Maximum accurate range for 22LR

[balter]

I know this will vary with heavy barrel or sporter and all the rest, but as a rule of thumb what do you guys think is the maximum accurate range for the 22LR cartridge?

Thinking about getting one at the moment but that they mostly do 50m shooting competitions with them has be wondering about range?

Can you regularly do 100m? 150m?

Thanks.

[Davies]

100m certainly.

150m though... Wind is really going to start throwing things around at this point. You'd want a perfectly calm day to avoid frustration with this I'd say.

[on_one_wheel]

Agreed with the above.... 150 on a very good day.

If you want to step it out further then get yourself a .22 Magumn

[balter]

Thanks guys.

I'm looking at 22LR for indoor ranges, not magnums in most cases

Would like to get out there for some pest hunting with it but indoor is where I'll be spending most of my time for sure, so 22LR is the most sensible choice to be honest.

Just wondering what I can get out of it if/when I do get out there with it. 100m should do the trick I think anyway.

Hey, I can always get another rifle if needed

I understand 17HMR is the ticket for longest range rimfire?

[Ariat]

150m would be no worries with 17HMR.

200m would be fine.

Beyond that you'd start to push it.

[1290]

First post here, thought I'd chime in....
There are two considerations with re to range;
Maximum effective range
Maximum accurate range,
they are distinct.
Max effective range would realistically be not much more then 100m, after that the energy drops such that it would need to be pretty well placed to take out the larger critters. Yes, reports of foxes out to 200+m abound...
Maximum accurate range, depending on the rifle now more so than the cartridge, could be many hundreds of metres..... if by accuracy you mean getting successive shots in a similar area...no reason why you cant plink to 1000m.... might need a 2000MoA base though !!!

[Muddy1967]

First post here, thought I'd chime in....
There are two considerations with re to range;
Maximum effective range
Maximum accurate range, no reason why you cant plink to 1000m.... might need a 2000MoA base though !!!

So what you are saying is you need an abandoned big yellow bus at the end of the range to shoot at.

[1290]

First post here, thought I'd chime in....
There are two considerations with re to range;
Maximum effective range
Maximum accurate range, no reason why you cant plink to 1000m.... might need a 2000MoA base though !!!

So what you are saying is you need an abandoned big yellow bus at the end of the range to shoot at.

Maybe for the initial elevation dial in.... may need three or four stacked high, as I recall when I went through the calculation it was in the realm of 30m of bullet drop at a kay... or maybe more..

[Kipper]

Maybe for the initial elevation dial in.... may need three or four stacked high, as I recall when I went through the calculation it was in the realm of 30m of bullet drop at a kay... or maybe more..

Haven't checked... But pretty sure there isn't 30m of elevation adjust on any of my scopes

[Muddy1967]

Maybe for the initial elevation dial in.... may need three or four stacked high, as I recall when I went through the calculation it was in the realm of 30m of bullet drop at a kay... or maybe more..

I think I understand where the Pollies get the idea of us shooters shooting down planes.

We are all just aiming in the sky at a 1000m target not aiming at plains

[Aussier]

I think I understand where the Pollies get the idea of us shooters shooting down planes.

We are all just aiming in the sky at a 1000m target not aiming at plains

Hahaha.

That'll do it.

[batter]

Here we all are.

marksman training

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[Norton]

What the hell were they doing there?

Anyone seriously know?

[yoshie]

100m from a 10inch pistol is the norm for rimfire metallic silhouette. The 100m ram is probably only 8-9 inches tall

[Chronos]

Thought you may be interested a few weeks ago I was shooting my .22 at steel plates at 350m, scope maxed out and 6foit hold over I was hitting the plate (maybe 1' square edit: sorry meant 2') two our of every three shots once I walked it on.

Long flight time though

Bang













Ding!

Chronos

[Warrigul]

100m from a 10inch pistol is the norm for rimfire metallic silhouette. The 100m ram is probably only 8-9 inches tall

I shoot mettalic silhouette at a different pistol club to my normal one and no one believes me that I hit rams at 100 with a single action ruger fitted with Mick Arden bases and Anschutz apeture sights.

