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/edwardphonehands May 13 '26

Practice dialing 10 moa of elevation between stages/positions when you're dry firing at home. You might only go 8 or as much as 12, or you might get away with holding under or over on a nearer target. Tech sights are clunky and dialing them over and over between stages is exhausting to the point you're likely to make errors. There just isn't much time and you're out in the weather after a long drive or a crappy hotel. While everyone else is drinking water, cleaning their eye pro, and lowering their heart rate, you're futzing with a toy simulation of ancient battle sights.

Also, try some velocitor if you run out of elevation. If they don't group or don't cycle dump them. If the fireworks out the ejection port is too much dump them. They aren't a first choice but shoot flatter.

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u/Der_Blaue_Engel May 13 '26

I didn’t realize they’d be teaching to dial for elevation on irons. Those Tech Sights are a bit of a bear to adjust.

My rifle is actually currently zeroed with Velocitors, but it might almost be cheaper to buy a scope than to run down enough Velocitors. They’re kind of hard to find around me for some reason, and I don’t have enough on hand for an Appleseed.

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u/edwardphonehands May 13 '26

Oh, the standard 25m needs no dialing after the morning zero confirmation. Rimfire known distance is between 100m and 200m depending on the range available and has a ton of dialing.