best aid is to know the length of a rabbit's ears). The details that I posted are simply the bullet drops in inches for the ranges given (in yards) (60 to 100) for your 50yd zero and assumes a 2" sight height. Sadly, a 22LR cannot be described as flat shooting. Consequently, you're dead right when you say you'll have to suss it out and pick the best zero for your needs. As I said, if you want some figures for a different zero, sing out but please bear in mind that with the best will in the world they may need "fine tuning" for your particular rifle/ammo combination. I didn't know about the Eleys until a few days ago and got a box and pretty damned quick got 500 more as I'm grouping 1/2" at 70yds and well pleased. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peek-at Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I got it sussed this morning...... Zero 50yds, 80 = 1 milldot drop, 100 = 2 milldot drop, 120 = 3 milldot drop It seems that the bullet begins to drop at 60 yds and carries on dropping at about 1 milldot every 20 yds or so It will all be down to accurate range estimation now so I have been pacing out markers such as trees etc on my favourite permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 60 yards for me, I did it at 50 to start with but 60 yards gives me a little more range. All the best, SSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 It seems that the bullet begins to drop at 60 yds At the risk of being pedantic, it starts to drop the moment it leaves the barrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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