Sub $500 scope for a 22lr recommendation

[work765]

Decided to grab a 22lr for my sons first rifle And for me to train with.
Any recommendations on a good scope for it?
Ideally If possible I would like to stay away from a rim fire scope because I can’t use it on any other rifles.
Thoughts are if it’s my sons first real rifle. It will probably see a lot of 50 yard shots and under from him. So I would want the parallax to be adjustable to that. But I’ll probably be shooting it a bit further.

I would also like to be able to dial with it.


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[Castle Rock]

Bushnell Fullfeild 2 in 3-9 , should be able to pick one up well under $200
sorry I didn’t see the bit about dialing, but this is a great scope, no need to worry about parallax using it on a 22 up close, just stick to lower power

 

[Ndbowhunter]

Swfa 6x easily. I don’t hate the10x but 6x is plenty for 30 mils of elevation shots where I’m at.

For Yucks I had a elite tactical 3.5-21 this week but having 10 yard parallax is nice at times and honestly besides a couple times checking bullet holes it sat at 6-8x anyways.

 

[ChrisA]

I like my Leupold VX II 3-9x33 EFR on my Kimber K22. Not sure if they are still in production but I see they have EFRs in their Freedom line for under $400.

My old 10/22 wears a Tasco World Class 3-10 from about 1986, it works to the point I haven't wanted to upgrade yet.

Chris

 

[Desk Jockey]

Nikon 223 series is a reasonable option and cheap now that they are discontinued. I have one sitting on my 10/22 right now.

Invest in some decent ammo. The Walmart grade 22lr I have is pretty inconsistent. I haven’t put it through a chrono but You can actually hear the difference in the powder charges as you shoot. Every now and then you get a “pfft” and a Very low flyer.

 

[BAKPAKR]

What size is your son, what 22 are you planning on getting, and how much farther than 50 yards do you plan on shooting?

I like the idea of the 6x SWFA suggested but it is a relatively heavy scope (for a 22) and it wouldn’t be my first choice if your son is fairly young/small. What I would suggest for a Tikka T1X would be different than what I would recommend for a Henry lever action. If you are thinking you might want to try out to 300 yards, you will have close to 40 MOA difference in impact from a 50 yard zero so it is very helpful to have lots of internal adjustment or a reticle with hash marks or mil-dots.

 

[22lr]

I had a very early model Vortex Crossfire, actually was a pretty decent scope for the money it worked great on my 22s and up to my 30-06 before I upgraded. For your budget you could really easily get into a Diamondback Tactical FFP model that would have the full range of tactical features perfect for a kiddo and also an outright pretty decent scope that you could put on any rifle. Side adjustable parallax, dials for windage, elevation and several really nice reticle options... I don't have a tactical model but currently have a regular Diamondback model and have nothing bad to say about it for what they are. They are fairly easily found for $350-400. They are not the same quality as a $1500 tactical scopes, but they also only cost $350 so...

 

[16Bore]

Redfield Tac 22. Pretty fun little scope for a 22. Not fancy, but the spring loaded turrets are f’n handy.

 

[willfrye027]

For $475 I put a 3-9 swfa on my tikka t1x. It’s overkill, but I have the same scope on my 30-06 so I get lots of practice dialing it.

 

[Catahoula]

I have a Vortex Diamondback on my Ruger 10/22. Works well for the application.

 

[Agross]

Redfield

 

[fatlander]

Leupold VX-1


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[notradame]

Leupold rimfire efr 3-9x33. I can't imagine a better scope for a 22lr for hunting at least.
Target shooting is a whole 'nother ball game though. Good luck

 

[work765]

What size is your son, what 22 are you planning on getting, and how much farther than 50 yards do you plan on shooting?

I like the idea of the 6x SWFA suggested but it is a relatively heavy scope (for a 22) and it wouldn’t be my first choice if your son is fairly young/small. What I would suggest for a Tikka T1X would be different than what I would recommend for a Henry lever action. If you are thinking you might want to try out to 300 yards, you will have close to 40 MOA difference in impact from a 50 yard zero so it is very helpful to have lots of internal adjustment or a reticle with hash marks or mil-dots.

Its a Tikka t1x. He's going to be 9 yrs old soon. My plans with the gun are to get him shooting and running a bolt gun. Teaching him to shoot/hunt. We'll probably be in the desert tryin for rabbits, or setup targets. But im sure if I go to the range I'll take the rifle with me and try for some steel past 100yrds.

 

[Billy Goat]

What happened to learning with iron sites? Granted it seems like hardly any gun comes with them anymore. I kinda think it's a building block personally.

I think cameraland had some pretty good sale prices on some Bushnell's for what I saw last I looked. I'd check them as they are a sponsor here.

 

[work765]

What happened to learning with iron sites? Granted it seems like hardly any gun comes with them anymore. I kinda think it's a building block personally.

I think cameraland had some pretty good sale prices on some Bushnell's for what I saw last I looked. I'd check them as they are a sponsor here.

His Nerf gun has iron sites lol
I’ll check out Camerland. See what they got. Thanks


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[SteveCNJ]

I'm all for top notch optics but on a 22 at 50 to 100 yards there are many 3-9x variable scopes under $200 that would be great. Nikon, Redfield, Bushnell

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[JollyRoger]

For $475 I put a 3-9 swfa on my tikka t1x. It’s overkill, but I have the same scope on my 30-06 so I get lots of practice dialing it.

My T1X also wears a SWFA 3-9. It’s fantastic. I’d also have no issues using the SWFA 6x


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[BAKPAKR]

I think you need to decide whether you want to scope this rifle primarily for your son or for you. I have a 10 year old daughter. I am thinking about getting her a T1X and putting a 9.5 oz. SWFA 2.5-10 Ultralight Rimfire scope on it (parallax adjusted to 50 yards). The simple plex reticle and light weight would be great for a child. Although I have not seen the rimfire version, I have the standard version on a 223 and I really like it. Also, since the T1X does not have sights, I am not sure why you would be switching the scope to any other rifle. I think the Weaver and Leupold adjustable objective 3-9s have been discontinued but, if you could find one, either of those would be good scopes, too.

If Tikka starts offering the T1X in a left hand version, I plan on getting one for myself. I will scope it with a SWFA 6x, which will have the same reticle that is on the 19 oz SWFA 3-9x mounted on my T3X.

BTW - I have a SWFA 10X on a CZ 22. For me, the reticle is a bit fine for general use. The reticle on the 6x is thicker.

 

[Dunndm]

I’ve got a Nikon.... something? I picked up from the classfields. It was 60$ and I’ve shot well over 3000 shots with it and still is going good. I don’t think you need a 300-500$ sight for anything under 100 yard shots honestly. I do 95%of my shooting 20-70 yards and I hunt with it. Just a personal opinion. If money isn’t a problem, then by all means I’d choose one of the more expensive ones listed above


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