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What I know of modern .22 rifles can be written on the back of a postage stamp. What I know about telescopic sights would be one line on the back of a postage stamp.
So I am now regularly shooting .22 bolt action rifles. I refuse to shoot prone done that wore the T shirt the last time I did that was about fifteen year ago my old bones can not cope with it.
Any way I have been shooting all manner of .22 rifles belonging to other members and each and every one of them assures me there rifle is the dogs danglies and I must have one at all costs. Thumb hole stocks 14" and 16" barrels all kinds of wonder full moderators and lumps of metal to hang on the end to eliminate muzzle flip. So I listened to there advice and bought a CZ 452 20" varmint heavy barreled jobby. I put a bipod on it and shot it off the bench it works fine except and to get to the point the scope on it is crap.
I paid £25 for the scope so you get my drift.
Any way I was told the Hawke 4x16-44 scope was good value for money for a indoor 25 yard jobby so I bought one. I have not fitted it yet. I will only be using it at 25 yards have I wasted my money or are they as good as they say they are in the publicity blurb.

Probably to heavy for .22 and waaaay to big magnification....25m-red dot will do but it is up to you....

I use Simmons Whitetail Classics on both my Henry Big Boy 25m gallery rifles, the Philippines 1.5-5x20, small and with excellent glass they are a lovely scope if you can find one.

On my sons S&W M&P 15-22 (AR15 type) I've just fitted a 6x32 compact "CQB" scope from Leapers/UTG, cost me £35 and works very nicely, more than enough magnification for 25m.

My preferred 25 yrd .22 scopes are the old 4x badged BSA or Milbro, can be picked up second hand for a few quid.

As long as that scope can be focused down to that kind of range you should be able to shoot the hairs off a flies backside!

What are you wanting to do with it?

It focuses down to 15 yards I intend to target shoot or may be bench rest type of shooting in doors at 25 yards.

Judging by our club members range of scopes the 4x16 is about right for benched precision shooting. Gives you the versatility to use further out if the opertunity arise. Size and weight isnt an issue shooting off a bipod.

For serious 25m bench rest a lot of shooters use Weaver or Sightron x36 fixed magnification scopes.

https://www.opticswarehouse.co.uk/produ ... iflescope/

https://www.opticswarehouse.co.uk/produ ... ench-rest/

Bloody bench rest, sucks up money worse than a wumman.

dromia wrote:Bloody bench rest, sucks up money worse than a wumman.