Compact rimfire scopes

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I am considering buying a new better quality compact rimfire scope for a CZ455 scout, however it seems that compact rimfire scopes are not so easily obtained. I have a Leupold FX-1 28mm 4Xx scope which it 9.2" long on a Ruger 10/22 take down, which because of its size will still will fit in the takedown bag. I also have a Leupold VX-1 2-7x28mm scope on a CZ455, this scope is 10" long and as such I did not have to remove the rear sight to mount the scope. The newer Leupold VX-Freedom rimfire scopes are about an inch longer than the VX-1 rimfire scope that they replaced, which requires removing the rear sight or sight blade from the barrel. In fact Leupold no longer details the overall length of these older model scopes on the website. The FX-1 is also very difficult to find in Canada at the present time.
 
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Nikon fixed power 3x32.

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Weaver Classic Rimfire: R4 (4x28) is just over nine inches long, V7 (2.5-7x28) is ten inches long.
 
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The Nikon 3X fixed power does not seem to be available anymore, since Nikon is getting out of the rifle scope business. This scope is not as such a rimfire scope, however if you forego the rimfire requirement there are a number of other options available. In the Leupold VX Freedom range the 1.54x20MM scope with a one inch diameter tube is only 9.35 inches long also it is quite light at 9.6 ozs. This scope would fit on a Ruger 10/22 and still go in the takedown bag.
 
If you decide to "forego the rimfire requirement", you are likely wanting to read up on parallax in a rifle scope. Seen often - a centerfire rifle scope on a .22 - but, user must understand how to counteract the sighting parallax error, in a scope with fixed parallax setting - typically 50 or 60 yards for a "rimfire" scope; typically 150 yards for a "centerfire" scope. Sighting error gets greater the further that you get from the parallax distance - so nearly maximum error close to rifle. Very desirable to have and use an adjustable parallax scope on a rimfire rifle.
Parrallax is not "focus" - many seem to use the words interchangeably - they are related but not the same.
 
rhino62 said:
The Nikon 3X fixed power does not seem to be available anymore, since Nikon is getting out of the rifle scope business. This scope is not as such a rimfire scope, however if you forego the rimfire requirement there are a number of other options available. In the Leupold VX Freedom range the 1.54x20MM scope with a one inch diameter tube is only 9.35 inches long also it is quite light at 9.6 ozs. This scope would fit on a Ruger 10/22 and still go in the takedown bag.
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There are still some available at retailers in Canada. The parallax on mine looks to be set at about 60 yards even though the specs list 100.
 
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