snagglepuss said:The Mossberg Tactical does seem to be a conundrum, I gotta admit.
One thing I wonder about is where the OP's gun was purchased...all those issues going back and forth to Mossberg...I can't help but wonder where your dealer was in all this.
I know that my Mossberg shot very well right out of the box (1.5" groups offhand at 50yds) but I did get a dud mag with it. Went down to my dealer the next day and he happily exchanged it.
But...once the mag issue was fixed (and a couple more purchased just because the thing is so danged much fun), I've put through 1000+ rounds this summer with only a handful of FTF...all of which were nothing more than racking the bolt.
LAZY EYED SNIPER said:Comparing 22lr to .223/5.56 is apples to oranges.
A .223/5.56 bullet has a much flatter trajectory than a .22lr bullet. Ballistics coefficients and maximum effective range of each bullet differs greatly. The maximum effective range of a .22lr is around 150yd and the smaller bullet loses a great deal of energy as it travels. Here are some bullet drop comparisons...
- A 25yd zero on your average .22lr load in a rifle will yield around a 7-8 inch drop in point of impact at 100yd and around 10-12 feet at 300yd.
- A 5.56 25yd zero with an average load will yield around a 1.5 inch drop at 100yd and only around 7.5 inches at 300yd.
Due to the difference in maintained energy and the resulting difference in trajectory, the .22lr and .223/5.56 need to be sighted in much differently at comparative distances within their effective ranges...
rjpoog1989 said:Right now I've got my .22lr zeroed at 100 yards. I wonder if that's a mistake given the amount of drop it has I'm probably way high at shorter distances.
Edit: a quick google search on my ammo and I've figured out a new game plan. I'm going to sight rifle in at 1 inch high at 50 yard or roughly 75yard zero. Here's the link to the ammo I've been using: http://www.cci-ammunition.com/products/ ... oadNo=0050
rjpoog1989 said:I thought the same thing, as well as assumed flatter trajectory...