Parallex problems?

[brother1]

So I mounted a Bushnell Trophy XLT 3-9x40 with the DOA 250 muzzleloader reticle on my TC encore .50 cal. Started sighting it in, seemed ok, moved back to 100yds and my shots were wandering on the paper. Then I noticed that with the gun in my rest, stationary, if I moved my head around, looking through the scope, the crosshairs seemed to move around the target. I switched guns with another one, and the other gun/scope didn't do the same thing. I know it's hard to explain, but I've sighted in a lot of guns and have never seen this. I seem to have to have my head/eye in the exact position every shot....how can I be sure that when I'm shooting at an animal, this will happen? Has anyone seen this? Is it my imagination? Faulty scope?

 

[thebigbully]

So I mounted a Bushnell Trophy XLT 3-9x40 with the DOA 250 muzzleloader reticle on my TC encore .50 cal. Started sighting it in, seemed ok, moved back to 100yds and my shots were wandering on the paper. Then I noticed that with the gun in my rest, stationary, if I moved my head around, looking through the scope, the crosshairs seemed to move around the target. I switched guns with another one, and the other gun/scope didn't do the same thing. I know it's hard to explain, but I've sighted in a lot of guns and have never seen this. I seem to have to have my head/eye in the exact position every shot....how can I be sure that when I'm shooting at an animal, this will happen? Has anyone seen this? Is it my imagination? Faulty scope?

Leaving your rifle in the rest and aimed at a target.

Bottom out your parallax turret. The infinity symbol is the top of the turret. Aim at the target and start bobbing your head VERY slightly and turn the turret until the cross hairs stop moving on the target. If you go past this point. Stop. Go back to the bottom. And try it again. Takes some practice but you'll get it in time.

Never fails to amaze me how many shooters think the parallax turret is a focus turret.

People watch me all the time and think I'm "right out it" until they ask me what I'm doing and I show them and their groups tighten right up.

Any more ques. PM me and I'll help you out.

 

[NormB]

So I mounted a Bushnell Trophy XLT 3-9x40 with the DOA 250 muzzleloader reticle on my TC encore .50 cal. Started sighting it in, seemed ok, moved back to 100yds and my shots were wandering on the paper. Then I noticed that with the gun in my rest, stationary, if I moved my head around, looking through the scope, the crosshairs seemed to move around the target. I switched guns with another one, and the other gun/scope didn't do the same thing. I know it's hard to explain, but I've sighted in a lot of guns and have never seen this. I seem to have to have my head/eye in the exact position every shot....how can I be sure that when I'm shooting at an animal, this will happen? Has anyone seen this? Is it my imagination? Faulty scope?

Low and mid power rifle scopes are set by Bushnell to be parallax free at 100yds. There is no adjustment. At any other range your image will move if you move your eye from center. At 3 to 9 power this usually isn't a problem. With that reticle they may class the scope as a shotgun scope, then the parallax is set at 50yds, and would be more noticeable. Bushnell puts adjustable parallax on scopes 11 power and above.

NormB
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