Fixed 4x for grouse

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So I'm looking to get a new scope for my 22 strictly for grouse hunting. Right now i'm using a bushnell banner 6-18x50 AO for both punching paper and grouse. I've picked up another heavy barrelled 22 that the bushnell is going to be mounted to for target work so I'd like a grouse specific scope. I really like the idea of a lightweight, low profile scope so I think a 4x will fit the bill but it seems that most 4x scopes have a fixed parallax correction of 50yds. Is this going to be an issue if most of my shots on grouse are inside 30yds? I always set the bushnell for 15yds at 6x for grouse and I'm just not super familiar with how a 50yd parallax correction will behave at 10-30 yds? For reference I'm looking at either the Weaver Classic K series, the Nikon prostaff rimfire 4x, or maybe springing for a leupold.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers,
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pshore said:
So I'm looking to get a new scope for my 22 strictly for grouse hunting. Right now i'm using a bushnell banner 6-18x50 AO for both punching paper and grouse. I've picked up another heavy barrelled 22 that the bushnell is going to be mounted to for target work so I'd like a grouse specific scope. I really like the idea of a lightweight, low profile scope so I think a 4x will fit the bill but it seems that most 4x scopes have a fixed parallax correction of 50yds. Is this going to be an issue if most of my shots on grouse are inside 30yds? I always set the bushnell for 15yds at 6x for grouse and I'm just not super familiar with how a 50yd parallax correction will behave at 10-30 yds? For reference I'm looking at either the Weaver Classic K series, the Nikon prostaff rimfire 4x, or maybe springing for a leupold.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers,
P
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4x is a lot at 10 yards..... i suggest a 2-7......
 
Parallax only matters if you are not perfectly in line with the scope. A good consistent cheek weld will eliminate most of the Parallax regardless of whether it's set to 10 or 50 yards.

I'd suggest a 2-7 or 3-9 for your purposes. A fixed 4x is a bit much for close in, and the higher magnification is useful for those longer shots.
 
I went fixed 2.5x20mm on my 10-22. Happy.

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Most grouse I shoot are at ten feet away, but having that said, go with the widest optics if you insist on needing a scope. If you go much more than 3 or 4 power all you will see is feathers when a bird is close.
 
What i did is. Bought a Sightron SIH 1.75-4X32, sent it to Sightron and adjusted the parallax down to 35 meters. Hirsch Precision took care of everything. Glass, reticule, power and price was all within what i needed! It's now mounted on a Brno 581 and is my dedicated grouse, squirrel gun.
 
I find that a fixed 4x is just too much magnification for close up shots. All of my grouse hunting rigs have Leupold v1 2-7x28. I have one CZ with a Nikon Rimfire 3-9x40 and it gets pretty blurry on 3x when the grouse is close by.

Kody
 
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