Long Range 22LR

[GoosePilot]

Trying to get ready for a 200 yard local shoot. Had this ruger 10/22 target lite since getting "free" suppressor, but had not really dialed it in beyond 100 yds.

Shot 3 flavors of standard ammo and then some norma extreme lr22. The norma had 1/3-1/2 the extreme spread.

Zeroed at 30yd, then 100, 150, 200.

Need to get a bigger moa base. Don't remember what this one is. Have 24 moa above zero, then hold reticle afterwards.

Never missed my box in a 9-15mph quartering headwind, so I'll take that as a descent start.

 

[Mark37082]

I've never tried shooting a 22LR further than 100 yards. Given my experience at 100 yards with a fairly mild wind, I would very happy with your 200 yard target. Sounds like fun to me.

 

[Critter Picker]

I tried .22 at 200 and ran out of elevation also. I'll be back at it next spring. Thinking 30 MOA base and scope with at least 100 MOA adjustment.

 

[huntsman22]

34mm arken SJ on a 20 moa rail will get you to 500, arken epl4 30mm will take you to 300 on a 20moa....

 

[Critter Picker]

Thank you for that!

 

[huntsman22]

and that is just the turrets.....

 

[Critter Picker]

The price is right! How are the optics?

I have been playing with my .22s at 100 a lot, but just this summer tried to venture to 200. It's a lot tougher than centerfire. Got to depend on factory ammo. Wind is a real finicky thing beyond 100 yards.

 

[arrow179]

This why guys purchase and shoot a .22lr "trainer". Cheap to shoot but man the wind can play havoc on those little boolets!!

 

[epoletna]

I used to shoot 100 RF bench rest matches when I lived in NV. Lots of wind there, and it was frustrating. I kept cursing the wind until my buddy pointed out all of us were shooting in the same wind. Then I realized it was me, not the wind, that I had to deal with. I scored better then.

 

[Nimrodmar10]

You may want to look into NRL22 Matches. They're a lot of fun to shoot and can get challenging.
NRL22.com

 

[Buzzsaw]

I'm surprised a stock Ruger 10/22 Lite will shoot good enough to shoot long range. Maybe you got a golden egg?

 

[yobuck]

Apparently the well known Williamsport PA. 1000 yd club is having 200 yard smallbore matches now as well.

 

[Capt Nag]

The #1 NLR 22 shooter in my state, (who just happens to be one of my 4H kids), got me dialed in to shoot long range.
We set up a steel plate at 323 yards.
Yeah, that's a weird distance but it was as far as we could go on the property.
With a 30 mil scope rail we were hitting that plate with very boring regularity. I swear, from the moment I touched off the trigger, I could have gone out for a cup of coffee!.
Very long flight time but so much fun to do.
Great groups on your target, btw.

 

[yobuck]

My sons are now age 60 and 55, and when they were in their teens they spent many hours in the front yard of our camp shooting at rocks out to 600 yards with 22 mags.
Alot can be learned by plinking at distance with small cartridges.