Focusing on crosshairs vs target

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So I was shooting my local weekly target rifle / mini f class match last night and halfway through my first target I pulled a shot which left me with a 94/100 I tried to rack my brain as to how I did it I had 9x up till that target my position was good trigger ammo zero everything but I focused on the target instead of the crosshairs I realized this and fixed it for the second round but I reAly noticed a difference on the second round in my shooting after hearing how important it was to do this forever but actually learning it the hard way I suppose , my second target was a 96/100 but I'm glad I learned that lesson.
 
pei precision said:
So I was shooting my local weekly target rifle / mini f class match last night and halfway through my first target I pulled a shot which left me with a 94/100 I tried to rack my brain as to how I did it I had 9x up till that target my position was good trigger ammo zero everything but I focused on the target instead of the crosshairs I realized this and fixed it for the second round but I reAly noticed a difference on the second round in my shooting after hearing how important it was to do this forever but actually learning it the hard way I suppose , my second target was a 96/100 but I'm glad I learned that lesson.
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Since if your scope is adjusted properly, the target image (parallax) and X-hairs (ocular focus) will lie on the same focal plane, how do you not focus on each equally?

NormB
 
I don't know if I would attribute a 2 point difference to a change in your point of attention. It's definitely important to watch the reticle but also as important to ensure the reticle is placed on the target where you want it relative to conditions you perceive. In doing that your attention is switching subconsciously between point of aim and reticle frequently in the final moments of the aiming cycle.
What distance were you shooting?
 
I find the more relaxed my eyes are and the less I try to focus on either one, the easier it becomes to clearly see both cross hair and target at the same time, both eyes open of course.
Spent quite a while trying to find those darn cross hairs by trying to force my eyes to focus when first starting to use scopes.
Don't know if what I'm doing is technically right or wrong but so far it seems to do ok enough, and less tiring anyway.
 
I think you need a scope with better parallax adjustment. Or keep it better adjusted.

Reticle and target will be in focused if the focus are set properly and the scope of good quality.

Otherwise, you can experience parallax error which will affect the apparent point of aim which usually leads to a miss.

If you are fighting trying to focus on reticle and/or target, get better optics and that might not always mean more money.

Jerry
 
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