Rifle Scopes LPVO's and Parallax

[Gasgun]

Been looking at 1-6X and ~1-8X optics. Mostly Kahles, S&B, and Leup.

I've noticed that none have parallax adjustment.

For those that have used these optics at intermediate ranges, say out to 600 or so, is the lack of parallax adjustment a hindrance to making hits?

 

[pell1203]

Nope!

Below about 10X max power, at ranges of 600-700 yards, differences between fixed parallax and parallax adjustable FFP scopes are considered negligible and typically fall inside a shooter's ability to resolve the aim point.

 

[Gasgun]

Thanks.

 

[richthe1]

Sorry to bring up a dead thread. I was looking into LPVOs and was also surprised to see the lack of parallax adjustment. I apologize if the below are poor questions - just trying to wrap my mind around it.

Is there a way to determine how much error parallax shift causes? I know that we can determine “X” degrees of cant will cause you to be off “Y” inches at 1000yds. Is there anything similar you can do with parallax error?

Just thinking, let’s say you have a 1MOA 224 Valkyrie AR with an ATACR 1-8x (fixed parallax at 125yd) shooting at 2MOA targets. At what distance would the lack of adjustable parallax start to seriously hinder you?

 

[GotM118LR]

If you center your eye behind the ocular lens, using the same cheek weld, eye relief, etc., there will not be any parallax error at any distance. Adjustable parallax just makes the system more forgiving by minimizing the error caused by inconsistent eye placement. So how much error you get at any given distance, without adjustable parallax, directly correlates to how consistent or inconsistent your eye placement is. The farther your target is from the distance your optic is parallax free at (usually 100-125 yds for most centerfire rifle scopes), the more potential error. As far as the distance that it starts to hinder, that comes down to your target size. Obviously larger targets will be more forgiving. My experience across multiple optics is that you can induce up to about 2 moa or so parallax error from your intended POA at the extremes of off-center eye placement.

 

[wade2big]

Sorry to bring up a dead thread. I was looking into LPVOs and was also surprised to see the lack of parallax adjustment. I apologize if the below are poor questions - just trying to wrap my mind around it.

Is there a way to determine how much error parallax shift causes? I know that we can determine “X” degrees of cant will cause you to be off “Y” inches at 1000yds. Is there anything similar you can do with parallax error?

Just thinking, let’s say you have a 1MOA 224 Valkyrie AR with an ATACR 1-8x (fixed parallax at 125yd) shooting at 2MOA targets. At what distance would the lack of adjustable parallax start to seriously hinder you?

Don’t make it more complicated than it is. Hold where you need to hold and squeeze the trigger. If you miss its you. These are supposed to be low power scopes used to make quick hits at moderate ranges. If this isnt what you are using the scope for then you have the wrong scope mounted.

Parralax is a non issue.