Thread: Rotorua 22LR Field Shoot Nov 2014

I have a Bushnell Trophy XLT Trophy 3-9x40mm Mildot ($240 from Reloaders) on my older Voere 22LR. It can be used when sighted in at 50m right out to 200m. It is just a little complicated and i suspect most who shoot long range will recommend against this but i'll try and explain it:

Mount the scope and with a bore sight make sure the cross hairs stay centred when you change from 9x down to 3x (my first one didn't pass this test so i got it replaced and the second one was acceptable).

Sight it in at 50m. Confirm holdovers with your ammunition right out to the extent the mildots in the scope at 9x (typically this would get you out to about 125m or so depending on your ammunition)

This is where it gets complicated - Keep putting targets further out but instead of dialing the elevation on the scope, reduce the scope magnification. If you only use the 4th dot under the cross hairs you can mark the distances on the scope power ring. At 200m your zero will be something like - scope on 4x, 4th dot under the cross hairs.

Still have to swag the windage but this will get you pretty well sorted for elevation at extended distances. More accurate than just holding over though less accurate than a decent scope you can reliably dial - but cheaper. Takes a little maths but you can predict what power will be best at what distance as well - like a balistic program.

Do not forget to also record your point of impact at distances closer than 50m. Personally i would record the point of impact every 5m from 5m to 20m then every 10m after that.