Using my old 22 with a scope, I “shot” a fox directly in the chest at about 25 yards using a scope. It had zero impact on her. I chased her around the yard as she killed two of my chickens and I could not get a bead on her because the scope got in the way.
So I have mixed feelings about scopes with a short range firearm.
Not enough practice and proper scope set up.
Chest shots normally take some time to be effective.
I killed plenty of running game with a scope sighted 22.
I just ordered some scope rings for my 10/22 that stand an inch off the receiver and are hollow underneath so you can use scope or sights. Not sure how it will work, but I’ll risk 15 bucks. Especially since the factory scope mount sucks.
What kind of ammunition did you use?