22lr question

[ByAnyMeans]

If I sight my 22lr rifle to say 25 or 50 yards will it still be fairly on point at 100 yards.

If not what yardage do you guys suggest I sight it to for all around shooting from 25 to 100 yards.

 

[AirForceShooter]

what kind of shooting?
It all depends.

AFS

 

[HB]

I'd sight it in at 25. It will be a little high at 50 and a little low at 75. For 100 yard shots, hold about 8 inches high. I love .22's

 

[ByAnyMeans]

I'm just target shooting. I'm new to rifles and picked up two 22's to practice. I was told to sight it into 50 yards and then it was a little high at 100 and a little low at 25 yards. Is this correct?


A second question is how can I sight in a Marlin 60 with scope. I shot it today and could'nt get it on paper at 100 or even 25 yards. It was bought used and was off from shot one. I'm trying to avoid buying a boresighter because once I sight this rifle in I have no plans for another scope rifle for quite a while. I would probably lose it before I got a bolt rifle with scope to use it again and could use the fifty bucks for ammo.

 

[Carlos Cabeza]

Bring it in even closer, say 10 yds. to start. Just get it on the paper first. Move the target five to ten yd each time just only adj. to keep it on paper. Once you get the target out to 25 or 35 yd you can start to dial it in for the bullseye. 50 yd is a good range to start to hone your shooting skills and it will kill most bunnies and squirrels at that range. All you have to do is keep moving it out further 5 to 10 yd at a t ime to get it out to 100 if you like. Just start out small and work your way up to the desired range.

 

[Jim Watson]

I was told to sight it into 50 yards and then it was a little high at 100 and a little low at 25 yards. Is this correct?

No.
If you are on at 50 yards you will be a little high at 25 and a lot low at 100.

You could look up the numbers but the best thing to do is shoot the gun, zero it at your most usual range and learn the trajectory at other distances by firing.

 

[Shawnee]

If you can't get it on target at 25yds. you'll have to look for some gliche - like maybe one of the mounts isn't on correctly or is loose.

Set up a target at 25 feet and work from there. If you can get it pretty close at 25 feet it will be close enough to "fine tune" at 25yds. Then you can think about how you want it to hit at 50 and 100yds.

It's also possible the scope is simply junk, but don't make that assumption right away.

Good luck !

 

[Asherdan]

Here's a pretty accurate look at what happens with Federal bulk pack and my CZ452 Trainer/Special. I zero at 50 and have counted off the vertical clicks needed for a quick adjustment for 100 yard shooting at the range.

Range  Elevation  Velocity   Energy
  0 yds   -1.50 in  1229 fps   121 fpe 
 25 yds    0.02 in  1184 fps   112 fpe 
 50 yds   -0.00 in  1142 fps   104 fpe 
 75 yds   -1.69 in  1106 fps    98 fpe 
100 yds   -5.15 in  1074 fps    92 fpe
125 yds  -10.49 in  1046 fps    87 fpe
150 yds  -17.81 in  1020 fps    83 fpe

.22lr paints a happy little rainbow.

I find 50 yard zero to be a practical range for me.

As far as getting it on paper, no shame in the 10 yard and move it out suggestions. Practical.

 

[ctgmi]

It all depends on how high your sight plane is above the rifles bore and the angle of the barrel. I found this to be a decent calculator.

http://www.handloads.com/calc/index.html

 

[ByAnyMeans]

Thanks guys, all great help.

My rifle range is 50 and 100 yards so for my iron sights i'm going to stay at 50 yards till I improve then count how many turns of the screw to raise the sight for 100 and can move back and forth quickly,


I'm going to keep the scoped Marlin at 100 yds for standard shooting and use the method suggested to sight it. I'll get it on paper at a few yards and then walk it back to 100yds.

 

[Nhsport]

Here is a simple way to sight any rifle.
You need a range with a big dirt berm so a friend can see the bullets strike while you shoot.
Pick something you both can see and describe to each other like a clay pidgeon or a stick (or whatever)
Aim and take a shot,your buddy watches and tells you " Two feet high and six inches left" and you try an adjustment and repeate.You should be able to get within a handfull of inches with 3 or 4 shots. then fine tune as necessary.

 

[ByAnyMeans]

Good idea Nhsport, I never even thought of doing it that way.

 

[Jubjub]

Here's an example of .22 trajectory.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=390159

 

[ClemY]

When I was shooting in small bore competition, I shot 50 ft. indoors. That was a pretty good sight setting for 50 yd. outdoor. At 100 yds., I had to adjust up 5 or 6".

 

[22-rimfire]

With iron sights, I would definitely sight in at 25 yds. You won't be doing much other than plinking beyond that range with irons if you're like most shooters.

To start, shoot at about 10 yds onto paper with an big "X". Seems pretty darn close with a rifle. You should be able to almost look down the barrel and eye ball it. Adjust to be near bull then move out to 25 yds and do the same. I would leave the iron sights set for 25yds. Do essentially the same thing with the scope, but move the target back to 50 yds once you are close at 25 yds and adjust it.

For scopes, I have read that the optimum distance to sight in is around 50-60 yds. There is no difference with iron sights, but I shoot at what I can see well at that means 25 yds with irons or 4x scope or 50 yds with a higher powered scope. Use the table above to estimate point of impact for the other distances.

Once you are sighted in with your scope, shoot at the various distances holding for the bull and just observe how the impact point changes.

There will be a couple of inches difference in the impact point at 50 yds with standard velocity vs high velocity ammo.

If you are having trouble, some gun shops will do the bore sighting for the scope for free if you bought the scope from them. Make sure the scope is "tight" on the rifle. If it is loose, you will never get the rifle sighted in.

 

[rem1]

get a big sheet of cardboard and mount your target on that and start at 10 yards

 

[woof]

You didn't say if you are new to target shooting. If so, I recommend you hone your skills at closer ranges before moving out. Just like most deer are shot well within 100 yds, most squirrels and rabbits are shot around 25 yds or less. I'm more impressed with a .22 shooter who, offhand, can make a jagged hole at 25 yds than I am with someone who can make a much larger group at 100 from a bench.

 

[Clipper]

A lot also depends on the cartridge you're going to use. My BL-22 was dead-on at 100 yards with a 25 yard zero with CCI stingers. Of course, a standard hi-velocity round would have been another story,,,

 

[CRITGIT]

It's all personal prefence based on your type of shooting.
For all my .22's I sight in @ 50yds and go 1/2" high.

CRITGIT