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Old 11-29-2011   #1
blackawdtsi
 

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Re: The Gun Thread

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Originally Posted by CVD View Post
I find I have to hold over about 12" at 100 yards with my 10/22 shooting standard velocity ammo. It is however zero'd for 25 yards. I found charts claiming everything from 5.5" drop, to 7" drop to almost 13" drop as here:

http://www.gunsmoke.com/guns/1022/images/22hv_table.gif

Take your pic. Personally I think 22LR is silly at 100 yards.
Right, 13" drop if you hold the barrel at 90*. Since nobody does this, you won't have 13" drop. Even that chart, indicated by "path in." shows 4.74" of drop when zeroed at 59 yards.
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