I had a great little '22' scope on the 10-22 that burned last year. It was a Sightron 2.5 or 2.75 x 32 and was plenty for a general purpose/hunting 22 rimfire. Certainly not a long ranger but easily allowed 'minute of critter' up to 100 yards.
That's a good point, and would argue for buying both scopes. Only problem is that my time and patience for shooting the rifles off a bench may be too limited to sort out which of my two 10/22s is really better, if there is any measurable difference.A rifle used for serious plinking and target shooting, especially at wildly various ranges is fine with a more powerful, adjustable-objective beastie with lots of elevation adjustment available. I also favor a scope like this for determining what the best ammo is in a rifle prior to putting more modest glass on it. I just got a 6-24X50mm with a 34mm tube as a tool for load development and rimfire ammo testing. I just put Pic rails on everything so it swaps from one gun to another with a couple turns of the wrench.
That's a classy looking setup there! Always liked the looks of the International versions for some reason.I put a Leupold 2-7 x32mm on my 10/22 Mannlicher, and it's proven to be most satisfactory size and functionality wise for a deep woods .22 squirrel rifle.
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