22 scopes.....

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Keg

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I was lookin thru some scopes that I had taken off other guns..or bought and forgot about....I had several short Burris scopes....I don't normally use Burris scopes on my guns..but I kept these with a 22 in mind....Does anyone use Burris scopes???...They looked like good quality....
4X short mag
fixed 6 compact
3x9 compact
1 3/4 x 5

I'm gonna put the 4x on a CZ scout....
 

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Burris scopes are good scopes

I see why you had these eye-balled for a .22. I have two Burris scope that give me very good performance. Would not be surprised to see that some of these might have a long eye-relief. ... ;)


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The Burris scopes I have seen have been excellent. One comment. A scope for a centerfire rifle is adjusted to have zero parallax (I think) at 100 yards and beyond. A rimfire scope is adjusted for shorter distance, which may give a better image in the 20-50 yard range. If the scope has an adjustable objective this does not apply, as you can set it for your range.
 
I'm assuming that by "22 scopes" you mean for a rim fire gun. I'm with McShotty, I have a Burris 3x9 Compact and it's factory set for rifle distances and isn't very abiding under 100-yards. I think you'll be happier with a "rim fire" or "AO" scope.
 
I may want to put only the 4x and 6x on a 22 then....
I have a Marlin mountie that I may put the 6x on.....
 
For 99.9% of .22lr shooting the distance the parallax is set at is a mute point (with in reason, 50 or 75 or 100). You're talking a 1/4" +/- change in POI. Until fairly recently(in the grand scheme of things) if you wanted a scope of any quality for your .22 you HAD to go with a centerfire scope. Don't sweat it.

LK
 
Killkenny...thanks....I just remembered having a 2x7 leupold on a 22 before....no problems.....
 
I once had a Leupold 2-7 on a .22 Ruger 77/22 and it was a fantastic scope, unfortunately my wife saw it and now it is on her .243. Currently I have an old 4x Redfield on the rifle and love it. I like the fixed 4x on .22's there is plenty of magnification for hunting purposes. If you are shooting targets them some more x's is good. I have I think 2 Burris scopes on centerfires both are good scopes with no problems.
 
My two 'user' 22's both have aged Leupold 2X7's on them. They replaced two perfectly adequate Weaver K4's. So far, I'll say that I prefer the Leupold variables, but if I was going to buy new scopes I'd get variables with rimfire parallax. The Leupold rimfire variables are, I think, about $200. Probably the Burris equivalent, if they have one, would be cheaper and of good quality. And Cabelas has one that has the 22 LR bullet drop compensation lines. I like that idea and I'm sure that the scope is good enough quality for a 22 rifle. I'm not buying any of those new Leupold, Burris, Nightforce, Nikon scopes. I'm not...I'm not...I'm not...must remain calm.
 
For 99.9% of .22lr shooting the distance the parallax is set at is a mute point (with in reason, 50 or 75 or 100).
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Depends on the scope and the range. You cannot make the blanket statement that it does not matter because it does matter. With higher powered variables set at maximum, it can mean a significant difference. It is for this reason that I keep my Burris 2-7x pistol scope set at 2x unless I'm shooting 100yds. 7x is useless under 75yds. Although I've never noticed much difference at magnifications 4x and below.
 
Depends on the scope and the range. You cannot make the blanket statement that it does not matter because it does matter. With higher powered variables set at maximum, it can mean a significant difference. It is for this reason that I keep my Burris 2-7x pistol scope set at 2x unless I'm shooting 100yds. 7x is useless under 75yds. Although I've never noticed much difference at magnifications 4x and below.
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Sure I can make blanket statements, just did. And ya know what? I'll agree that blanket statements can be a bad thing. Just not in this case. There is equations that will calculate maximum parallax for scopes given certain parameters. Seen em in action but to tell the truth never paid much attention to them because the answers didn't amount to a hill of beans. The facts are that parallax is a non-issue for a vast majority of shooters. The gun and/or the shooter and/or the conditions play a much bigger role than parallax and having the parallax perfectly set will not over come those issue. Also, most games being played don't require nearly the precision to require parallax correction to be even close to perfect.

Our armed forces snipers use fixed objective scopes for a reason and their precision requirements are far greater than the average bunny blaster, tin can shooter or paper puncher.

If you're really really worried about punchin bug holes in paper than removing all parallax will help you achieve that. Other than that................ Not so much.

LK
 
You think I posted that because I heard it in a gunshop or read an article??? No, I've seen it in action and numerous times, with quality optics. You are surely free to believe whatever you want but the proof is in the shooting and I've seen wild POI variations at ranges well below the parallax setting of quality rifle and pistol scopes. There is a reason why rimfire scopes are set parallax free at 50-60yds and that 99% of target scopes have an adjustable objective. Because it IS an issue and it increases exponentially with magnification.
 
You think I posted that because I heard it in a gunshop or read an article??? No, I've seen it in action and numerous times, with quality optics. You are surely free to believe whatever you want but the proof is in the shooting and I've seen wild POI variations at ranges well below the parallax setting of quality rifle and pistol scopes. There is a reason why rimfire scopes are set parallax free at 50-60yds and that 99% of target scopes have an adjustable objective. Because it IS an issue and it increases exponentially with magnification.
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Go back and look at the list of scopes that the OP listed. Not one of them would be considered high magnification, not one of them is a pistol scopes (which raises a whole bunch of other issues not germane to this topic). I was not taking target shooting, the OP's scopes aren't target scopes on any gun. In the 70's and 80's 1" tube rimfire scopes were rare as hen's teeth. They might of been available but you weren't gonna find em at your local discount or hardware store or most likely your local gun store. Same with AO scopes. Your rimfire choices were basically el cheapo 3/4" tube scopes or go with a centerfire scope. They worked. You didn't miss squirrels, rabbits, pop cans, whatever due to parallax issues. In my first post I said the distance the parallax is set at (within reason) was a mute point for 99.9% of rimfire shooters (the other .1% would be high end target shooters) and that blanket statement is as true today as it was back in the 70's and 80's when you couldn't readily get quality rimfire scopes.

If you miss a squirrel, bunny or pop can it's because YOU missed it, not because the parallax was set 50 yards off. Although if you choose to use a centerfire scope on your rimfire it gives you an instant excuse to use on your less informed shooting buddies. Another plus for using a centerfire scope. Built in, readily available excuses are always a good thing.

LK
 
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