What distance is your .22 LR zeroed at?

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Mostly at 50 yards and then do like John Wayne said, windage and elevation. It's easier than it was in the movie he said that in because it was for iron sights. Some of my scopes have little dot thingies to make it easier to do. :D
Iron sights are set at 25.
 
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That BSA looks like a sweetheart.
I have a BSA cadet (finally identified thanks to THR) that is similar that was converted in the 60's to 22 rimfire, it is unbelievably accurate. I don't shoot it in any kind of competition besides informal sunday afternoon stuff against buddies who think their 22s shoot well, it has fixed more than a few of their attitudes. May i suggest a martini action, rimfire only informal target competition thread take place soon?
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great idea - I wonder how many are out there?
 
I realize my son's 22 is not a match grade rifle by any means and he shoots close distance. I also want my 16" stainless barrel back and will be swapping my 20" heavy stainless barrel to his rifle. He shoots from a bipod so the extra weight isn't going to hurt him. Maybe having more weight on the bipod will help him balance better.

After the barrel swap I will have to readjust things anyway. Maybe I will zero for 50 yards and start moving the target stand out. He's getting older now and can actually see with his new glasses.
 
Depends upon the purpose of the rifle. 50 yards or 100 yards for a plinking/small game/varmint rifle, flip a coin. For precision rimfire competition, I like a 25 yard zero, where I can set my zero stop, and still dial exactly into that 5/16” final target on the TYL rack, whether at 25 or 50 yards.
 
My zero on a scoped JW15 (CZ clone) is at 50 yards for summer work. We have a plague of striped gophers, and this distance coincides with the distance from my barn to the center of the grassy area where most of them pop up. I'm actually hitting low at shorter ranges, and adjust aim accordingly on the odd occasion one is closer. In the fall, after the gophers go to bed for winter, I shift the zero to 100 yards with Browning high speed HP, as opossums, coyotes and other things that like to eat my chickens are the main target, and they tend to range out farther. I have dope with this load to 200 yards and a couple of range markers out in the neighbor's plowed field.
 
I have three Ruger 10/22s. Two of them wear scopes and are used for target shooting at either 25 yards, 25 meters, or 50 yards. If I am going to be target shooting at a fixed distance, obviously I zero at that range. That is most often 25 meters.

But with the sight axis above bore offset of my scopes (1.875") a 25 meter zero is very nearly the same as a 50 yard zero for the ammunition I usually use, which is some variant of either standard or high velocity 40 grain round nose. With standard velocity CCI if I zero at 25 meters I might hit a little over a bullet diameter low at 50 yards. With Aguila Super Extra high velocity 40 grain RN or CCI Mini-mag 40 grain RN I will be either right on or perhaps half a bullet diameter high at 50 yards.

If I start shooting CMP rimfire sporter matches I will zero at 25 yards and make a slight scope adjustment as needed for the 50 yard stages.
 
30 yards for the peep sighted 10/22 international. Far as the old eyes can see. The other 5 have scopes zeroed at 50 yards, with the exception of the 572 fieldmaster which is sighted at 30 with .22 shorts for the backyard critters. Seems like 50 yards is a good distance for the .22 lr, as there isn't too much holdover at 100 yards. Especially if using something like stingers or yellowjackets.

Mac
 
2 scoped rifles are set at 100 yards, a Ruger American and a Savage Mark II. both wearing Nikon 4-12 rimfire scopes.
 
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That BSA looks like a sweetheart.
I have a BSA cadet (finally identified thanks to THR) that is similar that was converted in the 60's to 22 rimfire, it is unbelievably accurate. I don't shoot it in any kind of competition besides informal sunday afternoon stuff against buddies who think their 22s shoot well, it has fixed more than a few of their attitudes. May i suggest a martini action, rimfire only informal target competition thread take place soon?
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Pretty rifle!
 
Generally 100 for me.

Someone commented on "quiet" or standard, sub sonic.....whatever.

I think we can all agree that the hot rod ammo is going to get there quicker....but what is really shocking....or kinda fun to see is the difference in time it takes for that bullet to get there between the different "speeds" of ammo. At 100 "normal" fast stuff is like bang.ding......with sub sonic...bang.........ding. If you get my drift. I shoot in a bit of a hollow with trees all around so I really don't fight wind but that extra time hanging around in the air really shows what wind can do....and how it will push the round.

The drop in just 100 yards is pretty interesting....same rifle, subsonic vs supersonic the drop is pretty interesting.

I have also found that on my older rifles (pre 1960) they seem to have the iron sights set for the slower ammo.....and mine seem to shoot the slower stuff better....that or the slower stuff is built to a bit better quality over even the normal cci type stuff.
 
This Anschutz .22 is "zeroed" at 40,60,77 and 100 meters, the official shooting distances of Rimfire Silhouette competition. There are no sighting shots when you go to the firing line, your first shot counts, so you need to be zeroed for each of the four different ranges. Which is why I keep the sigh settings glued to the rifle, as shown. The color stickers on the rifle are inspection passes from the National Championships I competed in over many years.. DSC_0574.JPG DSC_0573.JPG
 
This Anschutz .22 is "zeroed" at 40,60,77 and 100 meters, the official shooting distances of Rimfire Silhouette competition. There are no sighting shots when you go to the firing line, your first shot counts, so you need to be zeroed for each of the four different ranges. Which is why I keep the sigh settings glued to the rifle, as shown. The color stickers on the rifle are inspection passes from the National Championships I competed in over many years..View attachment 868159 View attachment 868160

I never played that game like you did....always real informal at the club.

