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Posted: 10/30/2018 6:47:35 PM EDT
I was shooting my prairie dog AR today that has a Vortex AMG 6-24x. I was shooting at 200 yards and I noticed to get the clearest picture I had the parallax adjustment set between the 500 yard and infinity mark. Is this normal or do I have something set up wrong?
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Posted: 10/30/2018 7:06:41 PM EDT
[Last Edit: esa17]
[#1]
Adjust parallax until the reticle doesn’t move if you wiggle your head. The index numbers are irrelevant by in large.
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Posted: 10/30/2018 7:08:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By esa17:
Adjust parallax until the reticle doesn’t move if you wiggle your head. The index numbers are relevant by in large. Everyone's eyes are different. Adjust it to your eyes at a given distance. Ignore the number on the dial. |
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Posted: 10/30/2018 7:19:28 PM EDT
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just adj till its clear, don't worry about it
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Posted: 10/30/2018 7:30:52 PM EDT
[#4]
OP, did you ever adjust your diopter when you first got your scope mounted?
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Posted: 10/30/2018 7:39:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Rob01]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SuperJlarge:
OP, did you ever adjust your diopter when you first got your scope mounted? Also as mentioned the numbers on the parallax knobs don't always match. That's why a lot of scope companies just put dots or marks. Don't stress it but make sure you had the diopter set. |
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Posted: 10/30/2018 7:42:51 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Tug153]
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I adjusted my diopter. It was kind of wierd though. There was a pretty large range of rotation where the reticle appeared to be in focus.
Thanks for the responses. |
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Posted: 10/30/2018 7:52:28 PM EDT
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You didn't keep staring through the scope when adjusting did you? You should only look through the scope for about a second or two when setting diopter and then look away or close eye as the eye can compensate and make it look like reticle is in focus when it's not.
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Posted: 10/30/2018 8:01:32 PM EDT
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Yep, only looked for a second or two at a time a d then looked away.
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TN, USA
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Posted: 10/30/2018 8:23:03 PM EDT
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A change in diopter will sometimes change the parallax position
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Posted: 10/30/2018 8:38:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By l_Ferret_l:
I adjusted my diopter. It was kind of wierd though. There was a pretty large range of rotation where the reticle appeared to be in focus. Thanks for the responses. Hope you get it resolved. The AMG is a great scope and a tremendous value. |
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Posted: 10/31/2018 11:40:26 AM EDT
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Just one more thing to check, but we're assuming rings have been torqued to proper spec and are not clamped around the ring nearest to the objective end isn't clamped too closely to the turret housing or the point where the tube angles out to the objective bell? An overtorqued ring, especially near those edges of the tube could cause a slight impingement on the parallax cell inside the scope.
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Posted: 10/31/2018 6:25:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Tug153]
[#12]
The first time I mounted the scope I did not have the proper torque. I did not have a torque wrench. The first time I took the scope to the range I found that I did not quite have the reticle straight. I then had a torque wrench and was able to torque the mount (a JP mount) to 18 inch pounds.
When I mounted the scope without a torque wrench I basically tightened the screws down in a figure 8 type pattern and then went about another 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Here is what the setup looks like. 
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Posted: 11/1/2018 6:47:56 PM EDT
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Went out and shot again today, but this time at 400 yards. The parallax adjustment was almost the same for 400 yards, so I think I am good. I am probably just overthinking it. The rifle shot really well and the scope seemed to worked really well. With 55 grain Vmax at 2850 FPS and a 200 yard zero I dialed 6.25 MOA up on the turret and was able to hit a 4 inch going on my first attempt.
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Posted: 11/18/2018 1:23:19 PM EDT
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I remember reading a comment from an optics company engineer or rep(I believe it was Vortex actually) and he was saying that slanted scope bases can affect your parralax adjustment and how the marks line up.
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Posted: 11/18/2018 5:14:19 PM EDT
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Parallax adjustment is a bigger deal at close range than at long range.
If you go to an air rifle field target match, everybody will have white tape on their AO or their focus wheel, with numbers that correspond with the real range at which focus is perfect. |
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