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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

How to Eliminate Parallax in a Riflescope

Ever head out to do some shooting and notice that your rifle’s point of impact is slightly different than your last range visit? It’s usually not a big difference, but it’s also not uncommon for the zero to wander anywhere from one-­half­ to one-­inch.

I blamed the optic mounting system for this issue for years, as do many shooters I know. I figured the scope moved in the rings a tiny bit or the rings or base shifted some. While all those potential issues are somewhat valid (especially when using poorly ­made equipment), the far more likely scenario is the presence of parallax inside the scope.
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