Rimfire rifles are the most owned category of firearm in North America, and most of them never get a quality scope. A sub-par scope on a rimfire rifle is a double waste. The rifle itself is accurate enough to expose a scope’s weaknesses at 50 and 100 yards. At those distances parallax error, poor glass … Read more
The .22 WMR and the .22 Magnum are the same cartridge. Winchester Magnum Rimfire and .22 Magnum are two names used interchangeably for the same round. A separate article exists on this site for the .22 mag, so this article focuses on the same scope recommendations with additional detail on the specific use cases where … Read more
The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire is the most capable rimfire cartridge in common production. A 40 grain bullet leaves the muzzle at around 1,875 feet per second. At 100 yards it has dropped roughly 3 inches from a 50-yard zero, and at 150 yards that drop is approaching 9 inches. The practical effective range on … Read more
The .17 HMR is the flattest-shooting rimfire cartridge commercially available, and it changed what rimfire rifles could do at distance. A 17 grain polymer-tipped bullet exits at around 2,550 feet per second, giving the .17 HMR a trajectory that is measurably flatter than the .22 LR at all distances past 50 yards. At 150 yards … Read more