Rifle Scopes Kids 22 trainer optic
- Thread starter Lmatt
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How close of range are we talking? Take your 7mm-08 and see if it will focus to whatever yards your daughter plans on shooting would be my suggestion.
Most shooting will probably be done at around 50 yards, but could be less than 25 at times. I had no trouble shooting the 7mm-08 at 50 at max magnification, but I was struggling with the focus of the reticle on my wife’s VX-5hd 2-10 with it maxed out. I already bought an extra VX-3i 3.5-10x40 with plans to replace the VX-5hd. I was just thinking if it would work good inside of 50 it would make for an excellent trainer for both of them. So I guess I just need to try it out for myself.
I like scopes I can dial just like on my CF rifles. Built 22's for the nephews, we usually shoot 100 to 225 yards. 25-50 yards was too easy for them with an accurate 22. They learned to dial and hold for elevation and wind. Focus is important too, especially when shooting small dots close up.
Sounds like the advice I’m getting is that I would be shooting myself in the foot by trying to build an exact clone. I guess I’ll start shopping for a proper rimfire scope. I actually have a 7-35 ATACR on my 22. So I understand the value of having a scope that adjusts down. I just got thinking that as a kid we only had cheap junk scopes on 22’s. They were fixed parallax and we didn’t have issues hitting stuff, but we were usually shooting in the 25-50 yard range. We also weren’t shooting paper. It was usually beer cans or some sort of vegetation like shooting off thistle heads. We were just dumb kids that thought our cheap 22’s and cheap ammo were laser accurate and if we missed we must have messed up. This sport would be much cheaper if I would have maintained my previous knowledge base
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