Problem shooting today?

AJ · 11-12-2003, 07:53 PM

Does your 44 Mag have the adjustable objective? It just sounds like the settings are off. Sometimes it takes a combination of adjustment of the objective and the focus ring on the eye piece to get rid of paralax.

Are the lenses dirty? If they are dirty they could obscure the view enough to make the retlcle seem fuzzy.

The only other thing is maybe your eyes are getting older. Once we meet with that average age of the mid 40's, many of our eyes close up vision goes to pot.

AJ · 11-13-2003, 02:35 PM

Sure, any scope could loose the gas charge. If the O-rings dry rot or are exposed to the right chemicals they can deteriorate enough to allow the gas to escape. This will only affect the scopes tendancy to fog up when its cold and possibly allow moisture to enter the scope.

AJ · 11-13-2003, 07:45 PM

Most rifle scopes without an adjustablt objective are set to be paralax free at 100 or 150 yards. If you look at something close range you will see paralax. It can be removed by adjusting the focus ring on the eye piece properly. The 100 yard setting is a happy medium as closer range hunting shots are close enough to nullify the errors caused by paralax. So you are shooting and your shot is off by 1 MOA. Thats only 1/2" at 50 yards.