I am trying to find a good scope for my recently acquired ruger 10/22. My shooting will probably be 50 - 100 yards most of the time, maybe up to 150+ on occasion. I don’t know much about scopes so any help is appreciated. From searching, the vortex crossfire ii keeps popping up and seems to be reasonably priced but I wonder if that would be overkill for my needs. There is the possibility of using the scope on other rifles though. Would a cheaper fixed magnification scope be sufficient for a 22?
The Crossfire II is a decent scope at a reasonable price, it’s more than enough for a .22.
As far as “overkill” goes, that’s less about the brand and more about the magnification. I have a Bushnell 1.5-4x on my 10/22 and it more than covers any kind of shooting I’ll ever do with it. I think if you’re going out to 100 yards max, anything over 4x is where you start to get into overkill territory, but everyone’s opinion will be a little different on that. You can shoot just fine at 50-100 yards with no magnification at all if you wanted, personally at 100 is where I like to start zooming in a bit, but again, all subjective.
I think given that it’s a 10/22 and you’re going to be using it at completely reasonable distances, chances are you’re gonna be fine with whatever you pick, it’s hard to go really wrong unless you pick some airsoft scope so cheap you can’t properly see through it or something with some crazy magnification like 6-24x.
A good way to gauge overkill or not would be knowing what you’re willing to spend. 50 bucks will get you a decent little Simmons .22mag, a Crossfire II starts around 150ish and goes up from there, 300 will get you that Primary Arms rig above…and all of them will do the job.
Thank yall for the responses that information is helpful. The primary arms scope seems very good and the two part reticle is intriguing but the price is a little higher than I was hoping to spend. The vortex is more in line with what I look to spend for scope going on a 22.
This would be my first scope besides a red dot and so I guess I’m looking for decent quality for my purposes which is basically hobbyist at this point. Without having anything to gauge pricing, my mind was saying $200 or less seems reasonable for something on a 22. But I wouldn’t mind spending more if there is a good reason to. Is it common to buy a scope and then transfer it to other guns, such as the crossfire starting out on 10/22 and then maybe using it on something else?
After reading your response it makes me wonder if all I need is something on the lower end considering its just a 22. I may wait and spend more money for something that would go on my AR.
That’s another thing that’s going to vary by person…can you use a scope on different guns? Absolutely. Do I? Nope, because getting them zeroed in is a pain in the (censored) and I hate doing it, so once I get something dialed in where I want it, I tend to leave it there for good. Others may be different.
Just using your example though, a Crossfire II will absolutely handle other weapons if that’s the route you wanted to take. I have one on a 5.56 AR I built. Most decent scopes will be fine being used for multiple purposes, the biggest difference on ones in similar price ranges will likely be the reticle type.
Get yourself a boresighter, they’re pretty cheap and a lot of them come with adapters to fit multiple calibers. They won’t get your optics pinpoint, but they will get you in the ballpark which will save you a few steps and some ammo at the range.
Ah yes, I had a family member recommend one. But then another said it was a waste because you needed to go to the range to zero in. If I can get close before heading to the range that seems worthwhile to me. Do you have recommendation between the ones that look like a single caliber or the ones on amazon that are longer and have multiple calibers. The fact the multiple one is cheaper makes me weary if its as good.
Either way my shopping cart will be a little fuller lol…
I use one of the Amazon kits with the adapters. Both of your family members are technically correct, but as long as its understood that the sighter is only used for ballparking and not for exact zeroing, I think they’re useful for saving a little time, ammo, and frustration.