Magnification range question

[takoma]

Any thoughts about how to decide on a magnification range for a .22 riflescope? What I want to do with this rifle:

- plink & target shoot <150 yds
- kill squirrels
- introduce my wife & other non-shooters to shooting

I'm not going to compete with this setup, or shoot long range.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

 

[jimbobborg]

I put a red dot on my 10/22. Good enough for quick head shots on squirrels, but I'm not shooting 150 yards with it, either.

 

[haoleboy]

I grew up shooting my fathers 10/22 with only a Bushnell 4x power scope.
I have my own 10/22 and have a Nikon 3x9 on it. The 9x is More than enough to see as far as I can accurately shoot a .22 LR.
You can see your hits on paper at 100 yards easily with the 3x9 and that is as far as I can accurately shoot .22's anyway.

 

[Spur]

We shot .22 in competition (normally) at 100 yards from the prone. That was with Anshutz rifles that would shoot sub-minute, and often we used high magnification, sometimes 24X,on high quality scopes. I believe the sugession about a 3X9 Nikon is a good one for what you indicated you wanted. Shooting high magnifcation takes practice and concentration. The .22 at a hundred yards behaves like .30 cal at 600 yrds. in the wind. The highest I would recommend is 16X, but you need a low variable for hunting. 16X for hunting would be very, very difficult.

 

[lx1x]

3-9x is good.. 16x is better/max i would go also as spur said..

 

[balttigger]

I have a 4-16x on mine. The 4 is wide enough of a view for target shooting and the 16x gets in on the squirrels real nice from 50 yards and beyond.

 

[tech24]

clarity is more important but around 4-12x should be sufficient

 

[Mrhyde]

I've got a 4-12 bushnell on my 10/22 and I love it.

I normally leave it set around 9x-ish for the majority of my shooting. But the 12 works well to 100 yards.

60 bucks at walmart.

It's more accurate than I am. I have to learn to steady my rest.

 

[davsco]

Go to a big store like bass pro, cabelas, gander or the like and look thru their scopes, near and far and see what works for you at close and longer distances.

I don't have the best eyes in the world and always go with the largest diameter Objective Lens I can get. Lets in more light so i can see the targets better. A 3-9x40 will be a lot brighter than a 3-9x20. Just because one has a relatively inexpensive .22 doesn't mean one has to put a cheap scope on it.

 

[takoma]

Great advice! Thanks all...

 

[krashmania]

I think it really depends.on how good your vision is. Mine is absolutely awful, to the point where I cant even use irons past 20 or so yards with any real consistancy. I have a 6-20x50 on my mossberg 802, and I love it, I'll even use that as a spotting scope for other guns.

It only cost me like 40 bucks, too.

Please try and borrow someone elses before you make a decision, it will make a big difference.

 

[damifinowfish]

I have a ?x24 power but most of the time I keep it set at about 16x. Bottle caps are no problem at 100yrds

 

[rj1974]

I would honestly be more concerned with parallax under 50 yds . . Mueller makes some nice 22 scopes for a good price that have no parallax down to 10 yrds .

 

[krashmania]

I had a cheap leapers that had adjustable paralax from 10 to 1000 or something crazy like that.

 

[JCB003]

Don't put a heavy scope on it. I'd use something like 4x28 or 2-7x28

 

[hammer]

x2 mueller

I have this on my savage .17 and love it. you can't go wrong. Got mine at natchez for a good price. ebay is good too.in fact if you don't like it Ill buy it from you.thats how much I believe in them.





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[Screwtop.243]

I thought it might be overkill, but I mounted a Burris Fullfield II 3 X 9 on my Model 60. I took it to the range and was actually quite pleased with the results. The scope has a duplex retical and oddly enough, came in handy, as I can use the point where the vertical cross-hair makes the "heavy to fine" transition as a hold over to compensate for the approximate 4" drop at 100 yards. I don't think it makes the rifle unacceptably heavy, either. YMMV.

Best,

ST243

 

[takoma]

Question: if I mount a scope that's parallax-free @ 50 yards, and shoot at 100+ yards, what do I see and how do I compensate?

 

[Kingjamez]

At 100 yards you'd need to keep a consistent cheek weld so that you are looking through the scope the same way every time. On a .22 it's not a big deal. Most non parallax adjustable scopes are set to be parallax free at 100 yards.

-Jim

 

[Bob A]

Got a Leupold 1x4 on a Kimber of Oregon rifle.