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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Scope qestions, parallax
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullet bumper" data-source="post: 864429" data-attributes="member: 17844"><p>First off you should set it for every range . However if you are shooting around the hundred then the 100 setting is OK but if you get closer to 200 then the 200 setting should be better . I say should because there is no guarantee that the scope will correct exactly right for your eyes at the ocular focus setting that you need to see the cross hair sharply . </p><p>So a good thing to do is test the scope at 100 measured yards on a target.</p><p>set the scope for 100 yards parallax correction.</p><p>get the normal sight picture , then move your head about side to side up and down a small amount behind the scope . If the cross hair stays on the same target position all the time it's correct for you at that distance . The whole image may move about a bit but the cross hair point of aim should stay locked to the same place on the target . </p><p>If it does not and the cross hair wanders about the target then the 100 yard setting is not correct for you at 100 yards range . Play around with the setting each side of the 100 yard marking and find the place where the cross hair is locked to the target and that is the correct place for your eyes at 100 yards.</p><p>You can do one of two things , do it at different ranges and remark the scope parallax knob or bell to the correct positions for your eyes or just do the head move thing to zero in on the right correction before a shot using the settings as a rough starting guide . For quick snap shots or running shots the head move thing is impractical and so is mucking about with the parallax to some extent so I do both . I test and remark some of my my scopes and I also do the head move thing to check for slow bi=pod shooting . However when I think moving game is likely , I select a setting say 150 yards and stick with that . Hope that helps .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullet bumper, post: 864429, member: 17844"] First off you should set it for every range . However if you are shooting around the hundred then the 100 setting is OK but if you get closer to 200 then the 200 setting should be better . I say should because there is no guarantee that the scope will correct exactly right for your eyes at the ocular focus setting that you need to see the cross hair sharply . So a good thing to do is test the scope at 100 measured yards on a target. set the scope for 100 yards parallax correction. get the normal sight picture , then move your head about side to side up and down a small amount behind the scope . If the cross hair stays on the same target position all the time it's correct for you at that distance . The whole image may move about a bit but the cross hair point of aim should stay locked to the same place on the target . If it does not and the cross hair wanders about the target then the 100 yard setting is not correct for you at 100 yards range . Play around with the setting each side of the 100 yard marking and find the place where the cross hair is locked to the target and that is the correct place for your eyes at 100 yards. You can do one of two things , do it at different ranges and remark the scope parallax knob or bell to the correct positions for your eyes or just do the head move thing to zero in on the right correction before a shot using the settings as a rough starting guide . For quick snap shots or running shots the head move thing is impractical and so is mucking about with the parallax to some extent so I do both . I test and remark some of my my scopes and I also do the head move thing to check for slow bi=pod shooting . However when I think moving game is likely , I select a setting say 150 yards and stick with that . Hope that helps . [/QUOTE]
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