langouroux 14 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 hi guys i have a CZ452 .22LR and im using RWS subsonic ammo and i hjave a few questions: what is the general distance people have their .22LR's zero'd at currently im at 50 meters is this any good? is there a flatter shooting subsonic round i could use? Quote Link to post
The one 8,458 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 This has been asked before think everybody agreed 50/60 yards and the most popular was Winchester subs Quote Link to post
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 i'd say 60 yards personally......... Quote Link to post
langouroux 14 Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 thanks guys that wicked. Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 hi guys i have a CZ452 .22LR and im using RWS subsonic ammo and i hjave a few questions: what is the general distance people have their .22LR's zero'd at currently im at 50 meters is this any good? is there a flatter shooting subsonic round i could use? Most have them zeroed with subs at 50-60 yards as said, but the simple fact is zero as well as you can shoot it, and at a distance that best suits your land!! Subs tend to fly at a very similar speed, and many are 40g so there is little or nothing to chose between any of them by way of an arc, but each barrel will have a favourite round and some are just more accurate, more consistantly, than others!! Quote Link to post
the Verminator 0 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 i zero at 75, shoots nice & flat out to bout 100 yards, drops bout 4 inches at that distance. btw i use Winchester subsonic & love them. but in the end it is personal preference what distance you zero at. Quote Link to post
cbw 4 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 (edited) I am about the same as the V...... Work out where your targets are likely to be and where you want to shoot from. Pace it out, then go and play with some paper at similar distances, put one target 20 paces nearer and one 20 paces further and work out where this is on milli dots or clicks on the turrets! I like Eely subs. CBW Edited May 12, 2009 by cbw Quote Link to post
bigrifle 24 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 69 yards zero magtech ammo, its all about knowing your rifle but more importantly your scope and the picture through it, shots and practise that count not what others do Quote Link to post
Ratman2 2 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 69 yards zero magtech ammo, its all about knowing your rifle but more importantly your scope and the picture through it, shots and practise that count not what others do Excellent advice. Quote Link to post
andyf 144 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 50 Yards for me to! On my Leupold VX3 LRT Varmint ret when the centre cross of the ret. at 50 yards is spot on, the next 'rung' down on the ladder is dead on at 100 yards, (which was nice). I think ammo is the key to the .22. I mostly use Winchester Subs or RWS, both are very consistent and if mixed up I can't tell the difference. I used to get some Magtech (from Brazil) a few years ago (massive hole in the hollow point), these were cheapo' but every bit as good as the other two, but haven't seen any for ages? I have used Eley, and they are fine as well, but the bullets are dipped in paraffin wax which picks up any fluff or grit, so if you dont keep them in the slide lid box and load from there they get gunged up easily, also the wax gets on the breech/bolt and in the guts of the magazine. Remington Subs are cheaper than most and shoot fine, but I got lots of 'runners' and ricochets using these, I think the bullet lead alloy is too hard and the hollow point too small, they bounce off anything but soft mud and just go straight through rabbits? Anyhow, I have found very little .22 ammo that is really rubbish, a duff box or batch comes around here and there, but I have never had any bad Winchester or RWS and I have burned off 1,000's over the years. Also I have had a chronograph for a few years now and have checked out the velocity figures for all of the above, and to be honest compared to my hand loaded centrefire ammo, rimfire is really poor, even the dear stuff varies by as much as 40 to 60 f.p.s. however it does not appear to reflect in the accuracy department, (most subs shoot around 975 to 1020 f.p.s.). Cleary not so critical on slow old lead bullets! Quote Link to post
cyclonebri1 8 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 The chart I saw for Winchester subs gave 59 yds as being optimum, so 60 seems right. It doesn't matter really as you soon learn to compensate automatically anyway. Try the mainstream alternatives to winnys as my last 3 .22s have all shot more accurately with Eley. Quote Link to post
lxx73 0 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 I am about the same as the V...... Work out where your targets are likely to be and where you want to shoot from. Pace it out, then go and play with some paper at similar distances, put one target 20 paces nearer and one 20 paces further and work out where this is on milli dots or clicks on the turrets! I like Eely subs. CBW Good advice you won't go wrong with this,. Quote Link to post
valley boy 28 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 This has been asked before think everybody agreed 50/60 yards and the most popular was Winchester subs i got a cz 452 and i bought winchester and all i had was them jamming couldent do anything with them i use remmington subsonic and i zero about the same 50/60 yards Quote Link to post
langouroux 14 Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 thanks guys thats some awesome advice im gonna try out thw winchester as well, i'll be sure to post how i go. Quote Link to post
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