goldypurple Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 i have a walther 6x42 scope for my .22 rim fire. Now my question for zeroing what setting do you have the parallax adjustment set on, i think on my scope i have 10, 20, 50 and 100 or infinity, so which one? Also should i set the scope at the centre on each turret, ie count the click all the way round and then back off to the centre. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 i have a walther 6x42 scope for my .22 rim fire. Now my question for zeroing what setting do you have the parallax adjustment set on, i think on my scope i have 10, 20, 50 and 100 or infinity, so which one? Also should i set the scope at the centre on each turret, ie count the click all the way round and then back off to the centre. Andy Parallax is set to the number of yards that you're shooting at, so if it's at 100 and you're shooting something that's 30 yards away, it'll be blurry and vice versa. Not sure what you mean about the turret. Once it's zeroed, put the screw cap back on and leave it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Also should i set the scope at the centre on each turret, ie count the click all the way round and then back off to the centre. Yes. Also consider "bore sighting" it - have a look at google for a howto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 (edited) Set a target up at 55yards then with the rifle firmly rested, look through the scope, turn the parallax ring until the image is sharp and when you move your head slightly (without touching the rifle) you don't see the crosshairs moving independant of the target. You might find this doesn't coincide with 55yards on your parallax adjustment but that's not at all unusual. You'll find at 6x that parallax isn't much of an issue anyway, the image should be reasonably sharp at any range in decent light As far as centreing the turrets you don't need to with a bolt action rifle, remove the bolt and with the rifle still firmly rested, look down the bore at your target, then looking through the scope turn the turrets until the crosshairs are centered on what you could see through the bore, this should get you near enough to start shooting to zero. If 55yards is a bit tricky to bore sight do it at 20yards, that should put you close enough at 55yards too. Edited May 21, 2010 by Colster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldypurple Posted May 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Set a target up at 55yards then with the rifle firmly rested, look through the scope, turn the parallax ring until the image is sharp and when you move your head slightly (without touching the rifle) you don't see the crosshairs moving independant of the target. You might find this doesn't coincide with 55yards on your parallax adjustment but that's not at all unusual. You'll find at 6x that parallax isn't much of an issue anyway, the image should be reasonably sharp at any range in decent light As far as centreing the turrets you don't need to with a bolt action rifle, remove the bolt and with the rifle still firmly rested, look down the bore at your target, then looking through the scope turn the turrets until the crosshairs are centered on what you could see through the bore, this should get you near enough to start shooting to zero. If 55yards is a bit tricky to bore sight do it at 20yards, that should put you close enough at 55yards too. Cheers, but its not a bolt action it a semi so cant do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz2381 Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 To help with your zeroing if you knock up a 1m x 1m frame cover it with fabric then place your target in the center this will show you the fall of shot if you are not hitting the target at your given distance and stops the guess work. ATB Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Yes it is best to center your scope. Doing so will give you the maximum amount of adjustment. The type of action has no bearing on the need to center the clicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 leave the scope as it is, set the paralax at 50 and take your first shot at 20 yards with a decent sized target. Then adjust from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Hi, The only time that you need to centre the turret adjustment is if you have (wisely) a windage adjustable set of mounts having used that to get as close as you can before finishing off with a final precise setting with the scope: Not really critical on a rimfire though. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 leave the scope as it is, set the paralax at 50 and take your first shot at 20 yards with a decent sized target. Then adjust from there What he said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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