I was talking with a computer geek (a really good one) today, and he told me that when he was in the army he entered a 250 yard match with a .22, and placed in the top third. He said he had to prop up the rear of his scope.
A quote from someplace: "The older I get, the better I was." This guy didn't sound that way. He is obviously not very interested in guns now.
It got me to wondering if anyone is messing around with extreme range .22 shooting. I have plinked over big water and been surprised how well one can do WOD ('way out dere). On 100 yard ranges, I have found that there is lots of drop, and not pursued much past 50 yards. I have a skinny barreled 77/22 that is very accurate at 50 yards.
So, anybody doing it? Looks like you'd have to be really good at doping the wind.
A quote from someplace: "The older I get, the better I was." This guy didn't sound that way. He is obviously not very interested in guns now.
It got me to wondering if anyone is messing around with extreme range .22 shooting. I have plinked over big water and been surprised how well one can do WOD ('way out dere). On 100 yard ranges, I have found that there is lots of drop, and not pursued much past 50 yards. I have a skinny barreled 77/22 that is very accurate at 50 yards.
So, anybody doing it? Looks like you'd have to be really good at doping the wind.