what scope on 10/22

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I have a ruger 10/22 that i use for target shooting. I received it as a gift so I don't know the details of it. but i do know that it has a bull barrel, new trigger, a synthetic stock and a bunch of other good stuff that I don't know about. However, it just has a cheap no-name Chinese scope on it. What scope would be a good scope to have on this rifle. It is only used for target shooting so it won't be taking a lot of abuse. I have around $150 spend.
 
I bought a cheap little 20 dollar BSA scope for mine. Recently took it off and put rifle sights on it from techsights.com. I decided that I'll only be using it at a maximum of 50 yards and wanted to improve my riflemanship.

With very little recoil, if the scope is solidly mounted and you don't plan on dropping the gun, anything should work. I don't think you need a 900 dollar trijicon on a 22, but that's just my opinion. I love my new peep sight!

If you are going with a scope I would recommend 4x power, but other than that, I wouldn't worry about it too much. What kind of target shooting are you talking?
 
Just so it has something to do with NFA firearms, I reused the factory sights on my SBR 10/22.

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The pride fowler is an alright scope for a 22.
 
I think a 4X or 6X fixed rifle scope, not a 22 scope. Under a $100 anywhere. I personally have a 6X fixed on mine.
 
I shoot out past 100 yards so I am kind of wanting a 3-9. I have a nikon prostaff on my .308 and i love it. but i am just looking for some other suggestions
 
Check out the Mueller 4.5-14 APV or APT. The APV runs ~$125 and the APT ~$40 more. Lots of guys here and at Rimfirecentral think the Mueller 4.5-14 scopes are spectacular values for the quality of glass you get.
 
I have the Mueller APV on my CZ. My current favorite 3-9x is the Weaver AO rimfire scope. I have several of them mounted on 22's as wells as the 2.5-7x Weaver rimfire scope. I like it better than the Leupold as the reticle is a tad wider and easier to see. Cost is a tad above your limit, but worth it.
 
Accurate, durable, cheap.

Shearer 500--Of the above 3, you can have up to 2--Take your pick.

I would ask, how "serious" will be your target shooting--If you just want to plink tin cans @ the range that's one thing, but if you want to compete with this rifle, that's something else altogether.

For non-serious shooting, your $150 wll get you something you can use.

For competition, forget it. You are looking at perhaps twice that for a good 'scope.

With optics, I find that it's even more true than usual: You get what you pay for. Bargain 'scopes are certainly available. But you won't find one on a benchrest, or a silhouette gun, for example.

Tricked-out 10/22's can be quite accurate. I've seen groups you could cover with a dime, shot at 100 yd with one. But cheap, no way.

Hope you find the 'scope you want--good luck.

BTW, we'll be needing a range report, with pix of target and firearm. Pix! We all likes Pix!
 
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I am not a competition shooter by any means. I just want a scope with decent optics for fun at the range. Cabela's has the nikon prostaff 3-9x40 for $99.99
 
My friend really likes his BSA. Has an illuminated reticle and everything, very affordable. I was impressed when compared against a Leupold they also had in the display case. I know that sounds weird (and the Leupold obviously had that extra "something" for clarity), but it was pretty good for how much cheaper it was.
 
For my 10/22 i just got a cheap 3-9 from wally world and it is accurate and cheap so i could just spend more money on rounds to shoot.
 
Nikon has a new 3-9x40 Prostaff rimfire model, with parallax set for 50 yards. Costs about $150.
 
Excellent advice by Haxby

I love cheapies scopes, although I also have a nice collection of expensive scopes that will outlast the rifles upon which they sit. Top class scopes can always be moved from rifle to rifle for 100 years of service. I have a 1949 Unertl on my Winchester, the sight picture is as perfectly crystal clear as the day it was made.

But my 22's for plinking all have cheap scopes. And I love it. The choice is yours.


Haxby mentions an interesting tidbit: Fixed Parallax. Scopes made for 22 rimfire often have a fixed parallax at 50 yards, where centerfire scopes have fixed parallax at 100 yards. In each case the manufacturer is choosing the range at which the gun is most often used. There is good advantage to that, if it's important to you. If most of your plinking is 50 yards plus or minus, a 22 scope will work better. If most of your plinking is 100 yards more or less, the centerfire scope will work better.

(Parallax describes the improper focus of the reticle in relation to the internal lens mechanism. This causes the scope to have a sight picture in which the reticle is not actually centered on the picture it is showing. The manufacturer can minimize error at one specific distance, but not all distances at once. "Adjustable Objective" scopes have an adjustable parallax, you set it for the distance to the target. If not an 'AO' scope, the parallax distance is fixed by the manufacturer. That will be the distance at which the reticle is most precisely right on target to reduce optical error to nearly zero.)
 
Unless you're talking about doing some sort of precision shooting, I wouldn't worry too much about parallax. I can't remember the last time that I owned a dedicated rimfire scope, so I'll just throw this out there. Whatever you get, make sure that it will focus at 100 yards, if you get a rimfire scope.

Personally, I think that the little fixed 4X that Nikon has is just about perfect for a 10/22. If you want more, you can go with a 3-9X. It probably won't focus on 9X at 50 yards, but you can always turn the magnification down for the closer stuff.

I do precision shooting with my 10/22 and I'm running a Vortex PST 6-24X on mine. It's great for precision shooting, but for field shooting it's useless at anything under 100 yards or so. The field of view is way too narrow.
 
Best 10/22 scope=Mueller 4.5-14x40 APV, clear from edge to edge 4.5 close in 14x for 100 yards target shooting,best I've seen $129.:D
 
+1 (or 2 or 3) for the Mueller. I had such good luck with one on my Remington, I got one for my baby brother Ruger build as well. Nothing but pleased with its preformance.

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10 round group with my Ruger and the Mueller APV at 50 yards using Wolf target ammo.

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Nikon 22 Scope works for me for everyday shooting. Light weight and well built - bright and clear :)

If you will shooting out beyond say 75 yds, I'd be looking for an Adjustable Objective (AO) for parallax corrections. Target shooting can get addictive and tiny groups require the right site picture. You can get crazy with this, but you don't need to.

There are plenty of folks who shoot with one of these: http://swfa.com/BSA-3-9x40-Sweet-22-Riflescope-P42505.aspx I would not take one mountain hunting where I would be worried about rocks and dings. It may not survive that, but for target work they seem to do well :)
 
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