coon hunting. what range?

[Seif5034]

for those of you who hunt racoons with dogs, what range do you have your scope zero'd to on flat ground? (the plan is to use a Marlin golden39a equiped with a Tasco 4x and shooting either 38 or 40gr CCI velocitor in .22lr)

[Lanse couche couche]

I've never used a scope. The last hunt i went on, i shot them out with a .22 ruger pistol.

[Dryridge]

Ruger 10/22 w/simmons 4x32mmand heavy crosshairssighted in at25yds or 75 ft.

Really it all depends on how tall the trees are in your area!!!

[Seif5034]

does the angle of the shot make any noticeable difference? I know it sure does with archery

[millagerobert]

Angle makes all thedifference. You bullet flight will drop based more on horizontal range travelled, not verticle. You could be shooting 100ft up into a tree or up a bank, but your bullet might only be traveling 20 feet horizontally, so if you held for 100ft you would over shoot. For coons I would zero at 25, but practice at 10yard intervals from 5 to 100 yards. If your using a 22lr your ammo will be cheap enough to let you practice allot.
A red laser works great for nighttime coon hunting as well, especially if you are hunting with kids, it letsyou know where they are aiming and help them sight on the coon.

[crazycoonhunterNE]

I prefer a 22 mag or 17hmr for coons, but a 22 will do the trick. I would sighta 22in for25 yards. although you really dont need a scope for shooting within 25 yardsin my opinion. I shoot all my coons within 10 yards of the base of the tree, unless they have a hole in that tree, in which case I back off tob/w 100 and 150 yds call them out of there hole and shoot them with my 223.

[Lanse couche couche]

Must be some big coons in NE

[crazycoonhunterNE]

its nuthin to get em up to 40 lbs or more. they live in the cornfields until they get picked. they get plenty of fat built up for the first big storm.

[Lanse couche couche]

I'm used to 20 pounds being a pretty dam big coon.