If parallax is not adequately mitigated, by setting up the scope correctly and having a consistent eye position within the scope's eye box, it seems easy enough to introduce an uncertainty factor that could make groups larger than what you and your equipment and ammo are capable of. I am wondering if I am following the gold standard and would like some feedback.
I first adjust the focus of the reticle against a diffuse background. This should be a one time action, however, sometimes the reticle is no longer crisp and I will fix that as needed. Looking at the target I then adjust parallax by focusing the target picture on the scope's highest magnification. If the target image is perfectly sharp can I assume that I have reached optimum parallax mitigation?
I wear trifocal glasses and look through the scope with the upper long-distance vision lens. I imagine that depending on your eye glass prescription the target comes into focus at a slightly different settings of the parallax knob. Which means you may not have the optimal parallax setting.
Are there any tips or tricks about the best eye position behind the scope? I know some shooters that keep their eye at such distance from the scope that they are looking down a tunnel where there is a concentric black ring around the target image in the center. Helps also with free recoil shooting of high recoil rifles. Opinions about that?
I first adjust the focus of the reticle against a diffuse background. This should be a one time action, however, sometimes the reticle is no longer crisp and I will fix that as needed. Looking at the target I then adjust parallax by focusing the target picture on the scope's highest magnification. If the target image is perfectly sharp can I assume that I have reached optimum parallax mitigation?
I wear trifocal glasses and look through the scope with the upper long-distance vision lens. I imagine that depending on your eye glass prescription the target comes into focus at a slightly different settings of the parallax knob. Which means you may not have the optimal parallax setting.
Are there any tips or tricks about the best eye position behind the scope? I know some shooters that keep their eye at such distance from the scope that they are looking down a tunnel where there is a concentric black ring around the target image in the center. Helps also with free recoil shooting of high recoil rifles. Opinions about that?
