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Offline Zachary

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What is the difference between Rifle and Shotgun scopes?
« on: January 14, 2003, 04:11:40 PM »
Can anybody tell me what the difference is between "Rifle" scopes and "Shotgun" scopes?  Is it the reticle?  Is it the eye relief?  Is it the shorter tubes?  What?

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What is the difference between Rifle and Sh
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2003, 07:03:19 PM »
Primarily it is the distance at which parallax is corrected. The shotgun scopes also "usually" have more coarse cross hairs. Shotgun scopes I believe are usually corrected for parallax at about 50 yards as compared to about 150 for rifle scopes. This can vary some by manufacturer.

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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2003, 05:16:32 PM »
GB hit it on the head with the parallax.  Really, parallax won't make a difference, unless you are doing high precision shooting.  For deer sized game, you could use a 'shotgun' scope on a rifle, or vise versa without no noticeable difference in a hunting situation.
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