22LR long range trainer

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22LR long range trainer

Some challenge idea for training.
300m range. Target 30cm diameter with marks 20 cm and 10 cm.
1 minute timer. Shooter have only one shot.
Hit in 10cm zone 1st Grade, 20cm zone 2nd Grade, 30cm zone 3rd Grade.
You can repeat challenge but only after 10-15 min break
Made artwork for sticker, patch or badge. Any shooter can congratulate himself for good achievement.

Cass

Its like a form of KYL (know your limits).

Always fun to push the 22lr out the distances.

cookimonster

300 metres....wheww!

At my present zero and shooting LV ammo my drop at 100 yards is just over 7 inches.
Using same, my hold over would be a shade over 5 metres or 486 clicks on the balistic turret at the 300m mark. Not to mention a 5 mph full value wind would require about 55cm of windage!

A challange indeed.

I'll stick to clays at 150 yards, less frustrating!

Cass

I shot my 22lr at 400 yards many, many years ago. I think the holdover was something stupid like 30+ feet. I had to use the bottom of the objective lens as my marker/aim point. It was fun, and as you said even with no visible wind the round was going off by feet. Its like a miniature version of artillery. You weren't shooting the target as much as guessing where the round would land. (joking)


BTW for any prying eyes, it was done with the utmost of safety including a 2 mile danger zone in all directions.

cookimonster

Not belittling the humble .22LR and igonring safety but when they talk about how far a .22 can travel etc, they neglect to mention that it requires at hold over of about 645 yards to get it out to a mile.

Just for sh*ts and giggles, using Strelok App and a few rough estimations this is the following scenario:

At shooter, approximately 5' 7" tall using a set of full lenght shooting sticks, so the muzzel is at approximately 5 feet horizontal from the ground, using a 22LR firing LV rounds, zeroed at 50 yards, aimed at the bullseye on a target at 200 yards, with the bullsye centred at 5 foot high, will drop thier round nicely, give or take into / onto the ground 5 feet below point of aim.

The trouble with the 22LR is not containing it, but keeping it above ground out a reasonable distance.

One gun I'd never be with out.

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The idea of ​​a time-lapse test is taken from Norway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5isC8tl-ZM

They shoot such an exercise for 500 meters. Of course, for 22LR the distance can be reduced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI_ZhRrtKwE

For such a distance, you will certainly need a 20-30 MOA rail to compensate for the scope. But .308 for 700 yards also requires extra MOA for many scopes .If you compare 22 and 308, then 300 yards is like 770 for 308.

https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/22-to-308-comparison-trainer-distances.48993/

If you take the wind and air temperature, then you need to try to hit the target with .308 at 770 yards.
More than sure it will not be easy either, as with .22

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Nice info card from same Norwegian guy

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Interesting post about Long Range with .22

https://www.ocabj.net/why-i-started-shooting-more-22lr-rimfire/

Ziggieire

Last years 22 rifle league in MNSCI we had 10 inch targets 530y, but that was pushing the good old .22lr, the ammo could get there but any wind movement added feet of drift.
at 320y 90% of shooters hit or were just outside the target.

Cass

That up and running again this year?

Ziggieire

Yep. Check out @irishrifleleague on FB and IrishRifleLeague.ie for the full Match calendar

Cass

You might post a notice here, if you think of it, before each match. Would be good to follow the league.