Teaching kids to shoot with distance and caliber changes

[redscabbard]

Hubby is whispering in my ear... wants me to post a question.

With teaching kids to shoot rifles:

Is there a correlation between caliber and distance with the way you use the sight.
ie: sighting in a .22 at 50 yards is the same as a .308 at X yards?

He is trying to explain to munchkins that range time with a .22 will help them with higher caliber and longer distances, without the expensive ammo and need for extra space. 

Thanks in advance!

[charby]

Tell your hubby to call me tomorrow sometime.

[Chuck Dye]

Yes.  The basics are the same within any platform, say bolt action rifles, and vary little across platforms.  The scaling you are looking at is a matter of fairly simple math and a big reason so many shooters speak in terms of angular measure.  The Wikipedia article on metallic silhouette shows how targets are scaled for different ranges.

The ballistics program at the Norma web site offers pretty good graphics and sliders for fast exploration of changes.  Take a look.  You will need Java.

[RoadKingLarry]

He is trying to explain to munchkins that range time with a .22 will help them with higher caliber and longer distances, without the expensive ammo and need for extra space. 

He is correct.

[Jamisjockey]

Time spent with the smaller calibers is a good time to work on fundamentals.  Sight alignment, sight picture, trigger pull and breathing.  Get that to where it's automatic and they'll be x-ringing the 1,000 with the .308

[geronimotwo]

what they said, plus smaller calibers are better in that you don't learn to flinch at the thought of the recoil.   besides that, .22 is just fun to shoot.  my favorite plincker is my .22 revolver.  maybe that is just because i am cheap broke  frugal.

as a reminder, be sure everyone is using proper ear and eye protection, and following the 4 rules!

[MechAg94]

I was also thinking that with .22, it is easier to see and understand trajectory and bullet drop at shorter distances.