Tyke55 Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 I’ve been offered a really nice 2nd hand scope for a good price. A Leupold VX-R 4-9x40 Firedot. Apparently the parallax is set for 150 yds. I want to put it on my Tikka Tx1 .22 but the ranges I will be shooting are going to be around 50-75. Do you think it will be a problem as I’d like to use the scope if I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 No, nuf said. Buy it , fit it, shoot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Reparralax it .to 50 yds ie on zero That way you should be able to see from 25 yds to infinity on full mag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 I'd try using it first, but I'm pretty certain it should be fine except for real close stuff, less than 20 yards at 9 x, but you get away with that by coming down with magnification. Or you can reparralax it like Stu says, it's not difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyke55 Posted April 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ultrastu said: Reparralax it .to 50 yds ie on zero That way you should be able to see from 25 yds to infinity on full mag. Thanks for the replies Sorry for being dumb but not sure how you’d do that. (Reparralax it) Edited April 10, 2019 by Tyke55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Thats the leupold . Grab the outer paet of the scope. And unscrew it. This loosens the inner lens carrier .the inner carrier is screwed in or outwards by putting something in the 2 slots and turning. U canbjust see 1 in the image , at the bottom. Often on good scopes they turn easily with just your fingers . Sent the lens out wards to reduce the parrelax .id go with about 1.5 full turns to get from 150 - 50 yds .when happy retighten the outer ring Simples . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 There you go you see ....you can learn something new every day on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyke55 Posted April 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Ok great, I’ll give it a go thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyke55 Posted April 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Just can’t get the outer part off even with a strap too so I think I’ll leave , thanks anyway guys 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyke55 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 11/04/2019 at 00:05, Ultrastu said: Thats the leupold . Grab the outer paet of the scope. And unscrew it. This loosens the inner lens carrier .the inner carrier is screwed in or outwards by putting something in the 2 slots and turning. U canbjust see 1 in the image , at the bottom. Often on good scopes they turn easily with just your fingers . Sent the lens out wards to reduce the parrelax .id go with about 1.5 full turns to get from 150 - 50 yds .when happy retighten the outer ring Simples . Got a proper strap wrench now so I'll give it another go. Do you know if Leupold glue the outer part because it's bloody tight ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 16 hours ago, Tyke55 said: Got a proper strap wrench now so I'll give it another go. Do you know if Leupold glue the outer part because it's bloody tight ! Easy tiger ! Have you actually tried the scope yet to see if the parallax is a problem ? You dont want to be breaking it now do you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyke55 Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Ok thanks for the reply ! At risk of breaking it I might have to reconsider. Was out with it today and at full magnification at 50 mtrs, it's not in focus which is a bit annoying. But bring the magnification down to X5 and it's better. I love the scope though, especially the firedot reticle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 You know if you look down at the objective lens, can you see the locking ring, you can sometimes turn it without taking the shroud off, use some blunt calipers. But like I say, breaking or scratching the lens just isnt worth it. If youre not confident, Id take it to someone who is , a camera shop, or even a gun shop that knows what theyre doing. But its a bit difficult without seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Maybe a gental hair dryer on the end to loosen the glue perhaps. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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