weisse52
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I have a mix of scoped, red dots and iron sights.
Who scopes their .22s?
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hoardingthemanual
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My 22 plinker is scoped up with a “gold ring” rimfire scope in 3-9x40.
ColtPythonElite
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I have them with scopes, open sights, and peeps. Scopes go as high as 36x on several of them.
Dad's 63 Winchester still wears the 2.5X Bushnell it's worn my entire life. My Browning SA22 has his old B&L Balfor 4X. My Savage bolt and 22 AR both have 3-12X and the 10/22 and Ruger precision rimfire both have 6-24X. I also have a 22 upper to match my SBR 300 blackout that wears the same 1-5X Crimson Trace as the blackout does.
The rest all have peep sights with the lone exception being my 1890 Winchester gallery 22 short.
The rest all have peep sights with the lone exception being my 1890 Winchester gallery 22 short.
Chuck R.
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I do:
Ruger 77-22 with 3x9x36 Leoupld:
Bergara B14R with Vortex 5-25x56 PST:
S&W AR15/22 with Vortex Strikefire:
and a Ruger 10-22 with a Leupold 3-9x36 Compact.
Now this wears irons cause it's supposed to:
Ruger 77-22 with 3x9x36 Leoupld:
Bergara B14R with Vortex 5-25x56 PST:
S&W AR15/22 with Vortex Strikefire:
and a Ruger 10-22 with a Leupold 3-9x36 Compact.
Now this wears irons cause it's supposed to:
The only 22 I own that doesn't wear a scope is a CZ452 full stock. Factory iron sights are decent, and the hog back butt isn't scope friendly.
CraigC
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Some of mine wear peeps but most have an optic of some sort.
This one has both upgraded sights and a red dot.
I decided this one needs to go back to a receiver sight.
Have several scoped .22 pistols as well.
This one has both upgraded sights and a red dot.
I decided this one needs to go back to a receiver sight.
Have several scoped .22 pistols as well.
It depends on my intended use. I have a Henry that I recently dialed in with the factory sights and love it the way it is for now. I have a 10/22 that wears aperture sights, but it was intended for a specific purpose. My Marlin 60 wears a Nikon Rimfire II 3-9x40. The other Marlin 60 wears the factory sights to keep it as a factory original. I did zero them, but I don't shoot that rifle very well or often. Now that I think about it, I might take it out this weekend.
tubeshooter
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Not really quite yet.
I have a 10/22 that came with a scope, but I (still) haven't fired it.
Everything else is iron sighted.
I put a cheap Tasco on my first rifle, a Model 60.
Used it for a short while.
Scopes help at range, no doubt about it.
I can still do pretty good with irons, preferably a peep sight.
For plinking purposes, anyway.
At least out to 50 yards or so.
But I know my day is coming...
I have a 10/22 that came with a scope, but I (still) haven't fired it.
Everything else is iron sighted.
I put a cheap Tasco on my first rifle, a Model 60.
Used it for a short while.
Scopes help at range, no doubt about it.
I can still do pretty good with irons, preferably a peep sight.
For plinking purposes, anyway.
At least out to 50 yards or so.
But I know my day is coming...
bangswitch
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One with and one without. The scoped rifle is a Marlin XT-22, the scope is a 4x something I took off my Ruger pellet rifle. It works well for plinking and groundhog shooting within 150 yards. The other rifle is a Springfield 187N. Not sure how old, but at least 60, Dad bought it when I was a kid. It will shoot .22 short but you have to manually cycle the bolt to feed and eject them. Long and LR works just fine. It's stamped ".22 S, L, LR" on the barrel.
bassjam
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I'm 50/50. Scopes on my squirrel/groundhog gun and "precision" target guns.
Red dot on my AR .22 trainer.
Peep sight on my lever gun. Regular irons on the single shots and 10/22.
Red dot on my AR .22 trainer.
Peep sight on my lever gun. Regular irons on the single shots and 10/22.
CajunBass
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I may have had a 22 (rifle) at some point in my life that didn't have optics but I don't remember it.
Only one now.
Ruger 10/22 "Wally World Special". Scope is a 4X Bushnell "blister pack" also from Wally-World.
Only one now.
Ruger 10/22 "Wally World Special". Scope is a 4X Bushnell "blister pack" also from Wally-World.
bannockburn
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First time I had my new 10/22 out, I could see that it's accuracy potential called for a scope. Found a great deal on a Weaver K2.5 and it's still as accurate as all get out!
I have a 9 7/8" barreled buckmark that was set up very similarly, used it to shoot bowling pins at one of our longer distance shooting spots....240yds or so. At more traditional 50-100yds it was consistently more accurate than my rifles (at the time).
Amazing the kinda accuracy you can get from those things.
All of my rifles have ended up with optics, usually scopes. My handguns i go back and forth......if hitting small is important those will wear optics as well.
entropy
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25x Target Spot
B6, I also have a B4 for it.
Pistols, no pics, but the Charger has a CT red dot, the TX_22 Compact has an Athlon Red Dot. The Wrangler is iron sights only.
Trey Veston
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Trey Veston
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I inherited this 10/22 from my dad and it came with a scope. It also had the most beautiful wood I've seen on a production 10/22...
Love this little Ruger Mark III scoped...
Love this little Ruger Mark III scoped...
.38 Special
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Craig, is this a 541-T HB? I have a nearly identical gun, and it is one of the most accurate rifles I've had the fortune of owning. (And of course, it wears a good scope...)
CraigC
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Yep! I got it years ago and it's accounted for a truckload of small game. Couple years back I decided to find a new stock for it and found the fancy walnut on Ebay. I also upgraded the old Redfield 4x to the Leupold 3.5-10x.
