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Originally posted by fritz:
Understand that a 10/22 is not a precision rifle. A fun plinking rifle that's reliable with the right magazines and ammo -- absolutely. Things that keep a 10/22 from being a true precision rifle:
- Semi-auto. In order to reliably cycle many types of ammo, the chamber tolerances are opened up. The gun can thus cycle with lots of ammo types, when the chamber is pretty dirty, but at the cost of precision. There's also more vibration occurring in the cartridge ignition process with a semi-auto than a bolt action. Vibration throughout the firearm is a detriment to accuracy.
- The chamber length is longer than that of a precision bolt action, to accept the longer cases that are often used in plinking ammo. Such as CCI Mini Mag. This reduces chances of jamming with Mini Mag ammo, but at of cost of precision with quality match ammo. Match ammo will likely not have the case solidly locked in the chamber, the bullet may have a longer jump to the lands than is optimal, and the bullet may wobble a little bit in the throat before it engages the lands.
- Due to chamber design, true match ammo may not produce noticeably better accuracy than middle-of-the-road ammo in a 10/22. In contrast to a quality bolt action, where match ammo's accuracy should be obvious.
- A stock 10/22 doesn't have the best barrel.

This doesn't mean you can't shoot at 200+ yard targets, but rather that you should consider larger targets and/or lower hit percentages. Work your way out to longer distances in stages. Learn the drops, develop dope tables, understand wind drift, learn to estimate crosswind speeds.

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Originally posted by fritz:
I like the revised dots better than the original. I find that my vision is better with yellow than red as an aim point. I also suspect that many scopes produce a sharper image in the yellow part of the visible spectrum than the red part. The small red dot offers a more precise aiming point, especially if you don't have to compensate for wind drift.

IMO consider reducing the number of dots per page. Your brain & vision may be fine with the current setup, but I've tried similar dot density targets and I have struggled a bit. Give it a try first, but I suspect you will be happier with about half the current dot density per page. Should you decide to make the change, please post your new targets. I have no qualms in stating that "I will steal shamelessly from others" -- a term a prior company's Chief Officers used when they saw great ideas from other folks.

I often use solid black dots for dot drills. Right up front, I'll state that solid black dots suck with black reticles. But it's a game my instructors & mentors have played for a long time. When we can consistently center punch solid black dots, all the shooting fundamentals are working.