I really wish you could get more people into that game....really one of the best "gun games" there is out there.....real cheap to play, everyone has a 22 rifle.....most 22 rifles are minute of ram accurate....perhaps not minute of turkey for some reason. Just a real fun game.

When I play it before the match starts you can sit up there and shoot at the different distances all you want....they have spinners with the different animals on them to "sight in" with...you can do it off hand like in the match or off the bench and make adjustments as you see fit. Super fun.

I wish my club had the distance for the center fire version for the game....we could always do reduced size targets but it is not the same IMHO.

There is also the same game for air rifles with the distances a little closer....I think the max range is 45 yards but don't quote me on that.....I will shoot those out of my garage if I don't want to walk down to where I shoot powder rifles for one reason or another.
 
I have a dedicated AR-22 with a Nordic Components .22 upper that takes Black Dog Machine magazines, with a Vortex Diamondback 4-12x40mm scope that is sighted in at 50 yards. I can pop a squirrel with extreme accuracy at 50+ yards using subsonic ammo with a suppressor attached. I've taken aim on 8-10 and haven't missed yet. At the range, I get an extremely tight group of 1" or so at 50 yards. I've only used Aguila subsonic, which isn't particularly known for accuracy, but this upper seems to like it. The scope is probably a bit overkill but it was something like $80 at Cabela's during Christmas a couple of years ago and it's an excellent scope, especially for the money.

I also have a 1975 Marlin Golden Boy 39M Mountie with a cheap Cabela's 4x rimfire scope that I picked up in the bargain cave for $20. It's also sighted in at 50 yards and is extremely accurate with most standard velocity ammo, although I don't remember the specific groupings with each kind of ammo. I seem to remember that CCI minimags performed well but I haven't shot it in a couple of years.
 
I've a 50 yard zero and use a 7-8 mil hold over for shooting steel plates at 200 yards. High velocity ammo is 7 mil, "standard" 8 mil. Standard velocity lets me hit the smaller plates as it doesn't suffer the sonic transition.

Any wind makes it very challenging, much less expensive practice for learning how to "read the wind". I rarely miss the IPSC-type silhouette "torso" target at 200yards with either ammo. The 8" plate is pure luck with the high velocity ammo, If the wind is not too variable I can usually hit 70-80% with standard velocity.

I only use bulk pack, goal is low cost practice on wind calls, better ammo would allow smaller plates, but this is what we have at our club.

I'm thinking of getting a 20moa scope rail and trying my hand at 300 yards. (furthest we have).
 
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what distance most people zero their scopes for a 22LR
Sometimes he's on fire and sometimes it seems like he's all over depending on what distance he is shooting.

You're getting a million different answers because a person usually zeroes their scope (or sights) at the known distances they typically shoot. The 22LR is about the furthest thing from a lazer trajectory, with the only things worse being a pellet gun and pistol calibers under 1100 fps, so zero does matter. The various answers are the known distances for the targets. The varmint hunters are calling it 35 yards since it is an unknown distance and a compromise between how far they can see, the size of the kill zone, and how accurately they can shoot offhand.

distances that vary from 50-100 feet roughly

That is 17 - 34 yards. Somewhere there is where I would zero his rifle. It will be a compromise of the target distance and the target size. If he is not shooting at 50 yards, there is no reason to zero for 50 yards. If you would happen to take the majority advice and zero at 50yds, here is a logical follow up Q&A:

Q: With a 50 yard zero, why is my son always shooting low at 17 yards or less but high at 34 yards?

A: The 22LR has a rainbow trajectory and the rifle is zeroed at 50yds. At short distances, the bullet is still rising to make up the difference between the bore axis and the scope axis. After 25yds or so, the rise plateaus, but is still above the scope axis until it drops down to the 50yd zero (where the bore axis and scope axis meet.) If you have a clear enough scope and a big enough target with some good contrast, you can pull the trigger, see the bullet climb through the scope and then drop down to hit the target at ranges such as 50 yds.

Ammo also affects zero. At least with an AR style 22LR, we know that those style of rifles typically need HV ammo to cycle. So, 1100 - 1250 fps or so, depending on conditions. Firearms that don't need the energy to cycle (ie - bolt, lever, ss, etc) can use subsonic ammo more easily, but that brings another element of complexity that is not applicable for this situation.
 
Just out of curiosity I'm interested in what distance most people zero their scopes for a 22LR
Well, my Sako P04 is zeroed at 40 meters, 50 meters, 75 meters and 100 meters. The scope has target turrets and is used for Smallbore Metallic Silhouettes. So far, it has been perfectly repeatable and consistently accurate with proven target ammunition lots.
 
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My 22 shooting experience is very limited. When I was about 18 I ditched the 22 for a bigger bang and more recoil because it seemed more fun. I guess my limited experience had my thoughts under rating it's potential and accuracy. Then the issue at the local BLM range. I get up early to get my spot and targets set up before the unsafe careless people show up. It never fails that when setting up or picking up even after getting their attention they decide to shoot anyway. This is part of my decision not to set my targets out too far.

We have an indoor range but I don't care to shoot inside. The BLM range can get pretty sketchy when certain people show up. Then there is a private gun club that I am seriously considering joining. The fees are by calendar year so come January I will be taking a field trip to check it out. With my son getting older and a safer place to shoot that probably has distances marked out would probably be a better way to get him set up to do some longer distance shooting.
 
My .22 LRs with scopes are set at 50 yds, the scoped .22 Mag at 80.

My open sighted guns are set at 25 yds.

Stay safe.
 
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