Nikon P-223 for 22LR NRA 1/10 Silhouette

[damonlan]

Nikon P-223 for 22LR NRA 1/5 Silhouette

A couple of my 4-H kids have been shooting the Nikon P-Rimfire for 22 silhouette the last couple of years. Seems to work good. We just use the main cross hairs for the 4 distances since the bubbles don't match up with anything. We zero the turrets on chickens then adjust for the distances. The only complaint is the 7 power max is just a bit under powered, especially for the two longer distances.


My question is, has anyone ever used the Nikon P-223, which has a 9X power magnification for this purpose? I would like to shim up the rear mount and install this on one of our rifles for silhouette. I believe this will help the image a bit for our shooters.


Or, is there another scope with target turrets out there that my also do the job that is better that 7X magnification. Need to keep the price below $200.


Thanks


Damon

 

[CZPistol]

What are the two longer distances? Unless you have shooters with very poor eyesight, 7x should be plenty for up to and even beyond 100yds...

 

[damonlan]

77 meters and 100 meters. At 1/5th scale, those get pretty small through 7X mag

 

[acorneau]

Hey Damon,

As I mentioned on RFC check out the Nikon Target EFR. The elevation/windage adjustments are 1/2 MOA (which is fine for silhouette) and they are nice and defined with good solid clicks. Easily adjusted to re-zero, just lift and turn.

The biggest things for a silhouette scope is you need good tracking, an appropriate reticle, and an adjustable objective. For your budget the EFR has all that with excellent glass.

 

[acorneau]

Another one you should look at is the Weaver 44/40. Version 849552 is a 6.5-20X with their Varminter reticle, comes in around $210 but you might be able to find it on sale or use a coupon to get it under $200.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/14...-scope-65-20x-44mm-adjustable-objective-matte