Long-Range Optics

Good piece in this month’s American Rifleman on choosing scopes for long-range shooting.  It’s excerpted from a longer article by Ross Seyfried on building .22 centerfires for half-mile target work.

I’d like to try that kind of shooting someday, but in my part of the country it’s not easy to find 300-yard target ranges, let alone 1,000 yards.

  1. Alcibiades McZombie

    Solution: Mount the scope backwards so the target looks like it is farther away.

  2. Isn’t there a 600 yd range in Ypsilanti?

  3. You’re right George, looks like the Washtenaw Sportsman’s Club has a 600-yard range, but you have to be a member and there are restrictions on actually USING that 600-yard range.

    Still, it’s worth looking into…

  4. We shot our AR heavy barrels there once- it was an interesting experience. I used to shoot at 400 often at a private range, but those days are gone…

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