What is your best long range .22

Rex in OTZ · 05-01-2008, 03:06 PM

What is your favorite long distance .22Lr rifle. Scopes vs Open sights
Bolts vs others?

andrew cochran · 05-01-2008, 03:09 PM

No .22 is good past 75 yards.
But the most accurate is a bolt gun with a good scope.

SwedeSteve · 05-02-2008, 04:51 AM

Winchester M52 bolt. I haven't shot it in ages though!

Big Dog · 05-02-2008, 05:03 AM

BSA International Mk.II Martini-action singleshot.
Sub-inch group at 100 yards, using CCI Standard ammo and multi-aperture peep sights.

The closing of many British gun clubs makes these one-time match rifles available to us! I paid $395 for the rifle, $200 for the sights.

Second is my Winchester Model 75T - shoots nearly as good, but using a 6X steel-tube Weaver scope.

Gotta love those heavy-barreled target rifles!

.22hustler · 05-02-2008, 07:07 AM

I've got an old Stevens M53B Buckhorn with a NcStar 2x7 on it. Bolt action, single shot, deadly accurate..

billy · 05-02-2008, 07:11 AM

cz 452 varmint

up to 70 yds. it is a precision shooter.

punkndisorderly · 05-02-2008, 07:28 AM

I've been meaning to scope my Marlin 2000L for ages and never seem to get around to it. With the Williams peep sight, it'll shoot much better than my eyes and skills will permit. At 50m, I've gotten groups as small as 3/4" if I don't count my inevitable flyers, but the test target that came with it says it's capable of less than 1/2". With a good scope and a good shooter, sub-MOA at 100m wouldn't suprise me at all. I've always been very curious to see what it's capable of doing at 100m.

Ron AKA · 05-02-2008, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Rex in OTZ

What is your favorite long distance .22Lr rifle. Scopes vs Open sights
Bolts vs others?

Savage Mark II-BTVS bolt action with a Bushnell Banner 6-18x50AO scope. With a rest I see no problem out to 100 yards or perhaps a bit more for very small game like gophers (ground squirrels). Got one at 95 yards with a single shot last time out hunting. It requires a steady rest, accurate ammo, good accurate gun that is well sighted in, and a shooter that knows the trajectory. I think these are more important than the ultra high velocity loads which have more energy out at a distance. More important to hit what you aim at.

Ron

lefty o · 05-02-2008, 10:28 AM

not good past 75yds, get real. this one will put 'em all under a nickel at 100yds all day long. its good enough i have no fear about being able to outshoot most centerfires with it at 100yds.

andrew cochran · 05-02-2008, 10:47 AM

I have no dobt you can shoot groups like that a 100 yd. But it dosen't have the energy to kill small game at that distance. I should have made that more clear. Pardon my err.

lefty o · 05-02-2008, 11:16 AM

i'll also challenge you on that. when i was younger, i used to smoke muskrats (owning a swamp wasnt always a bad thing) out to 200yds with an old pump winchester 22lr. yes, its not a good choice for larger small game animals at any distance.

andrew cochran · 05-02-2008, 11:21 AM

It could be done but not ethically. I wouldn't shoot a squirrel with a .22 LR past 75 yards, but with a .22 mag ot .17 HMR I would.

lefty o · 05-02-2008, 11:26 AM

well, i'll disagree. one shot in the head at any range with a 22lr, and ive never had 1 rat keep moving.

andrew cochran · 05-02-2008, 11:29 AM

Well I'm just not going to do it. Each to his own. I have hunted may a squirrel with a .22 and I would feel much better carring a bigger gun for squirrels past 75 yards.

lefty o · 05-02-2008, 11:39 AM

im not going to force you too. part of "ethics" is knowing your own limitations and abilities.

SwedeSteve · 05-02-2008, 02:36 PM

With the proper rifle (I have one), and a good pair of eyes (I don't have anymore) the 22lr is pretty accurate!

lefty o · 05-02-2008, 03:15 PM

thats why i use big scopes now days. its amazing to think what i could do with a rifle with tiny iron sights when i was young.

GlockMeister · 05-02-2008, 03:28 PM

I'd have to agree with leftyO. Many .22 rifles shoot very well @ and up to 100yds. Granted, there are some that don't.

LeftyO, what kind is that one if I might ask? And what scope have you got on that thing? Talk about reaching out and touching something. lol

alaskamonte · 05-02-2008, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew cochran

I have no dobt you can shoot groups like that a 100 yd. But it dosen't have the energy to kill small game at that distance. I should have made that more clear. Pardon my err.

