r/canadaguns • u/Radio-Lonely • 22d ago

Shooting Paralax question

I got a tikka t3x in a 308 win I decided on

Getting a Leupold® VX-Freedom Riflescopes - 4-12x40mm - TRI-MOA but now im learning about paralax should I go with vortex Venom instead and get one paralax free? I never fired a center before abd it'll be my first tine getting deer i assume no more than 300 yards if I can even find one

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u/waitwhatnothing 22d ago

Parallax adjustment is nice to have on a range gun but for hunting it’s kind of an unecessary complexity. 

For precision target shooting it’s a no brainer to eliminate a potential variable even though the potential error is quite small. Also for very close range shooting like with air guns it’s essential for keeping the reticle and  image in focus. 

Most fixed parallax scopes for hunting are set to 100 or 150 yards and the potential error at 300 yards if your eye is all the way at the edge of the eye box is like 2”. Considering that most people can position their eye better than that the real world error would be much less.