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Ok so, I'm sure this gets asked a lot, but is parallax really necessary for air rifle Scopes?
99 percent of the time I shoot from a table, exactly 21 yards from the tip of my barrel to the target stand. Sometimes I'll get up and move in closer to shoot cans, 10-15 yards. I'm looking at some scopes for my new PCP, all of the cool ones I want, don't have parallax adjustment. So, as far as I understand, parallax mostly just let's you focus better when you're zoomed in beyond say 10 or so. The scope I'll get will be at least a 14x , I like to really see the little targets I shoot. Maybe even more, I'm looking at a pinty 4-24x that comes with a red dot and some other stuff, is parallax necessary? I would some opinions on that. Thanks guys 👍
 
its not only for focusing,
and at higher magnifications it becomes more critical imo.

parallax is adjusted to make the crosshairs stop moving around when you move your eye around in the scopes eyebox,
and usually coincides with the image being in sharp focus.


look through your scope while on target,
hold very steady and move your head ever so slightly around,
without a parallax adjustment the crosshairs will move around on target when you move your head (which translates to bigger groups or missing your target)
unless you are at the distance the parallax is set for.

is adjustable parallax necessary for airguns?

no ,its mandatory IMO

that is if you want to shoot with the best accuracy possible ;)
 
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beerthief said:
YES parallax is necessary especially if shooting close like you describe . read post #4 above .
find a scope that focuses to 10 yards or less. i read a post the other day of a scope that focuses to 6 yards , dont remember what scope ? sorry
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Off the top of my head I can only think of the Immersive Optics scopes that focus to 6 yards. I had a 5x30 here that focused to 12 feet once the diopter was adjusted.

I have a two other scopes that focus to extremely close ranges and I rarely use it. The only time I use it is when I'm taking a close range shot to make sure I'm on paper when putting one of them back on a rifle. And even then I only dial it in if the splatter target is well shot up and I need to see the detail to find the new hole I'm putting in it.
 
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Scouty said:
Off the top of my head I can only think of the Immersive Optics scopes that focus to 6 yards. I had a 5x30 here that focused to 12 feet once the diopter was adjusted.

I have a two other scopes that focus to extremely close ranges and I rarely use it. The only time I use it is when I'm taking a close range shot to make sure I'm on paper when putting one of them back on a rifle. And even then I only dial it in if the splatter target is well shot up and I need to see the detail to find the new hole I'm putting in it.
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i shoot Field Target so lot of ranges to find
 
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Sublimemoon0000 said:
Ok so, I'm sure this gets asked a lot, but is parallax really necessary for air rifle Scopes?
99 percent of the time I shoot from a table, exactly 21 yards from the tip of my barrel to the target stand. Sometimes I'll get up and move in closer to shoot cans, 10-15 yards. I'm looking at some scopes for my new PCP, all of the cool ones I want, don't have parallax adjustment. So, as far as I understand, parallax mostly just let's you focus better when you're zoomed in beyond say 10 or so. The scope I'll get will be at least a 14x , I like to really see the little targets I shoot. Maybe even more, I'm looking at a pinty 4-24x that comes with a red dot and some other stuff, is parallax necessary? I would some opinions on that. Thanks guys 👍
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For the type of shooting you do I would strongly prefer a side focus or adjustable objective scope.

If the Pinty 4-24 you're considering has a large objective lens and you like shooting at high magnification then the switch from 21 yards to 10 yards will likely have a very dramatic effect on focus.

There are fixed parallax scopes out there that are fairly easy to re-parallax but I doubt the Pinty is one of them.
 
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Scouty said:
For the type of shooting you do I would strongly prefer a side focus or adjustable objective scope.

If the Pinty 4-24 you're considering has a large objective lens and you like shooting at high magnification then the switch from 21 yards to 10 yards will likely have a very dramatic effect on focus.

There are fixed parallax scopes out there that are fairly easy to re-parallax but I doubt the Pinty is one of them.
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I've decided to go with one with parallax adjustment 👍 it's not like the price is that much different when you're not going above $100 for a scope lol, might as well get it. That way I'm sure , and won't have problems at closer ranges 😁 thank you
 
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Peskådot671 said:
Having a parallax adjustment is definitely a must unless you are only shooting at the distance it was set for. If you ever wonder why your shots or groups aren't in the same place or wandering, you haven't dialed out your parallax. Having your diopter set correctly to your eyes is also important.
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Yep, I've had some grouping problems, when I know my cheek placement and trigger pull are consistent 👍I have a scope with parallax on the way
 
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badger5th said:
I have a UTG BugBuster. Parallax adjustment close as 10 feet. Very clear image for only a 32mm objective.
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I do love the bug buster, I have it on my Sig Virtus now, only issue is the eye relief, maybe its just me I'm tall with lanky arms, it seems like those micro scopes don't have the eyepiece back far enough. Overall a very very good scope though 👍
 
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