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RPR 22 WMR 200 Yards

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#1 ·
I haven't shot a 22 since I was a kid. But, now my son is old enough to start shooting. So, I bought a 10/22 Takedown for him and I am getting a RPR .22 WMR for myself. I would like to set it up to eventually shoot targets at 200 yards. Any advice you guys and gals might have would be great. Thanks!
 
#4 ·
Dang, stinks that this one went unnoticed for so long! I suppose a player in that oversight, at least in part, is the fact there just aren’t many folks doing what you’re describing: A) not many folks shooting the 22WMR RPRR, B) not many folks shooting rimfires to 200yrds.

I can’t speak towards the 22WMR RPRR, specifically, but I have shot quite a bit with the RPRR in 22LR, and have been considering one in 17 HMR. I’ve also done a lot of long-for-rimfire shooting, including 22WMR.

The 22WMR isn’t typically a popular choice for 200yrd shooting, largely due to the challenges most guys find with lacking precision for the rounds on the market. Finding a sub-MOA 22WMR often feels like seeking a needle in a haystack, whereas accurate 22LR’s, or 17HMR’s seem to be plentiful. My own experience supports this trend, such I have little interest for 22WMR’s any longer, favoring 17 HMR and 17WSM for longer range, or larger game shooting than a 22LR can handle. Ammunition seems to typically be the issue, even for well built rifles. So I would think hard about the choice to pick a 22WMR.

Setting up a 22LR or 22WMR to shoot at 200yrds is pretty easy. You’re not yet at a range where most scopes will run out of elevation. If you start shooting 300+ with your son and his 10/22, he’ll most likely need an angled base or Burris Signature Zee rings with angled inserts, but for 200, just dial and shoot. There’s not much really happening at 200 yards yet. You’ll have to read wind a bit, but on a calm-ish day, it’s just a matter of dialing about 6” (3moa, 12 clicks) and sending rounds onto target.

Give yourself plenty of target, especially if you don’t give yourself much magnification. I do most of my 300 yard 22LR shooting with 18x scopes, or 24x. Many rifles could be capable of shooting golfballs at 200 yards (~1moa), but not many folks set up rifles to do so, and group sized targets don’t give a lot of feedback for misses. At 200, I shoot a lot on a 4” round plate hanging on a gardeners shepherd hook. If you shoot smaller targets, extra magnification is nice. Any old 3-9x scope with good tracking will get the job done if you’re using large targets with good aiming references. Find a load your rifle likes, and buy a lot of it. Get on a bench, or prone, with a good rear bag and a bipod out front, or better still, a machine rest, and life is pretty simple.
 
#3 ·
You are welcome!

Hard to fathom why anyone would get a .22 WMR for target shooting. They have never been noted for accuracy and cost as much to shoot as reloading your own ammo would with a more useful cartridge.
That might be why you have not been overwhelmed with advice.

Bruce
 
#5 ·
22WMR

No handloading.

Expensive. Best accuracy is Hornady. Least cost for acceptable accuracy: CCI maxi mags

Small varmint. I think replaced by the newish 32's: 32-20, 32 H&Rmag, 327 Fed Mag.

Same playing with a 22LR at 100yards. Doesn't really ring steel. Doesn't hit with much authority for good audio feedback.

I have a few 22 WMR guns. They don't get shot much.

There are good reasons the 22WMR never became mainstream. Look at how many responses you got.

Better ballistics than a 22LR, but not exciting as calibers go.
I shoot thousands upon thousands of 22LR's. I love em and recommend for all new shooters. It rules in its niche. 22 WMR doesn't have a niche where it is the best.

Just one man's opinion. It's worth what you paid for it.


Prescut
 
#6 ·
To each their own, I suppose. Personally, I thoroughly enjoy shooting rimfires out to 300-400 yards, or further when properly equipped.The low ammunition cost, exceptionally long barrel life, and high sensitivity to wind allow a shooter to practice a lot of critical long range shooting skills without breaking the bank, and without traveling to a safe range capable of 1,000yrds.

One of my favorite ways to spend a lazy evening is throwing 22LR to 325 in my backyard with a 10/22 Charger pistol.





Here’s another picture from last spring when I was practicing off-hand shooting to stay prepped for the random offhand stages included in some PRS matches. I practice a lot by shooting my NRL22 competition rifle. It’s a restocked Mark II BSEV with Bushnell LRHS. This was a 10” plate at 150 yards, 10 shots slow fire, slung offhand.



I also do quite a bit of plinking with 17WSM at 200-500 yards. Here, a full magazine fired in about 45 seconds on a 3” plate at 200 yards, grouping about 1.1moa. The Bmag, naturally, will reach a LOT farther than a 22LR.

 
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