Forums46
Topics538,024
Posts9,731,992
Members87,055
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
Long range 22lr
#7922906
08/04/20 12:02 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 111
SeaAggie2015
OP
Woodsman
|
OP
Woodsman
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 111 |
My local shooting range has started some long range 22lr competitions and I’m trying to build a gun that will make it nice and easy. The key seems to be optics. Now just for clarification when I say long range, right now the competitions are set at 220 yards. But there has been y’all of stretching out to 300.
Do any of you guys shoot 22lr that far and if so what kind of optics and gun set up do you have?
Noah Blackmon
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: SeaAggie2015]
#7922917
08/04/20 12:13 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 26,198
KRoyal
Texoma Legend
|
Texoma Legend
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 26,198 |
Our NTxR League just held a 22 long range match that went out to 350 yards. I run a custom built 10/22 with all KIDD parts besides the bolt and receiver is still Ruger in a titan stock. Run a 20MOA EGW rail, Vortex 5-25 Viper Gen2, in Seekins rings. There was a lot of great guns out there and I was tied for 1st until the final stage (350 yards). I ran out of elevation and had to hold 3.9 Mils in my reticle. So a 30MOA rail would give me plenty of travel for that distance, which I’ll get if we continue to hold the long range matches. This is my setup, there were a lot of nice bolt guns out there but my gun seemed to hang pretty well.
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: SeaAggie2015]
#7922927
08/04/20 12:20 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 111
SeaAggie2015
OP
Woodsman
|
OP
Woodsman
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 111 |
Do you use a ballistics app or calculator to do your long range stuff or just experience? Also, when you put a 20moa rail on what range do you zero at?
Last edited by SeaAggie2015; 08/04/20 12:23 AM.
Noah Blackmon
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: SeaAggie2015]
#7922957
08/04/20 12:37 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 26,198
KRoyal
Texoma Legend
|
Texoma Legend
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 26,198 |
I zero at 50.
I use the JBM Trajectory calculator to get close and then confirm dope all the way out changing it as needed. I do this from 25 yards to 350 yards in 25 yard increments. Once I get my dope it seldom changes from match to match. Some times if it’s really hot it will shoot a little high I just adjust on the fly.
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: SeaAggie2015]
#7923005
08/04/20 01:27 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 35,129
Brother in-law
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 35,129 |
I’ll go
I have a PST2 5x25 Same as above. When I had my 20 moa rail I maxed out my dial ( Bad) at just over 300 yards. I bought a 40 moa rail and have not gone further than 350 yet.
There is a new inexpensive Strike Eagle that offers a lot of vertical travel
I mostly see Vortex and Athlon on the regular Top dog is the 7x NF
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: SeaAggie2015]
#7926693
08/07/20 03:41 AM
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,987
TAB
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,987 |
I have a Nx8 on top of a 40 moa rail, so far I have run out of dialable elevation at around 450.
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: SeaAggie2015]
#7926723
08/07/20 04:16 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,005
HornSlayer
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,005 |
They make ammo specifically for hunting for a reason!
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: Brother in-law]
#7926734
08/07/20 04:45 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 22,716
BigPig
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 22,716 |
I’ll go
I have a PST2 5x25 Same as above. When I had my 20 moa rail I maxed out my dial ( Bad) at just over 300 yards. I bought a 40 moa rail and have not gone further than 350 yet.
There is a new inexpensive Strike Eagle that offers a lot of vertical travel
I mostly see Vortex and Athlon on the regular Top dog is the 7x NF
No zero stop on the Strike Eagle
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: SeaAggie2015]
#7926762
08/07/20 07:52 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,652
Pitchfork Predator
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,652 |
Bushnell Match Pro 6-24. This is the one you want.....Will focus down to 10 yards, FFP....$449.00
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: BigPig]
#7926982
08/07/20 02:31 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 854
Shane431
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 854 |
I’ll go
I have a PST2 5x25 Same as above. When I had my 20 moa rail I maxed out my dial ( Bad) at just over 300 yards. I bought a 40 moa rail and have not gone further than 350 yet.
There is a new inexpensive Strike Eagle that offers a lot of vertical travel
I mostly see Vortex and Athlon on the regular Top dog is the 7x NF
No zero stop on the Strike Eagle The 5-25 Strike Eagle has a zero stop. At least mine does.
|
|
|
Re: Long range 22lr
[Re: SeaAggie2015]
#7927227
08/07/20 06:34 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 33,977
Buzzsaw
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 33,977 |
Last edited by Buzzsaw; 08/07/20 06:34 PM.
SPACE FOR RENT
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, txcornhusker
|