Ruger 10/22 scope recomendations?

[buckshot]

I have a 10/22 with a Tactical Solution barrel, Kidd trigger group, and a Houge stock and I am looking for scope and scope ring recomendations. I will mainly use this rifle for squirrels, plinking and some bench target shooting. I am kind of leaning towards the Nikon Prostaff Rimfire 3-9x40. What do you guys use? I don't currently have any of my .22s scoped, from what I read it seem like a rimfire scope with an adjustable objective is the way to go with a .22lr. I have other Nikon scopes and really like them, but do I really need a $150 scope on a .22lr rifle? Is the adjustable objective really that important?

 

[BlkHawk73]

As a minimum, I'll use a Mueller. No more of the Simmons and Tasco garbage and certainly nothing from BSA. The Nikon stuff is pretty good - have a Nikon on one of my builds am have nothing but positive things to say about it.

 

[mickeyboat]

I had a 3-9 lighted BSA scope off a hunting rifle in the safe that works perfect on my 10-22 takedown. Key is to spring for some easily removed-lever only, return to zero mounts.

 

[blume357]

You can get by with cheap... especially with bench shooting... on a 10/22 because of the low recoil. But since you are leaning toward spending more... I would go that way. I have both Simmons and Nikon scopes and the Nikon is obviously better.. and it is not even a high end one. With hunting you are going to want to stay on the low end of the power setting for quick sight selection. At least for me I found that I can usually shoot as well if not better with a variable power scope on the lower setting... much like shooting with Iron sights with just a little bit of help. Where the 9 power or better comes in handy is with bench shooting at 50-75 yards and actually seeing where the rounds hit the target and often times seeing it hit.

 

[Rumrunner]

My squirrel rifle is like your's, Tac Sol barrel, Hogue stock, and Volquartsen innards. I have a Bushnell 4x fixed power with the circle-x retical. They also offer the circle-x in a 3-p scope. The cirle is about the size of a squirrel's head and makes for easy head shots. There is a fine crosshair in the middle for accurate target shooting. To me these are the best squirrel scopes.

 

[buckshot]

Well I thinks its come down to the Nikon Prostaff Rimfire 3-9x40 or the Mueller MPV 4.5-14x40. Now to decide which one. I am leaning a little towards the Mueller, but not quite sold yet. Also what rings and mounts are you guys using? Any experience with the DNZ mount?

 

[george preston]

With the money you have put into the rifle it seems skimping and buying a low end scope would be a waist. While I do not own one, my brother has a Nikon scope on one of his rifles and he is happy with it.

 

[Snake45]

do I really need a $150 scope on a .22lr rifle? Is the adjustable objective really that important?

The AO is critical on a .22 that will be used the way you'll be using yours, so that one's a big YES.

I like the Simmons 22MAG 3x-9x AO, which costs a lot less than your $150 figure. Might not be the best scope but almost certainly the best VALUE in a .22 scope. I've heard nothing but good things about the Mueller, too, but it's a little more.

I know several people who have bought the Simmons on my recommendation and every one of them has been happy with it.