Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Wildlife Management Best scope for 22 cal rifle

CC and Dave, .22 ammo is filthy dirty, so you will need to concentrate on cleaning the carbon out of the rifle every few shooting sessions. Let the rifle talk to you, keep notes. Some are more accurate when kept clean, some are more accurate when dirty. I'll post a pic of the scope that I just bought for my .22 Hornet (CZ 452 American with the set trigger).

Rod: I don't do long range target shooting, but I do some long range shooting. I whacked a coyote at 867 yds some years ago, using the LR gun, first shot out of a cold clean barrel in a year with that rifle. Now to be honest, the 2nd shot out of that rifle at that time missed the 2nd 'yote 10 minutes later because I forgot that after the first shot I have to adjust 2 moa up to compensate for the dirt that is in the barrel from the first shot.

First shot from a clean barrel is ALWAYS 2 moa higher than the subsequent shots. FYI, the piece of lead/copper that I sent at the coyote was .284" dia, 180 grains, and had a MV of 3385 fps. It's zero'd @ 300 yds and I typically have to adjust up 13.75 to 14.5 moa @ 1,000 yds from that zero depending on atmospheric conditions and altitude.