parallax at 25yds with pistol scopes

[jeff223]

ive been shooting my 22lr indoors at 25yds and there seems to be parallax in all scopes ivelooked at so far.mine is a 4x Leupold and the others are Bushnell trophy 2-6 and a Swift 2.5x.ive taken most of  the parallax out by turning to eye piece some but there is still some parrallax  and it hinders accuracy some at that distance.does anyone know if the Leupolds can be changed to 25yd parallax free?i think they must be set at 50yds or so.

also this new 22 barrel i have is a good shooter so far.its not great but its doing good with Wolf Match Target ammo.the next best ammo is Aguila Match rifle ammo,the one in the black box.these two ammos are outshooting CCI Green Tag and CCI Pistol Match ammo.i even shot some Eley ammo but im not shooting anything over  $5.00 per box.$5.00 per box is enough for  22 rimfire ammo.the Wolf and  Aguila ammo is shooting best  in all three Contenders that we are shooting.

i think if i can get rid of the parallax in the scope at 25 yards i will have a one holer or very close to it.im going to put one of my rifle scopes on this barrel for next weekend.6-18x with AO might just be the ticket at 25yds.

anyone know about changing the parallax on the Leupolds?

[Duffy]

I think the Leupolds are set at 90 yards if memory is working. I was always under the assumption(sp) that it should be parralax free to that yardage and it was only beyond that where you started having trouble.

[Keith L]

It is an irony for me that paralax is a major issue for me with pistol scopes but not much of a problem with rifle scopes.  I seem to be consistent with cheek weld, so have little problem with the rifles.  Interestingly enough most of my rifle scopes have adjustable objectives so paralax error becomes academic if the objective is adjusted correctly for the distance.  I only have a few pistol scopes that adjust.

I put a paralax free heads-up type red dot on a Buckmark pistol and find it works great for a short range (40 yards or less) .22.

[Paladin]

I have taken the parallax out of rifle scopes by adjusting the front lens, i have never messed with a hand gun scope. parallax occurs at different distances in scopes, they are put to gether on an assembly line. none of those will be put together the same. I lay the scope down and not touch it and look through the lens at a target, move your head around, if the cross hairs move you have parallax. move the target out five yards and try again. when the cross hairs lock your parallax free. that's the distance I shoot at. being you want to shoot at 25 yds you need to look into a scope with an AO adjustment or a lower power scope.  Good Luck

[jeff223]

i called Leupold today on the phone and the service tec told me the parralax could be changed to what i want.the cost is $15.oo for the change and another $15.00 for the return shipping.the paralax is set at 90yards like Duffy said.

i did install a 6-18x with AO today and i plan on trying that out.this is a rifle scope so shooting a hand gun like that will be kind of strange.with this high power rifle scope i will be able to see just how good my barrel is.

thanks for the replies

[palgeno]

Please dont't be offended if I state the obvious. :wink: A scope with a fixed parallax will always be in error at any other distance than that for which it is set. For hunting, that may not be enough error to cause a problem---especially when shooting from less than perfectly steady field positions. If target work at very short or long distance is involved, Burris has some adjustable objective scopes which solve the problem. The long 3-12xao is maybe a little much for short barrels, but you may find an older used Burris 5x or 7x with adjustable objective to be just the ticket. I have one of the old 5x models on a Clark Ruger MKII and that makes it a real squirrel eyeball gun.  :-)  :-)  :-)  pg

[jeff223]

palgeno

i think that Burris would be just the berries for what i am doing.i take it they are no longer made?i have seen the 3-12x but im not going to spend that much money for a new one.i have heard the AO will work down to around 50yds on that scope.

how far down does the AO go down to on your older Burris scope?

im after one hole accuracy or very close to it with this Contender barrel.i dont know if i want to send the Leupold in or not.i may want to use the Leupold on my 223 barrel and get another scope for the 22 barrel.

if you got a line on one of the older Burris scopes with AO let me know.i am very interested in one.a 5 or 7 power would be just what the doctor ordered :wink:

[palgeno]

The 5x and 7x are no longer made---they may still make the current 2-7x with ao and I believe the big old 2.5-7 was made with an ao. Try Ed's Contenders and also watch the classifieds here. pg

[palgeno]

The 5x ao Burris I have will adjust inside 25 yds, but I have not tried to use inside 25----the scale is markede to 25 yds, but the ring goes further. pg

[Curtis]

This may not be an acceptable alternative for you but here's a thought.  If you want to shoot from the bench parallax free with the scope you have, you can always back off from the scope after getting a sight picture until the scope starts to black out around the crosshairs.  By looking through this small area, you will always be looking down the center of the sight picture and parallax will no longer be a factor.

Curtis

[jeff223]

thanks palgeno,
i called Burris today and they said the market was so small on the AO scopes for that close of yardage its wasnt worth making them anymore.the 3-12 has the AO but goes down to 50yds.Burris does not even change parallax anymore on their pistol scope,but Leupold still does.im going to keep my eyes open for a used Burris,maybe i will run onto one.

its hard for me to figure this out.all these pistol scopes with parallax set at 90yds?? :? these scope makers think all their scopes are going on nothing but centerfires? :? i can see it for centerfire Encores and Contenders but the bulk of the handguns out there dont need 90yd parallax.i would think 40 or 50yd parallax would be more like it.

i will try what you said too Curtis.that might work