1stmarine
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I am not a huge 22LR fun but sometimes I shoot for fun. I was putting together a note with some long range simulation scenarios for a friend and I figured lets put some of the number here in a post.
22LR it is prefect for long range simulation that can be done in 200 and 300 yard range if you want.
61 inches at 200 yards is roughly 30MOA adjustment. May scopes can take this. A decent scope w/o braking the bank is a must and for 300 yards you might need a 20MOA rail too.
Average 40gr Jacketed Round nose form a 20" barrel is:
1260fps
BC: .134
Yardage and Drop vs what can simulate like a military rifle load...
50 yards 3.27 simulates 100 yards
100 yards 13.58 simulates 200
150 yards 32.37 simulates 350
200 yards 60.91 simulates 450
300 yards 151.96 simulates 700
So the trick is to build your ballistic charts for every 25 or 50 yards. Move the targets and adjust for elevation and drift and hopefully you will have the math right and a good scope
and you can have a lot of fun in this long range simulation. Write down your corrections and this 'exercise' will help you with any caliber. Keep in mind that drift is considerable so
I will not try on a day with wind over 5mph.
Tested with a Savage MARKII FVXP with accutrigger and bull fluted barrel that I picked up at Dicks a couple of years ago for $260 and prints sub-moa groups all day long. (with good LR ammo of course).
Cheers,
E.
22LR it is prefect for long range simulation that can be done in 200 and 300 yard range if you want.
61 inches at 200 yards is roughly 30MOA adjustment. May scopes can take this. A decent scope w/o braking the bank is a must and for 300 yards you might need a 20MOA rail too.
Average 40gr Jacketed Round nose form a 20" barrel is:
1260fps
BC: .134
Yardage and Drop vs what can simulate like a military rifle load...
50 yards 3.27 simulates 100 yards
100 yards 13.58 simulates 200
150 yards 32.37 simulates 350
200 yards 60.91 simulates 450
300 yards 151.96 simulates 700
So the trick is to build your ballistic charts for every 25 or 50 yards. Move the targets and adjust for elevation and drift and hopefully you will have the math right and a good scope
and you can have a lot of fun in this long range simulation. Write down your corrections and this 'exercise' will help you with any caliber. Keep in mind that drift is considerable so
I will not try on a day with wind over 5mph.
Tested with a Savage MARKII FVXP with accutrigger and bull fluted barrel that I picked up at Dicks a couple of years ago for $260 and prints sub-moa groups all day long. (with good LR ammo of course).
Cheers,
E.