Apollo wrote:.222Remington, I believe the Head Stamp just says 222R.
bladeracer wrote:Apollo wrote:.222Remington, I believe the Head Stamp just says 222R.
My brass says "222 Rem".
Apollo wrote:Bit off topic isn't it sorry.....
But how much drop does a Standard Velocity .22LR Rimfire have at 200 Yards.... ??
Starts off at about 1,000 fps but good enough to hit 5mm targets at 200 yards. Yes, yards because that's the range specification distance. Fun in the wind/mirage.
Apollo wrote:duncan61 wrote:BTW... I wouldn't us a 3-9x40 Scope for any further than 100m and only Hunting/Varminting. Just not good enough for Target use. It's pretty hard to focus a tiny 2mm dot at 100m in the centre of a low power scope.
colinbentley wrote:Thanks for all the well intentioned advice. But no one really answered my question. What power scope would you recommend for benchrest accuracy at 2 and 300 meters. Please don't tell me you can shoot MOA at that distance. You are obviously better than me. What power scope would assist these weary old eyes to achieve much better results at these distances.And I must ad I don't want to spend 2 thousand dollars on new scopes.
Gamerancher wrote:Can't hit what you can't see. 3 -9 x 40 as a target scope? You aren't going to be putting down much of a group @ 300m when your cross-hair is covering about 3 inches or more of the target. As for 500m, I just hope your target is big enough to hang out the sides of those cross-hairs.
Gwion wrote:I can't, for the life of me, figure out how/why he is grouping 1" at 100m but can't hit squat at 200..... Practice, practice, practice. 22lr is by far the cheapest and easiest way to get that practice in! I'd be back to the 22lr until I could consistently plug sub-inch groups at 50m without trying too hard, then I'd get back on the 223 and see how much I had improved.
Gamerancher wrote:All good Gwion, but I was answering the question he asked. " What strength scope would be recommended for 2 or 300 metres? " He says he's bench shooting at targets. Hence my statement that 3-9 x 40 aint what he needs. Okay, I probably should have suggested something about what may be a better choice but there were plenty of posts already about that. I think we need an emoticon for smartar$e remarks. I shall try to refrain in the future.