.22 LR at 200 yds ?

[452varmint 1]

I have a Sako Finnfire Range, (Mk1 version) gathering dust and im thinking about setting it up for longer range targets, (200 yds being the goal).

I have a set of FX No Limit rings on the way to give me plenty of adjustment and have an old high mag  Leupold to get started with.

From what i can find online Im expecting from a 50yd zero to have about 55" of drop at 200yds.

Anybody tried .22LR at longer distances ?

[lllluke1 328]

Saw this video a while back:

 

 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

200 yds is not  out the way for 22 but it's the wind more than drop that will mess it up for you.

Half decent target ammo shows up hunting ammo at those distances.

[452varmint 1]

16 hours ago, lllluke1 said:

Saw this video a while back:

 

 

 

 

great stuff

[si brown 8,486]

34 minutes ago, 452varmint said:

 

 

great stuff

you wan to subscribe to his youtube channel if long range is your thing, hes a rare bloke

think hes the only bloke on youtube who doesn't peddle other peoples stuff.. he buys everything him self and if its crap he tells you. 

 

[Alsone 789]

No reason not to take paper at long ranges. If considering game, limit it to birds.

[Deker 3,450]

I commonly use .22lr at 200 at Bisley, it can give some decent results, but as mentioned above its a nightmare to judge in the wind and if its gusty probably not worth bothering.

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Ok so it's not windy so thought I would give it a go. Two turns up on the turret.

6"X10" target. 30 shots including spotting shots for elevation and ten on target. Not to bad for an auto with not too fine a trigger and off hand.

[TheShootingTog 2,184]

i was shooting eley hollow point .22lr at 200m a couple of weeks ago. I was shooting at a metal gong about 8in square, i could hit it probably 50% of the shots I took at it. Good fun, but would not like to shoot anything other than paper or steel at that range with .22lr

[TheShootingTog 2,184]

46 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

Ok so it's not windy so thought I would give it a go. Two turns up on the turret.

6"X10" target. 30 shots including spotting shots for elevation and ten on target. Not to bad for an auto with not too fine a trigger and off hand.

Thats some shooting of hand, I was using a bipod when I was shooting.

[Sausagedog 7,381]

31 minutes ago, TheShootingTog said:

Thats some shooting of hand, I was using a bipod when I was shooting.

Its very tiring I found. Old man getting.

[TheShootingTog 2,184]

30 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

Its very tiring I found. Old man getting.

yep tell me about it, getting older is pants

[Alsone 789]

12 hours ago, Sausagedog said:

Ok so it's not windy so thought I would give it a go. Two turns up on the turret.

6"X10" target. 30 shots including spotting shots for elevation and ten on target. Not to bad for an auto with not too fine a trigger and off hand.

Hope the missus doesn't want her chopping board.

Edited September 9, 2019 by Alsone

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

On 08/09/2019 at 18:14, TheShootingTog said:

yep tell me about it, getting older is pants

Preferable to the alternative

[TheShootingTog 2,184]

2 hours ago, Rimfireboy! said:

Preferable to the alternative

 

Well, yep, can't argue with that