Favorite rimfire scope

[cabezaverde]

I just picked up a new to me .22. What is everyone’s preferred rimfire scope?

[Finster101]

There really is no such thing as a "rimfire scope" anymore. I have one with a 6-24 Nikon, one with a 3-8 Leupold and recently acquired vintage Weaver 4x for a vintage Remington 550-1. What is the intended use of the rifle.

[cabezaverde]

I would say hunting and paper to 100 yards.

[TNsailorman]

Mine would be the little Leupold Rimfire Special that I bought years ago and put on my Marlin 39a with Control mounts. james

NOTE: Correction of this post on post #22. james

[45DUDE]

I will say 3x9 overall. With a splatter target you can see the holes at 100ys. I have 4 power and up to 6x32 on a bench rest. I prefer peep sights but you can't see the holes.

[Jack Russel]

2 1/2 to 10 Tasco AO works great.

[Finster101]

The 6-24 is on my 100yd CZ. No need for a spotting scope.

[Texas by God]

The rifle should dictate the scope choice.
I like a straight 4x 1” scope the best for my hunting bolt action and semiautomatic.22 rifles. I’m currently using a Bushnell Sport view4x, a Valor 4x(1960’s Japan), and a BSA 4x, and a B4 Weaver.
I’m not sure, but I don’t think anyone offers a NEW 4x scope anymore.
I bought a Vortex 2-7x Rimfire scope last year, but I’m wringing it out on my 6.8 SPC AR15- to see if it holds up to that buisiness.


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[elmacgyver0]

There really is no such thing as a "rimfire scope" anymore. I have one with a 6-24 Nikon, one with a 3-8 Leupold and recently acquired vintage Weaver 4x for a vintage Remington 550-1. What is the intended use of the rifle.

Not entirely true. BSA makes a scope called "Sweet 22" it comes with 3 elevation drums.
One for 40 gn, 38 gn and 36 gn.
I think they also make a "Sweet 17"
Of course they are not quite the high dollar scopes like Nikon, Leupold and Trijicon.

[Bigslug]

The Leupold 3-9 EFR allows you to dial the parallax out at shorter rimfire ranges if you're into a semi-precision field rifle. . .

I got a lot of good mileage out of a Weaver RV7 2-7x28 for keep-it-simple bunny gun applications. It didn't really cut it for serious group shooting.

[oconeedan]

A Burris Fullfield II 4.5-14 AO scope is hard to beat for the money.

[DaleT]

I have one of those BSA's Sweet 22's on a Remington 597. For the money , IMO , it is a very good 22 scope that holds zero good and seems clear enough for my purposes.

[recumbent]

I have one of these really a nice scope
https://www.muelleroptics.com/produc...14x40ao-black/

[nueces5]

Being optimistic, most of the time a 22LR does not shoot more than 100 meters. So in my opinion, you never need more than 4 or 6x if you are shooting casually and hunting.
Many of us would be fine with a good quality 4x scope. I have a cz 452 that is very accurate and several scopes have gone through it. I started with a 3-9x50 Chinese, it was not good.
Then I bought a German 3x from the '60s that could cut grass at 50 meters.
Later I bought a Nikon 4-14x42 Monarch, which was the one I had worn the longest. And it meets all the needs. Now I put a Leupold mark4 4.5-14x50 that I bought second-hand, to practice long range. Since I have the same scope on my 308.
If I had to start buying from scratch again, I would lean toward the German 3x or the Nikon Monarch.

Recently I have been searching for the same thing and I came across something that may be the best of all worlds. If they have the quality of the rest of the SS I would definitely give them a chance. If I lived in the USA, I would already have one mounted on a 22.

https://swfa.com/swfa-2-5-10x32-ss-u...yard-parallax/

[georgerkahn]

I just picked up a new to me .22. What is everyone’s preferred rimfire scope?

I have several scoped .22 rifles, and pretty much my favourite is the old 3-9x Weaver .22 "Classic" Rimfire scope. Note that Weaver had a "rim-fire line", too, which was priced considerably lower -- the two I have and love were dedicated rim-fire scopes -- then in the $100.00 each range. Googling them, I see Natchez not only has them, but they are on sale: https://www.natchezss.com/exclusive-...on-illum-black

[pietro]

Mine would be the little Leupold Rimfire Special that I bought years ago and put on my Marlin 39a with Control mounts. james

Yep - I've used a 4x version & Ruger rings for hunting, for decades, on my Ruger M-77/22M boltgun.

[roysha]

I have 7 of the Leupold, 3x9 EFR compact scopes on several of my 22s and a couple of CZ 527s. Never found them to be insufficient in any way. If I needed another scope in that category, unquestionably, that is what I would buy. (the older gloss version)

[elmacgyver0]

The first scope I ever owned was a Bache 4x 15 made in Japan, bought in when I was a kid, paid the hefty sum of $4.00 for it from someplace like K-Mart.
Killed many of rabbits and vermin with it mounted on a Marlin M99-22 carbine.
I came to the conclusion that you don't need to spend a fortune on a scope.

[georgerkahn]

The first scope I ever owned was a Bache 4x 15 made in Japan, bought in when I was a kid, paid the hefty sum of $4.00 for it from someplace like K-Mart.
Killed many of rabbits and vermin with it mounted on a Marlin M99-22 carbine.
I came to the conclusion that you don't need to spend a fortune on a scope.

elmacgyver0, you do make a good point re not needing to spend a fortune. I was privileged to be invited to a rabbit hunt a few years back -- mid 1970s -- and reckoned I needed a scope for my Mossberg .22 bolt action I inherited from my Great Uncle Vince. A new "big box" store opened up, and I saw the answer to my dreams in a rimfire-suitable scope branded Tasco. I couldn't wait to mount it and get to range to make adjustments. Bingo -- a snap -- and I was all set. At the store, I also bought a few extra boxes of .22 ammo -- so I was all set! We made the four-hour drive in buddy's RamCharger and all decided to just set up camp, going out early the next morning. I had incredible good luck, as at the moment I was putting the magazine in rifle a bunny stopped right in front of me -- no further than twenty feet distant. I missed! We put a paper plate on a tree, and at ~50 feet I was not even on it. BUT -- we got it zeroed in. That was my only rabbit that morn, but I saw another just as sun was dropping, late afternoon. Maybe I didn't notice it sans sunlight that morn, but when I went to aim on this rabbit -- it was as I was looking though foggy Saran wrap! I quietly removed the scope and target was close enough I got it using the Mossberg's iron sights. At least I didn't get 'skunked', but that was my only rabbit in the 2 1/2 day hunt! When I returned home I went to range -- and it turned out "good" that I removed the scope, as point of impact was just under a foot at 25 yards! I tried to return scope to store to no avail -- another story.
But, the fellows I was privileged to be with suggested, as you did, there is no need for a recreational shooter/hunter to "remortgage the house" for a scope of decent quality. The brand I had did not make scopes -- they started out, purportedly, by re-branding Redfields, later (e.g., the one I bought) outsourcing no-name manufacturers to put them together and market them. I understand their quality has greatly improved -- but I bought cheap junk -- and learned it was cheap junk the hard way!
With today's pricing, I feel most brand-names in the hundred dollar range should do OK!

[sigep1764]

I have 3 of the BSA Sweet 22 scopes. All are serviceable. Fairly clear glass and adjustable objective for parallax. On the CZ455, I have a Mueller 8-24 power that is parallax adjustable as well. It is a very nice $300 scope. I am very happy with both choices.