Thread: whats the cheapest scope you run

Originally Posted by 6x47

The difference between std and "rimfire" versions of the same scope is often only that the parallax is set to say 75yds on the rimfire one. The mechanicals are otherwise the same.

The fixed parallax settings are a bit illogical in some cases. Bush hunters shoot at short range with their centerfires, and some rimfire users shoot way beyond 100 metres. I don't think parallax error is significant for most of us, but I do like to have a non-blurry view of my target. Maybe that's just me? AO?

Originally Posted by MightyBoosh

The fixed parallax settings are a bit illogical in some cases. Bush hunters shoot at short range with their centerfires, and some rimfire users shoot way beyond 100 metres. I don't think parallax error is significant for most of us, but I do like to have a non-blurry view of my target. Maybe that's just me? AO?

In part I agree. In general though, most centrefires are set to 100m because in almost all situations if you are shooting at targets closer than that, in centrefire applications, the margin of error for the intended target is usally much smaller than the target....(Who cares if you are 4 MOA out at 50 metres when the part of the pig/goat/deer you are shooting at is about the size f a dinner plate ( 12 inches wide at 50m is about 24 MOA....) so close shots wont matter. Rimfire at a rabbit or a rat on the other hand.....

Most people use the 22s at around 25 to 50 metres much of the time, so for the best results it would make sense to have a rim fire scope set to that distance. AO is also good, but once set to 50 or 7o metres, how many people actually bother to adjust it? A few, I expect, but not many