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Posted: 1/23/2014 12:56:51 PM EDT
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I just bought a 10/22 for squirrel hunting and pinking. I have been looking at scopes and notice most "rimfire" scopes have a parallax setting at 50 yds. I found a good deal on a Nikon Prostaf 2-7x but they have a parallax setting at 100yds. Is this a big deal being that the primary use of the rifle will be for squirrel hunting and most of the shots will be close range ?
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I'd be happy to see someone put numbers to it. But if you want to test it yourself, take a 100 yard parallax scope and point it at something 25 yards away. Line the crosshairs up on something then start moving your head side to side and up and down. That will show you how much it matters.
I ended up buying a rimfire scope for my .22 because I felt the rifle scope was screwing with my accuracy due to parallax. |
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My knowledge may be imperfect on the subject, but what I have always done is to take considerable pains to mount the scope as low as possible, and then, if necessary, add just enough cheek riser so that I can get a good scope sight and consistently uniform cheek weld.
Confirm this by shouldering the unloaded rifle with eyes closed, and once in position, then open eyes. If scope is not perfectly centered, then adjust as needed. Some of this problem can be related to length of pull, and scope height. A lot of 22s have short stocks for kids, and possibly adding a spacer or butt pad can help obtain a uniform sighting picture. Some people find it helpful to "chicken neck" IOW stretch the neck and head forward to the limit on a long stock. Whatever works for you, as long as it is instinctive, and repeatable without a lot of fuss and bother. As I said, taking every measure to mount the scope as low as possible is probably the first and most important step in the process. If your head (and eye) hits the stock smack dab in the centerline of the scope every time, your parallax problems are solved. |
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Is this a big deal being that the primary use of the rifle will be for squirrel hunting and most of the shots will be close range ? For me personally yes. If it is for you, you will have to decide. It will be difficult to position your head and eye the same every time. You may be aiming upward or parallel to ground, seated or standing, using a rest or not, bladed left or right, wearing a coat or t-shirt. ??? To make it worse the scope may be more or less forgiving, one Burris scope I had seemed very unforgiving of head position. Would the difference in point of impact vs. point of aim be enough to miss the squirrel, I guess that would depend.  There are enough good rim fire scopes that are affordable so I would rather buy one with a 50 to 60 yard parallax. I have other variables to cause a miss, why add one I can control.
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I just bought a 10/22 for squirrel hunting and pinking. I have been looking at scopes and notice most "rimfire" scopes have a parallax setting at 50 yds. I found a good deal on a Nikon Prostaf 2-7x but they have a parallax setting at 100yds. Is this a big deal being that the primary use of the rifle will be for squirrel hunting and most of the shots will be close range ? I went through 3 scopes with 100 yd parallex and let me tell you, at 50yards it out right sucks. Do what I did, get one with AO and then you'll be set. Here's mine, and go as low as you can. Before I got this scope, I had one that was not AO and I ran low rings. I loved how low the bottom of the scope was to the barrel. Leupold std mount Leupold std med rings Leupold 4x18x40ao http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a357/skt4271/Mobile%20Uploads/20140107_190914_zpsq0smw2lv.jpg Vortex with Leupold low rings http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a357/skt4271/Mobile%20Uploads/c0a016eb-791f-49fc-9d9e-fd0da100c8ba_zps874e765e.jpg |
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Check out Hawke Optics. They have a range of scopes that have side focus AO from 10yds to infinity. Great glass for the money.
On a 22LR, you definitely want parallax adjustment. Leupold will adjust parallax down to 0 if you send it back in and request it. You'll lose the top end parallax, but on most scopes, that means very little when sitting on top a 22LR. |
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I'll be the minority here. I've always used standard rifle scopes with no real problems. Granted, I don't shoot paper competively, but they always seem to work just fine for me when I'm out squirrel hunting. http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/Luvthemtorts/59e8261d1679cdf7cb052fc39dba4c62_zps015c89df.jpg Same here on all counts. |
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Excellent read.  |
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Excellent read. That was an epic little range report, clearly showing the potential ramifications of a little-understood phenomenon. |
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