Long range rifle shooting

ketzeen · Post by **ketzeen** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:13 am

Long range rifle shooting range estimation? I'm new to scopes and will be getting a .22 LR CZ 452 American and a Tasco 3-9x40 scope 30/30 recticle. At what range should I zero this scope at the will work for close range shooting and how can I estimate distance without mil-dot or range-finder. Is there a binocular with mil-dot you can recommend? And advise for a newbie?

Spencer · Post by **Spencer** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:56 am

posted in Olympic Pistol - oh well????

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:43 am

Spencer wrote:posted in Olympic Pistol - oh well????

The OP was a direct copy and paste of a post that was doing the rounds on the net about 3 years ago.

Obviously a spammer getting ready to add a spam link somewhere down the line.

USMC0802 · Post by **USMC0802** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:11 am

if he can't estimate the range a 22 will shoot, he wont have a clue how to use a mil dot reticle or have a clue how much the round will drop over distance.

FrankD · Post by **FrankD** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:33 am

Hihi, long rifle doesn't always also mean long range.

Regards

Frank

corning · Post by **corning** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:30 pm

USMC0802 wrote:if he can't estimate the range a 22 will shoot, he wont have a clue how to use a mil dot reticle or have a clue how much the round will drop over distance.

What I find amusing about the above comment is that I have over 40 years of competitive shooting experience in both smallbore and high power rifle and I don't have a clue what a mil dot reticle is, nor how to use it...

Trooperjake · Post by **Trooperjake** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:36 pm

Get a scope with target knobs, zero at 50 yards and go from there.

Andre · Post by **Andre** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:43 am

corning wrote:
USMC0802 wrote:if he can't estimate the range a 22 will shoot, he wont have a clue how to use a mil dot reticle or have a clue how much the round will drop over distance.
What I find amusing about the above comment is that I have over 40 years of competitive shooting experience in both smallbore and high power rifle and I don't have a clue what a mil dot reticle is, nor how to use it...

Basically it's a normal reticle with dots on the vertical and horizontal lines. It helps when shooting distances other than the one your rifle's sighted in for. Basically a fancy method of Kentucky windage.

Mikey_P · Post by **Mikey_P** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:13 am

Andre wrote:
corning wrote:
USMC0802 wrote:if he can't estimate the range a 22 will shoot, he wont have a clue how to use a mil dot reticle or have a clue how much the round will drop over distance.
What I find amusing about the above comment is that I have over 40 years of competitive shooting experience in both smallbore and high power rifle and I don't have a clue what a mil dot reticle is, nor how to use it...

Basically it's a normal reticle with dots on the vertical and horizontal lines. It helps when shooting distances other than the one your rifle's sighted in for. Basically a fancy method of Kentucky windage.

Here's a nice, brief article giving an explanation of mil-dots and MOA for anybody who may be interested. Worth a few minutes of reading time, IMHO - http://snipercountry.com/Articles/MilDot_MOA.asp

USMC0802 · Post by **USMC0802** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 11:28 pm

Haven't read it but mil-dots are actually used to estimate range on a know size target so you can set the appropriate dope on your scope using the dials.