They all reckon I am bullshitting.

[Noisydad]

Before my eyes got a bit ummmm "middle aged", I used to regularly shoot rabbits at 90 paces with my open sighted Stirling 22. It has a 4 x scope on it now. Still think everyone should learn to shoot with open sights - and do it regularly!

[Jessie]

Still think everyone should learn to shoot with open sights - and do it regularly!

I think it would be good if they did more scope rifles with iron sights as well. Like the Ruger Scout for example.

So few have them, really limits your choice

It would be great if more had them so you could just pop the scope on or off as required when you wanted to use the iron sights.

[Warrigul]

Before my eyes got a bit ummmm "middle aged", I used to regularly shoot rabbits at 90 paces with my open sighted Stirling 22. It has a 4 x scope on it now. Still think everyone should learn to shoot with open sights - and do it regularly!

I was given a brand spanking 10/22 ruger at the age of 12 and used it for many years as an open sighted walk up rabbit rifle
until I handed it in after Port Arthur.

I still go for the occaisonal wander with an old BSA 5 I keep just for the fun of open sights.

[1290]

Before my eyes got a bit ummmm "middle aged", I used to regularly shoot rabbits at 90 paces with my open sighted Stirling 22. It has a 4 x scope on it now. Still think everyone should learn to shoot with open sights - and do it regularly!

I was given a brand spanking 10/22 ruger at the age of 12 and used it for many years as an open sighted walk up rabbit rifle
until I handed it in after Port Arthur.

I still go for the occaisonal wander with an old BSA 5 I keep just for the fun of open sights.

I have regretted it ever since my decision to hand in the semi auto......I would advise all shooter to read Joe Vialls report on the matter... I digress.

Open sights - I've never scoped my 22s... more fun open sight, many rifles are available with 'iron sights' even centrefire, if not get your friendly local smith to fit them for you...

Re the ruskies (I'm pretty sure) are training with moist nugget 91/30 snipers; given that they're being sighted by a bloke with binos, they may be aiming at a balloon possibly for high elevation training..... maybe but less likely a plane.

[Jessie]

Target baloons hey? Interesting idea.

Surely not plane target practice

Helicopter maybe though, eh?

[balter]

Put the deposit down for my first 22LR yesterday

[Marfit]

Put the deposit down for my first 22LR yesterday

Enjoy the fun.

[yoshie]

100m from a 10inch pistol is the norm for rimfire metallic silhouette. The 100m ram is probably only 8-9 inches tall

I shoot mettalic silhouette at a different pistol club to my normal one and no one believes me that I hit rams at 100 with a single action ruger fitted with Mick Arden bases and Anschutz apeture sights.

They all reckon I am bullshitting.

I shoot IPSC with a few guys and they generally run rings around me, I invited them out to shoot at 100m with a rimfire and 44 and 200m with my contender( 7mm international R). They struggled to hit anything past 50 and were amazed at us getting more hits on at 200m than not. That day I also got all the turkeys at 150 with them all watching, something I haven't done before or since.

[Apollo]

I know this will vary with heavy barrel or sporter and all the rest, but as a rule of thumb what do you guys think is the maximum accurate range for the 22LR cartridge?

Thinking about getting one at the moment but that they mostly do 50m shooting competitions with them has be wondering about range?

Can you regularly do 100m? 150m?

Thanks.

There are many 200m Rimfire Target Competitions, Sub Velocity Ammo only. Amazing what accuracy can be achieved. Great fun and a very good way of learning to read the wind for any type of shooting and calibre.

[SendIt]

100m from a 10inch pistol is the norm for rimfire metallic silhouette. The 100m ram is probably only 8-9 inches tall

I shoot mettalic silhouette at a different pistol club to my normal one and no one believes me that I hit rams at 100 with a single action ruger...

Because if they can't do it, it's not possible, right?