I use the exact same scope.
Most of my shots for squirrels are usually between 25-50 yards. So I zero at 30 yards I dont have to think about aiming a little high at let's say 20ish yards if my zero is at 50. And I do have to aim a touch high at 50, but that's no big deal.

 

I have the same scope on a Savage Mark II BV (laminate brown stock, heavy barrel) 22lr. I zero ALL my squirrel hunting rifles dead on at 50 yards.

 

Thats what i was thinking as well. Thanks

 

To add to my first response.
I've been zeroing my squirrel rifles at 50 yards for 30 years. Just in the last year or so I changed to the 30yd zero. Basically I went for an average yardage of my normal shots. So if you generally shoot limb chickens at 50 then go with that.
I just got tired of guessing where the bullet would hit at my average shot so I chose 30yards. So far so good. Figured I'd explain my first post.

 

Depends on how far you generally shoot. If you shoot 50 yards max and zero your rifle at 50 yards then your lower hash marks will never be used and only get in the way.
you could zero at 30 yards and then see if one of the lower marks are dead on at 50. I would think (have no experience with that scope so it’s a guess on my part) that the hash marks are calibrated for rimfire bullet drop distances so you might as well try to use them.

 

I sight in all my .22's at 100 yards, 50 is a little short.

 

Just curious.
Is your 100 yard zero for tree squirrel hunting? Wouldn't you then need to aim about 7 inches low for shots around 50 or under?

 

So not hunting related but I think it's pertinent.

I have a 16" barreled 10/22 clone that I have that same scope on.

I was taking it to a rimfire known distance Appleseed event. They are shot at 25, 50, 75 and 100 yds.

I ran a ballistic calculator on CCI SV and then verified at the range. There was a .1" or 1 click difference between a 25 yd and 50 yd zero.

I didn't even bother to dial or adjust my aim, .1" doesn't really matter unless you are shooting bench rest. I'd 0 at 25 yds because it's easier, then set my AO at 35 yds or so.

 

I assume you mean adjustable objective,mine doesn’t have that.
I did get it zeroed yesterday at 50.
Now i just need to figure out the hash marks /balistics to match.
This is all new as i have only used duplex scopes before.

 

SV , for hunting zeroed at 70 yards. That will give you the most inch under inch over bullet path from 10 to 100 yards.

 

Most of my shots are between 25yds and 50yds so I've been using a 35yd zero.

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