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Scope with Adjustable Objective
Horse Plains Drifter
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Is a scope with an adjustable objective something that will give a common shooter any advantage? I am looking at two scopes, a Leupold VX3 3.5-10 X 40, or a VX3 4.5-14 X 40. Looking at used scopes, the AO seems to add $75-$100 to the price. Just wondering if it would be money well spent, or not. Rifle will have a 26" barrel chambered in 6.5/06, and be used for hunting, and informal target shooting. TIA for any input.
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They allow a better scope picture because you adjust the focus to the range of the target.
I used a 20 power scope on my .22 target rifle to shoot at paper at the range of only 50 feet.
Without the AO, the bulleyes would not have been bright and the crosshairs would be
"moving"
So if you know what range you are going to shoot at, the AO might be your choice.
Your call.....
For most larger game hunting and the occasional sighting in I would say a non-AO is fine. Then again, once you try an AO scope the difference is noticeable. Other point to consider regarding AO is that they tend to add width to the front bell, or are found on those that are wider, and require higher mounts resulting in a less than ideal cheek weld.
The numbers seldom match the actual parallax free range.
I was very disappointed with Leupold side focus. I cannot get parallax and focus both right at the same time
The markings on the scopes objective for distance, are for reference only...not defacto. But yes there is an advantage, especially with higher power scopes, that will magnify parralex problems. Most common scopes without the parralex adjustment are set there about for 100 yards. The adjustable objective lens, and on newer models with side focus, are for just that...dial until your image is into sharp focus, thus dialing out the parrelax for the shooter's eye.