Ruger SR-22

[kilopaparomeo]

Glad to hear you like the rifle!  Great group too...many 10/22Ts won't do that unless they are using match ammo.

I'll admit that I was rather...umm....underwhelmed...by the rifle when I first saw it.  Huh, I thought.  Looks like I can get a 10/22 from Ruger that has a bunch of Tapco and ATI stuff on it.

I don't mean any disrespect at all.  In fact, I'm very interested in getting first hand opinion on what Ruger has done to the SR22 that negates my first impression.  I love my 10/22s and am happy that Ruger is embracing the black rifle world lately.

[BAC]

I didn't explain very well.  It's not the ballistics of the round that may cause the miss, it's the vertical distance between the center of the scope and the bore.  I forget what this phenomena is called...  I'll try to look it up though.  I'VE missed trying to pop chipmunks up close with scoped rifles because of it.  Causes you to shoot low.

Parallax?

[alfsauve]

Essentially your LOS (line of sight) is higher than the LOF (line of fire, or rifle bore).  If you zero in at 50 yards, you're making two straight lines (LOS & LOF) intersect at that distance. 

Essentially, no.   If by "LOF" = bore line, definitely not the way it works.

Here's a picture:   The bore line crosses the LOS somewhere around 15yds or so for this example sighted in at 59yds.



Notice with the above example you're within 1/2" from 12yds to 65yds.   Outside that, yes you have to compensate.  And yes you might have to compensate a little less for lower mounted sights.   But, you always have to compensate, to some extent, for the distance involved.   Doesn't matter how high/low your sights are mounted.   The trick is how "on target" do you want to be?   You'll miss at long distances, just the same as you will at short distances if you don't take into account, bullet rise/fall. 

[Badgersmilk]

AWSOME FIND!  & if you made that chart...  DAMN!

1.5" is plenty enough to miss a squirrel.  And with a scope mounted 3 or 4 inches over the bore...  Well, Mr. Squirrel won't even feel the wind off that one going by.  

[Badgersmilk]

The tapco 10/22 stocks have the angle I was talking about that could help get the rifle up higher if needed.  



I don't know much about the SR-22, or what adapters might allow for a person to angle the factory stock.  Again, if needed.

[Sponsor]

[alfsauve]

Back on original topic.

Super deal on the SR-22.   I'd been wondering/debating about whether to go the customized 10/22 or just get the SR-22.  This doesn't help actually, since it seems to be a pretty good shooter.

[alfsauve]

AWSOME FIND!  & if you made that chart...  DAMN!

I copied that chart from Gunsmoke.com.   You can find some on Rim Fire Central, also.   I do use Chair Gun for air gun trajectories.  Trouble is air gun doesn't allow MV over ~1200 fps, so it's of no use for stingers and such.  Standard velocity .22s though I can plot.

There are a number of free software packages or on-line calcs that will give you the data table.  You would just have to plot it with Excel or other graphing software.

[Badgersmilk]

Make for a SWEET little range card if you input the data specific to each of your own particular rifles, printed it out on photo paper and laminated it!

Sorry, continue on with topic.