Non-Prallax Scopes

[JimHP]

Hello,

I am new to airgunning so this is probably a dumb question. On my handgun I have a Leupold 2.5-8 X 32 scope. Looking through it today everything seems to be in focus at all ranges that I would need for air gunning. With my Leupold 6.5 - 20 X 40 I have to use the parallax adjustment for almost any change in distance. For target shooting that seems perfectlky fine, but for hunting it seems the scope without parallax would be best (eye relief on a handgun scope is much too long I know). What is lost by using a fixed parallax scope?

[FalconFN]

The only things you will loose are high mags and extra weight.

[Dekers]

First off every scope has parallax, some are simply fixed, that's all.

 

At normal 12ft lb air rifle distances fixed parallax is fine for the vast majority of people in the vast majority of instances.

[Jega]

As Dekers says all scopes are parallaxed some have a side or front adjustment wheel /knob, even the ones without this facility are adjustable by moving the lens carrier assembly in or out .

A rough guide for air gun sub 12 ft/lbs parallax is around 23 to 27 yds ,this should give you a good range of in focus distance. This is assuming that 45 yds is about your maximum kill range.

If you zero at 35 yds (.177) you shouldnt have to use more than one mildot either side of zero.

[manton]

If you can be sure that you will always look through the optical centre of your scope an adjustable scope will not give you any extra benefit . This is not easily done and if you don.t do it you will have errors where the image in the scope is not exactly where the target is. Not big enough errors to upset hunting rifles but enough to cause problems during target shooting. Many non adjustable scopes are set at 100 yards as the are intended to be put on rifles for shooting deer or other large animals.

[JimHP]

OK, I think I understand. I was having major problems walking through the woods shooting at targets (rocks, leaves, etc). at varying distances and trying to hold the gun and adjust prallax at the same time. I realized that if I went hunting I would have major problems. 45 yards is definately the furthest I would want to shoot, maybe 40

 

Thanks very much!

 

Jim

Edited September 17, 2013 by JimHP

[evo]

hi jim for air rifle ranges you don't need an adjustable parallax,

 

I use a fixed one on my huntsman and the view is clear from 10yrds to 60yrds and more, the thing is mate is to practice with it on targets so you can get distances spot on using your milldots,

 

to be honest its nice to have a fab scope on your rifle but shooting under 50-60yrds you don't need to pay through the nose when a cheaper scope will suffice

 

atb Evo