I was exercising my right to vote, so I decided to exercise my 2nd ammendment rights yesterday too. I grabbed my .22mag to make sure the zero was still good, I have it set at 100. It was. I usually play with 50yds or 100yds only, but I decided to try 150 today.

There was less than 5mph wind, I shot between gusts as it was pretty wild yesterday. I was getting right at 3.5-4" drop at this distance with this zero. Does anybody have similar results? The other thing I noticed was that accuracy started to really drop off at that range. The group was not horizontally spread, it was pretty round, which leads me to believe wind gusts were not much of a factor there. Wind seemed to be pretty uniform accross the range as I would watch the foliage.

This is really just an observational post, but share your thoughts please!

Thanks,
Jerry

Here's an article on the .22 mag and zeroing Jerry that you might find interesting
http://www.jesseshunting.com/articles/guns...egory16/92.html

Just so you know, the fella who wrote that is none other than our own AMMOe.

Hey thanks Mike for the article! Yea I know that name! Its a good write up from the meiser of the rimfire! I hold a 100 yard zero, and with the 30gr VMAX, I might have to try a 125 yd zero and see how it works. I don't really have much use for my .22mag past 100, but I would like to know what it can do maybe out there one day on ground squirrels.

What kind of groups do you guys usually see at those ranges? Most of it is probably shooter experience (lack of ) but mine opened up significantly.

Thanks!

Very cool Now I know...thanks! Jerry, I normally keep my zero for 100 yards as well and seldom shoot beyond that. I have done alot of chasing crows through the woods with a .22 mag however. Sometimes chase the same crow for quite awhile trying to sneak up on him for a shot. I'll use ridge lines, patches of woods or any other terrain to my advantage until I can squeeze off a shot. They are normally high tree shots and have made a few at the 150 yard mark. Since I was shooting at an upwards angle, I would still only have to adjust up slightly over the head for a good chest impact. I never did any paper punching at that range to see the results...my bad, but the .22 mag is an awesome caliber for me. I suppose like you say, the group opens up...but still pretty deadly

Gad! You had to dig pretty deep to find that piece, didn't you??

The .22WMR I used in that article was a Marlin 882SSV that will hold 1" at 150 with no wind using Federal 40 grain FMJ or the (nearly identical) CCI 40 grain TMJ. Remember, even if your groups are "pretty round" it doesn't mean that the wind didn't have it's way with the bullets. ~AMMOe

....Not too deep AMMOe since I've had your article in my saved file for quite some time It's a handy tool to go to with not only the cool story...but graphics as well..especially the trajectory graph I have the Marlin 883 tube fed and normally shoot the 40gr CCI maxi mag HP's Their screamers and very accurate in my gun. Thanks for the great article.

Well... thank you, Mike.~AMMOe

Well, I must say I am surprised. I would have to say that the 22 mag needs a big accounting for temps, and humidity, and elevation, things like that. Down here, Houston way, a 22 mag zero'd at 100 yds, would be doing damn fine, to not drop at least 5 inches at 150, so i am going to guess you are in a higher elevation, with cooler temps, and less humdity, when you did your shooting. i would say normally to expect a 5 to 7 inch drop at 150, and over 16 inches at 200, depending on the ammo you are using.

Morning repelmaster...Check out the article in the link. AMMOe had his rifle zeroed at 125 yards rather than 100. It's an interesting article in comparing the .22 mag vs the 17 HMR and adjusting the trajectory to put the guns on a sort of even keel.

I shoot the 40gr through my Marlin 883. I have the 3/9 Fullfield 2 scope on the rifle. The first hash mark on the scope equates to almost exactly 150 yard with my rifle, using a 100 yard zero. Even at 150 yards it tears up rabbits pretty bad.

I'm just curious, but is the spacing of the elevation lines on the 3x9 Fullfield II the same as the lines on a 4.5x14, set at an equal power (9x) or are they only the same when they are both on their respective maximum magnification?

Great article there AMMOe !!! I'm going to re-zero at 125 yrds . My longest shot and kill was ranged at 207 yrds on a fox kit but was really luck on a hail Mary shot . I only had my Henry zeroed at 100 yrds using win 40 gr jhp's but now swear by CCI 40 gr jhp Maxi Mags.
Again thanks for a very informative article.

Nice shot OD The .22mag never ceases to amaze me.