What the heck is Parallax? I asked the same thing when I first started looking to upgrade from iron sight to a good rifle scope. This guide should give you some understanding into getting the best focus out of your Bushnell scope, or any other adjustable parallax scope for that matter.
Have you ever looked straight through a higher power scope and noticed that if you move your eye off town to the edge of the exit pupil, the reticle seems to move over the target? Well, that shift happens when the parallax setting is not properly adjusted for that distance. Some have mistaken the parallax adjustment as a focus or even a range finder, but it is neither of these. The parallax adjustment, when set properly will insure that the reticle is positioned correctly on the target; as though your crosshairs are a part of the target, unmoving, as if they were painted on, just for you. Of course if your scope is not a "target" or a "varmint hunting" rifle scope, you probably don't need to be involved with adjusting the parallax setting. In most hunting scopes the parallax is negligible, in fact I have a good friend that hunts commonly and he didn't even know what I was talking about when I asked him. I don't hunt, but I love to spend a Saturday at target practice. So to me, any small increase in accuracy is defiantly welcome.
Rifle Scope
Most of the higher power scopes, with a power of 12 or more, will have an adjustment ring at the end of the Objective bell (the end closest to the target). commonly the parallax adjustment ring has the recommend settings printed on them, so you can just dial in the range you're shooting from. The problem is these recommend settings are rarely as precise as they could be. So why should you go straight through the problem of getting yours "just right"? Why not just use the recommend setting? Even if you're a great shot, you could of course shrink the size of your groups by as much as 30%, just by taking the time to properly set the parallax adjustment on your scope. Many shooters don't even realize that even with a few adjustments they could greatly influence their shooting performance. Let's face it, the documentation that came with your scope isn't a real blessing when it comes to learning how to use it, they just assume you already know.
Now that you have an understanding of what parallax is, it's time to fine tune your scope for increased accuracy. I'm going to assume you have already zeroed in your scope and that it's properly sighted in. You will need to set up your rifle so it is securely positioned on a bench. A shooting rest with a vise would be best. Dial in the recommend setting on the parallax adjustment ring for the range that you're shooting from. Now, look straight through the scope and shift your eye back and forth, left and right so you can see if the crosshairs seem like they are intelligent over the target. Experiment with the adjustment ring until you have eliminated the illusion that your crosshairs are moving. When you think you've got it perfect, take a slight white-out liquid paper and make a mark on the parallax adjustment ring so you'll know where to adjust it later. Some citizen paint their mark or score it into the metal, but to start with I prefer something that's not so permanent until I'm of course inescapable about the position. Next, go ahead and take three to six shots and see how your grouping has improved. Nice, huh! Don't stop there, move your target 50 yards back and repeat the process. You might as well find the perfect settings for all the ranges that you typically shoot from in 50 yard increments.
If you're in the market for an affordable rifle scope that will of course go the distance I can propose two models from the Banner series of the Bushnell Scopes line of rifle scopes. The 1st is Bushnell Scopes Banner 6-18x50. This is a long range target scope that is also great for varmint hunting, and it's parallax focus can be adjusted from 10 meters to infinity. The 2nd is Bushnell Scopes Banner 6-24x40. This long range target and varmint scope features a mil-dot reticle which is my preferred style of crosshair. Both can be purchased for nearby 0.00, so they won't empty your wallet. To view these and other Banner series Bushnell scopes please visit my Bushnell Scopes page.
Happy Hunting,
How To Adjust The Parallax Settings On Your Rifle ScopeThanks To : enclosure rack Best of Gmaes
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