Baldheaded
Ultimate Member
Even if I made the adjustments to hit steel at 400yds. I would never know it. With a 22lr. I wouldn't hear it hit and couldn't see it hit either. At least I don't have any glass that good to see with. It's not that I put limitations on myself. The 200yd hits I am making are without a scope. When I want real accuracy I shoot my CZ457 in 17hmr and a nice 4x16 scope. Its a blast to shoot. My favorite rifle to shoot.Why would you say something like that?
From a 75 yard zero, it takes 73 MOA correction to zero my .22LR sub-sonics at 400 yards on the average day. Provided your ammo has consistent velocity (reduces vertical stringing) and decent wind calls, a 12" plate is not hard to hit at 400. Many of my students have shot my rifle at this distance and it was a valuable tool when I had someone with a flinch that I was pointing out and trying to cure.
In order to get enough upward travel in my 1" scope, I had to shim the rear of the mount base. I set it to where it would barely go 'down' enough to get a 75 yard zero, but then had almost the entire adjustment travel to go 'up'.
Because the sub-sonics experience less air resistance than super-sonic bullets, the retained velocity and resulting energy at long distances can be surprising. One of the guys at Sniper's Hide experimented with partially-thawed frozen turkeys at extended ranges and got full penetration at 300 & 400 yards.
Many of us suffer with limitations we set for ourselves.