My .22 Wildcat is set for 25 yards and is good out to 40 yards. Farther than that (out to 50yds) I go up one click (1/4 min). If something was at 20 yards I have to use about 1/8 minute of the center reticle to hit dead on.
But yesterday something very strange happened that has never happened before, three times no less in about two hours time. I have a Millenium tree seat that attaches to a tree with a strap at ground level. So I’m sitting there and a squirrel is chattering behind me. So I slowly turn around and he’s on a maple tree, frozen just staring at me, 20 feet away. He just stays there. So I shoulder my rifle and aim so I’m a bit below the horizontal reticle and miss. He moves and I shoot again. Miss again. I aim even higher and third shot gets him. I tell my self I need to get back to the range and get some dope for 20 foot shots. About thirty minutes later another squirrel appears on another tree 20 feet right in front of me. Again shoot and miss, then raise up higher than I expect, then hit. So since I didn’t have any paper, except my hunting license, I scraped some bark on a tree 20 feet away with my knife and scratch a plus sign to sight on. My Element scope goes to 10 yards and at 20 feet the image is a bit blurry but I aim and shoot. Pellet goes a legitimate 2 inches low, which is seven minutes on the reticle subtension lines. I take a second shot and same hole. OK, we’re good now. About 20 minutes later a third squirrel appears on a tree 15 feet away. What the heck is going on ? Three times in 2 hours. So I aim seven minutes below horizontal line and wham, right in the forehead.
Going to go to the range though and get good confirmation on 5, 10 and 15 yard zeroes.
It was a good day, all together six squirrels, an Ohio daily limit.
