Thread: Rimfire suppressor and Rimfire specific scopes

@Buzz

One thing that I cannot see here re Objective focus is that it is more noticible on higher magnifications. At low magnification like 1-4x there is little effect of parallax, but wind it up to 9x and aim at something close the issue can arise. A specific rimfire scope is usually focused at closer to 50 metres where most 'normal' scopes are focused at between 100-150m. As such the price difference is usually minimal if quality is the same.

As @mudgripz said- there are a lot of cheaper AO scopes that work well Nikko Airking, or the Mountmaster with AO (if you can find them) AO is really not to dissimilar to the focus ring you get on Binos. With a 22 it would usually get set to about 40 to 50m and left untouched after that. shooting at bunnies at less than 50m and the target size is close enough that the variation in accuracy due to parallax wont make a difference, and should be pretty good out to 75m as well.

If you put your head in exactly the same place every time with every shot then parallax will not be noticed. But if there is a slight variation in where your eye is in relation to the scope an it is not focused at the same distance the cross hair can 'move'. Easiest way to see is next time you are looking through the scope- look at something close (set up a target at 12m or so ) and aim at it then move your head about and watch where the cross is.....

As for suppressors on a 22- My experience tells me that the effectiveness has far more to do with the volume of the suppressor than the build quality. I have a theory about it as to why this is but it is something I have noticed over the years. Certainly with a round with a subsonic muzzle velocity, all i hear is a click of the trigger and the whoompf when it hits furry soft stuff....It will take the harsh 'crack' off a supersonic round but you will still get a 'bang' from the shot. I think the best way to describe a supressed supersonic 22 is a more rounded softer noise. Certainly easier on the ears. But not like in the movies...