Somebody posted an external link to a gent shooting a store bought turkey wrapped in four layers of clothing and duct tape on another thread here yesterday (can't find it now), anywho this fella whacked the bird at 250yds with complete penetration using the .22LR.

Could be Andy, ya need to expand your limitations?

andrew cochran · 05-02-2008, 04:28 PM

That would defiently be what I call UNETHICAL!

05-01-2008, 03:06 PM	#1
Rex in OTZ Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kotzebue, Alaska Posts: 389 Trader Rating: (0)	What is your best long range .22 What is your favorite long distance .22Lr rifle. Scopes vs Open sights Bolts vs others?

05-01-2008, 03:09 PM	#2
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	No .22 is good past 75 yards. But the most accurate is a bolt gun with a good scope. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

05-02-2008, 04:51 AM	#3
SwedeSteve Grumpy Old Fart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 9,136 Trader Rating: (0)	Winchester M52 bolt. I haven't shot it in ages though! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-02-2008, 05:03 AM	#4
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,069 Trader Rating: (0)	BSA International Mk.II Martini-action singleshot. Sub-inch group at 100 yards, using CCI Standard ammo and multi-aperture peep sights. The closing of many British gun clubs makes these one-time match rifles available to us! I paid $395 for the rifle, $200 for the sights. Second is my Winchester Model 75T - shoots nearly as good, but using a 6X steel-tube Weaver scope. Gotta love those heavy-barreled target rifles! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

05-02-2008, 07:11 AM	#6
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,865 Trader Rating: (0)	cz 452 varmint up to 70 yds. it is a precision shooter. __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya! Last edited by billy; 05-02-2008 at 07:12 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

05-02-2008, 07:28 AM	#7
punkndisorderly Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 139 Trader Rating: (0)	I've been meaning to scope my Marlin 2000L for ages and never seem to get around to it. With the Williams peep sight, it'll shoot much better than my eyes and skills will permit. At 50m, I've gotten groups as small as 3/4" if I don't count my inevitable flyers, but the test target that came with it says it's capable of less than 1/2". With a good scope and a good shooter, sub-MOA at 100m wouldn't suprise me at all. I've always been very curious to see what it's capable of doing at 100m.

05-02-2008, 10:47 AM	#10
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	I have no dobt you can shoot groups like that a 100 yd. But it dosen't have the energy to kill small game at that distance. I should have made that more clear. Pardon my err. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

05-02-2008, 11:16 AM	#11
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,693 Trader Rating: (0)	i'll also challenge you on that. when i was younger, i used to smoke muskrats (owning a swamp wasnt always a bad thing) out to 200yds with an old pump winchester 22lr. yes, its not a good choice for larger small game animals at any distance.

05-02-2008, 11:21 AM	#12
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	It could be done but not ethically. I wouldn't shoot a squirrel with a .22 LR past 75 yards, but with a .22 mag ot .17 HMR I would. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

05-02-2008, 11:26 AM	#13
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,693 Trader Rating: (0)	well, i'll disagree. one shot in the head at any range with a 22lr, and ive never had 1 rat keep moving.

05-02-2008, 11:29 AM	#14
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	Well I'm just not going to do it. Each to his own. I have hunted may a squirrel with a .22 and I would feel much better carring a bigger gun for squirrels past 75 yards. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

05-02-2008, 11:39 AM	#15
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,693 Trader Rating: (0)	im not going to force you too. part of "ethics" is knowing your own limitations and abilities.

05-02-2008, 02:36 PM	#16
SwedeSteve Grumpy Old Fart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 9,136 Trader Rating: (0)	With the proper rifle (I have one), and a good pair of eyes (I don't have anymore) the 22lr is pretty accurate! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-02-2008, 03:15 PM	#17
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,693 Trader Rating: (0)	thats why i use big scopes now days. its amazing to think what i could do with a rifle with tiny iron sights when i was young.

05-02-2008, 03:28 PM	#18
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,950 Trader Rating: (0)	I'd have to agree with leftyO. Many .22 rifles shoot very well @ and up to 100yds. Granted, there are some that don't. LeftyO, what kind is that one if I might ask? And what scope have you got on that thing? Talk about reaching out and touching something. lol __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

05-02-2008, 04:28 PM	#20
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	That would defiently be what I call UNETHICAL! __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!