Remember the "250-yd. coke can challenge" somebody posted awhile back? I one-upped it yesterluckyday with a 2x Barska on a Ruger Tgt. pistol--
[copied from rimfirecentral]
Well, finally got to the range today and had a ball...with caffiene, sort of.
1st thing i did was measure the subtension of the plex reticle in the 2x Barska, and it was 14 MOA [7" at 50 yds.].
I then zeroed the rig by firing 1 shot and noting that i needed to come down and right 1 "plex unit" [14MOA]. So with the .5 MOA turret i ran 30 clicks in both ways and the next shot was within about 1" of centered both ways. Adjusted 1 more click and hit the bolt head holding the steel plate on the frame--good enuf. Marked the zero on the spindle top with a red dot [see photo].
I then went to 150 and referenced my generic 22LR drop chart [.1 BC @ 1200 mv] and saw i needed 17 MOA to get to 150 yds. Ran the turret clicks in and got setup. I had an 8" plate set up and hit it about 80% of the time. That was fun. Then i rezeroed and checked the 50-yd. plate--hit dead zero [that made me very happy to see the turret returned to 0]. I then calcd the hold reference for the plex reticle as measured and i needed 17/14=1.2 "plex units" for 150. Got set up and repeated the turret performance moments before this time using the reticle [more fun].
I then referenced the drop chart again and saw i needed ~30 MOA to get to 225. Turned the turret back up and i shot the 15" plate then maybe 75% of the time [again fun].
Things may have been a bit better had i not been dealing with 4-7:00 5-10 mph winds.
I then set up my McDonalds coffee cup at the 225-yd. mark and NAILED THE SUCKER ON THE 2ND SHOT! I know...yeah it was luck, but that was still the most fun of the day so far, but it wasn't over yet...
I then went to 300 yds. and set up a Monster can, and adjusted up 50 MOA according to "22 LR generic drop chart," and believe it or not, it fell over on the 1st shot, and i stopped shooting, since i know the stars only line up for any one person only so long, but man it sure was a fun day--
Thks. for lookin', will try and get a youtube up tomorrow of the whole deal.
[copied from rimfirecentral]
Well, finally got to the range today and had a ball...with caffiene, sort of.
1st thing i did was measure the subtension of the plex reticle in the 2x Barska, and it was 14 MOA [7" at 50 yds.].
I then zeroed the rig by firing 1 shot and noting that i needed to come down and right 1 "plex unit" [14MOA]. So with the .5 MOA turret i ran 30 clicks in both ways and the next shot was within about 1" of centered both ways. Adjusted 1 more click and hit the bolt head holding the steel plate on the frame--good enuf. Marked the zero on the spindle top with a red dot [see photo].
I then went to 150 and referenced my generic 22LR drop chart [.1 BC @ 1200 mv] and saw i needed 17 MOA to get to 150 yds. Ran the turret clicks in and got setup. I had an 8" plate set up and hit it about 80% of the time. That was fun. Then i rezeroed and checked the 50-yd. plate--hit dead zero [that made me very happy to see the turret returned to 0]. I then calcd the hold reference for the plex reticle as measured and i needed 17/14=1.2 "plex units" for 150. Got set up and repeated the turret performance moments before this time using the reticle [more fun].
I then referenced the drop chart again and saw i needed ~30 MOA to get to 225. Turned the turret back up and i shot the 15" plate then maybe 75% of the time [again fun].
Things may have been a bit better had i not been dealing with 4-7:00 5-10 mph winds.
I then set up my McDonalds coffee cup at the 225-yd. mark and NAILED THE SUCKER ON THE 2ND SHOT! I know...yeah it was luck, but that was still the most fun of the day so far, but it wasn't over yet...
I then went to 300 yds. and set up a Monster can, and adjusted up 50 MOA according to "22 LR generic drop chart," and believe it or not, it fell over on the 1st shot, and i stopped shooting, since i know the stars only line up for any one person only so long, but man it sure was a fun day--
Thks. for lookin', will try and get a youtube up tomorrow of the whole deal.
