Thread: New shooter looking for a place to shoot near Auckland

Originally Posted by SixtyTen

I make headshots on rabbits at 140-150m regularly with my 22lr using subsonic ammo. Only way you will do this is with a range finder, decent magnification (I use a 4-18 scope) and good drop data.
I have no trouble shooting bunnies as close as 5 or 6 meters using the same scope wound back to 4 power. Most of the rabbits I shoot are 50-75m away and I have found 6-8 power seems to be ideal for that sort of range to keep a good FOV.
Fixed 10 power scopes, or scopes that dont go down to 4 power or lower are pretty hard to shoot rabbits with.

How much drop is there at 150m using subs? I'm curious, but will not be trying it myself.

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

How much drop is there at 150m using subs? I'm curious, but will not be trying it myself.

About 30.4" or 17.7 MOA from a 50m zero. Drops like a rock but is a very predictable path, so as long as your calculator is setup correctly and you get good range data, you can hit tiny stuff at long range. Put any wind into it and all bets are off