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I'm looking to scope a Ruger M77/22 standard w/sights. I have some Ruger medium rings. I am looking for a scope to mount on this for squirrel/rabbit/grouse hunting. Nothing super long range. I prefer fixed powers, but I'll do low-power variables. What do you guys have and what would you suggest? I've looked at Weaver Rimfires and Nikon Prostaff.

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I have a 4.5x14 vari xiii on my kimber but I am going to try one of the fixed 6 powers with a.o. I have this scope at the house and it seems to be a nice hunting scope but probaly not enough power to shoot tiny groups at 50 yards but I will know more when it warms up.
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My 77/22 wears a M8 6x36. Does alright.


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Hard to beat the simplicity of a leupold M8 6x42 or the newer FX3 6x42. I own both and hard to tell the difference. The M8 is on a Marlin 1894 218 Bee and the FX3 is on a CZ452 in 22 mag.

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Do you guys have your parallax adjusted to a closer range?

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Not yet, figure I'll get to it one of these days.

The M8 6x36 on my 77/22 allows me to shoot close to 1/2" at 50 yards with its standard parallax.

I had a M8 6x42 on Mk XXII and it shot in the .4's at 50 yards with its 150 yard parallax. It now wears a 3-9x33 with AO. Not needed, but wanted to give that scope a whirl for sometime. May go back to the 6x42 some day ... I really dig that scope on that rifle.

If you're doing precision shooting it may be an issue, but for plinkin' and ground squirels its just fine.


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I have a couple with Leupold 2X7's that I like fine. A 6X will be blurry if a gopher or squirrel pokes his head up 20 feet away but on 3x you can see them fine.
I have old 3X Weaver on a 17 HMR that can/does/will hit small critters at 100 plus yards. I like the variables but if I was going to use fixed I would choose a smaller power rather than higher for critters, but higher for paper.

To each his own.

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Try this Weaver shotgun scope...

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I love the Leupold 3-9x33 EFR Rimfire scope with the AO. Can't imagine a better scope for .22 Rimfire hunting. Get it, and never look back.


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Im a HUGE fan of a Leupold M8 4x on most any 22, I dont worry so much about parallax either, I find that a consistent cheek weld will cure 99% of those woes.

That or huge glass, but on a standard 10/22 Im a 4x man.


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I have 2-7x33 leups on most of my rimfires. I have the Pentax Gameseeker fixed 6x on my 10/22 Magnum and must say that I love it. I don't think you can beat it for the money.

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I have a chance to buy a CZ452 Varmint with a 6-18x50 AO Banner on it. What are your thoughts on that one. I think it's needlessly powerful. Thoughts???


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For Huntng and plinking ... yes. For punching paper and getting the smallest groups possible, more X's are always nice.


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Got a 4X Compact on my Kimber of O .22 which is similar size to your 77/22. Got it a couple decades ago before Leupold made a dedicated rimfire compact so I sent it to them to have the parallax corrected to 75 yards, which they did for free.

The ocular is a little smaller than I'd like but not bad. Mostly it just fits that rifle to a T.

Killed a lot of ground squirrels with that rifle and scope and never had a problem seeing them well enough to hit them from spittin' range out to over 125 yards or so.

It is by far my favorite rimfire scope since it is pretty much my only rimfire scope. Oh, there is a 4X Busnell Banner .22 on my ancient 10-22 but it is not my favorite.


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Thanks for the input guys. I'm going to look at some 2-7x scopes. I'd like to find one of the new Redfield scopes and see what they are all about.

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Depends.

I'd suggest Simmons .22 mag 4X for guns that are mediocre accurate for short range use. I had one on a 77/22 all weather .22 mag for a while. It got the job done but there were times I felt the need for a little more magnification.

Leupold 2-7X RF special is pretty nice for a little nicer gun. So is their EFR version of the 3-9X compact.

I put a Burris 4-12X AO compact on one rimfire I had. I was not happy with that scope. I couldn't focus such that it was clear at more than one distance, so I had to use the AO to compensate for focus changes with distance rather than for parallax adjustment. It had a lot of curvature / distortion even well away from the edges of the sight picture. And it was way heavier than it's physical size warrants ... same weight as my Leupold full size 6.5-20X.

I'm currently running a Leupold VX II 4-12X on a heavy barreled Ruger 77/17 HMR. Probably don't need quite that much but it's nice when trying to pick out squirrel parts or squirrel eyes when they are hiding in grass clumps.

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Leupold makes a nice little 4X RF Special scope that works well for hunting.


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I'm shooting a Burris FFII with Ballistic plex on my Ruger 77/22 VBBZ, and in a long lifetime of shooting scoped rimfires, that is the BEST scope Ive ever used on a .22...the dotz are spot on, and quick and easy to use when the range extends...


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The Burris Timberline, 2x-7x, with the mil dot, would work for me.
It seems to be solid, and worth the price.
I have not used it yet.

http://www.opticsplanet.net/burris-timberline-2x-7x-26mm-riflescope.html

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Certainly depends on the caliber, and the use.

For my .22s I like a Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x20. It's a good quality scope and I use it when I'm plinking or hunting with the rifle.
I like a more powerful scope on my .17HMRs. I have two: A S&B 2.5-10x56 on my Anschutz 1717D, and a Kahles 2.5-10x50 on my SAKO Quad. The Kahles is adjustable for different calibers with a turn of the turret.

On my Volquartsen .17HM2 I use a Leopold 1.5-6x42 LRP scope. Hust right for the range of this unique caliber.

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