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leupold scope question??
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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 469714" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>It will eliminate parallax and enable you to focus the image against the reticle. For precision shooting, you don't want parallax......bad juju!!</p><p> </p><p>Next time you're driving in the car, look at your speedometer, now move your head to the left or right while still looking at the speedo. You'll notice that it "appears" like your speed has changed, when the only thing that's changed is the alignment of one image on top of another.</p><p> </p><p>Target images behind reticles work the same. If you move your eye in relation to the scope (left/right or up/down) without moving the gun, the target will appear to move in relation to the reticle. Can you gaurantee you're aligning your eye to the exact center of the scope every time you shoot?? </p><p> </p><p>AO allows us to focus both on the same plane and eliminate this optical illusion. The SF you see on most newer design scopes do the same thing. There will be a setting for different distances and the AO is usually marked in yds. But it works better to adjust for a parallax free image and sharp focus and just ignore the numbers, because they don't always match the distance you're shooting at.</p><p> </p><p>This illusion is much more noticeable with higher power optics (above 9X). It's also much more noticeable at close distances (under 100 yds) you won't notice it much at 100 -200, because most scopes are set at the factory to be parallax free at somewhere between 100 and 150 yds usually. It is also noticeable beyond 200, <strong>especially</strong> with higher powered scopes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 469714, member: 21068"] It will eliminate parallax and enable you to focus the image against the reticle. For precision shooting, you don't want parallax......bad juju!! Next time you're driving in the car, look at your speedometer, now move your head to the left or right while still looking at the speedo. You'll notice that it "appears" like your speed has changed, when the only thing that's changed is the alignment of one image on top of another. Target images behind reticles work the same. If you move your eye in relation to the scope (left/right or up/down) without moving the gun, the target will appear to move in relation to the reticle. Can you gaurantee you're aligning your eye to the exact center of the scope every time you shoot?? AO allows us to focus both on the same plane and eliminate this optical illusion. The SF you see on most newer design scopes do the same thing. There will be a setting for different distances and the AO is usually marked in yds. But it works better to adjust for a parallax free image and sharp focus and just ignore the numbers, because they don't always match the distance you're shooting at. This illusion is much more noticeable with higher power optics (above 9X). It's also much more noticeable at close distances (under 100 yds) you won't notice it much at 100 -200, because most scopes are set at the factory to be parallax free at somewhere between 100 and 150 yds usually. It is also noticeable beyond 200, [B]especially[/B] with higher powered scopes. [/QUOTE]
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