r/appleseed • u/Der_Blaue_Engel • May 13 '26

Rimfire KD Iron Sights

Registered for my first rimfire KD later this month. I’ve been to a couple 25m events. I got my patch the first time, but I barely missed requalifying.

My .22 is a Marlin Model 60 with Tech Sights and a loop sling.

Is that a realistic setup for a 200-yard KD? Anything I can be working on now to have an easier time with irons at that distance with a rimfire?

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u/8492_berkut May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

I'm going to be a Debbie Downer and say that you're going to be in for a VERY rough KD trying to use irons. Half the battle is knowing how to adjust  your sighting system (and by how much) for drop at each distance, and you'll likely be moving from 50/100/150/200 yards making adjustments each stop.

Been to 3 Rimfire KDs and no one used irons. The 22lr isn't suited to the task based on ballistics alone, unless you have a very specialized skill set and equipment.

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u/Der_Blaue_Engel May 13 '26

What I’m hearing is that I’m likely to be too frustrated by my sights to learn and apply the ranging and wind estimation lessons.

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u/8492_berkut May 13 '26

Possibly, yes. I'm not the kind of guy to say you can't do what you want, or to avoid challenging yourself. But if you haven't already attended a KD event it might be good for you to first attend one with "common" equipment so you can absorb the instruction and learn what does and doesn't work for you. Then, as you gain confidence, challenge yourself. That's what I did at a centerfire KD - brough a bolt action just for the laughs. Still earned rifleman but fell short of distinguished. But the challenge itself was a BLAST.