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@paststeve1 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Mark. My father, USMC Rifle and Pistol Team, taught me about using the "shadow method" to overcome paralax. First time I heard the word paralax I thought it was the name of a laxative. Lol. Cheers to you and Sam!

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, thanks Steve, Cheers

@kentuckywindage222 2 жыл бұрын

Again! Every shooter, hunter or person using a rifle should be subscribed here! So much knowledge for the price of a subscription, which is at zero cost. Thanks for your time, effort and the expense you incur to spread wisdom and knowledge about shooting. The weapon used and accessories needed. Thanks Mark & Sam

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man, Cheers

@Jeff_Seely 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mark. It is very important to know how to manage parallax adjustments and manage a scope that doesn't have an adjustment. You are one hell of a very good instructor on this subject (and many others)! Cheers man!

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jeff, thanks Man

@CHenry1951 2 жыл бұрын

Mark, excellent...... I try to explain this all the time as most people just don't understand it !!

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, lol, Cheers

@brettkoski 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you mentioned the higher end "1x-" optics. The single variable keeping me from buying a higher end Vortex 1-10 or even NightForce 1-8 is the lack of parallax adjustment on such an expensive unit. Having said that, I'm probably one of those guys who isn't setting the parallax correctly so... LOL oh well so much to learn still. Always good to wake up to a new MarkandSam video before heading off to work. Thanks again for another rational and informative video!

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brett, Cheers Man, all the best.

@DanielBoone337 2 жыл бұрын

I have a Trijicon Credo 2-10 that's a fixed parallax optic that's made for competition and tactical type of shooting. I always look at it like a set of iron sights and just make sure my cheek weld is the same every time and I've taken it out to 800-1000 yards with no issue but I never thought about just using the scope shadow to center everything up with. Good stuff and great video as always keepem coming brother!!!

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel, Cheers

@buckshotaaa Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark, you make a technical issue very easy to understand. I am an experienced shooter (.22RF these days) but i can imagine a newbie or someone who needs more info will benefit vastly from your presentations. Well done. Happy New Year to you and Sam. ATB from the UK.

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Cheers man, thanks

@Alan.livingston 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I use a couple of fixed parallax scopes on my walkabout hunting rifles. I figure when I have to snap shoot at game they will always emerge from the scrub at some random distance so I still have to practice the same head position & shadow checks regardless if I have adjustable parallax if there’s no time to mess with it. For my target and varmint rifles adjustable parallax is a no brainer.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, thanks Alan

@regsparkes6507 2 жыл бұрын

Well explained Mark, thank you for this. I now have a good idea of what to 'look' for when I next go to the range. I appreciate your time in doing this video, again, Thanks!

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Reg, Cheers

@lovetoflylovetofly3843 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Thank you two for always keeping us more informed.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Cheers

@paulsimmons5726 2 жыл бұрын

Mark - As always, another great video! Take care and be well!

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul

@collinmckamy8076 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent info as always. Anytime I have questions I come to your page first. Thank you

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Cheers

@tlloyd9325 Жыл бұрын

I have never understood, I mean REALLY understood, parallax. I have some expensive scopes without and cheap-er scopes with. Another tool in the brain for me. Thank you Mark! Now I have some research to do on the ones without.

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Thanks Man, Cheers

@stuartclaridge8537 2 ай бұрын

Excellent info for a noob like me across the pond. Wished I’d have known about the ‘shadow’ fix, would have saved me from having to purchase a second scope (which was obviously a wife friendly £30😉) with parallax adjustment. At least I have a scope ready for 100m and beyond when I buy my next wife friendly £150 rifle. Great content presented really well, I’ll definitely be checking out your other videos.

@markandsamafterwork 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Man Cheers

@Hati321 2 жыл бұрын

I'm learning quite a bit from these videos.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Cheers

@djarnispunk-rock8026 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and a “Hi from Denmark” I have IOR’s PM II’s and Kahles on precision shooters. But for hunting and plinking out to 300M, my Swarovski 1-8 is a clear winner. Easy, fast, light and incredible eye box. Sure, it’s all about repeatability, but it’ll always be my go-to scope of choice.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Djamis, Cheers

@psyopgypsy 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark and Sam 👍

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@mikepi660 7 ай бұрын

Excellent information, Thank you Sir

@markandsamafterwork 7 ай бұрын

Cheers Mike

@Problematicbehavior 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the knowledge good sir. Stay blessed 🙏🏼

@markandsamafterwork 5 ай бұрын

Cheers

@wolverinekut 2 жыл бұрын

As always great job 👍 thank you Sir for the lesson 🤝

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kut Kut

@Leverguns50 2 жыл бұрын

That’s excellent information, Since I rarely ever use a scope I had no idea it was so complicated, Now I’m starting to wonder if that’s why some guns are inaccurate at 100 yards but super accurate at 200 yards had nothing to do with the gun but the scope, thank you for explaining it i’ve always found receiver mounted sights like Peepsight to be very accurate, but then again I never shoot at the range as you shoot at, thanks again for clearing all that up

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you man, glad you liked, cheers

@johnstewart2011 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that thought. See my comment above.

@evzone84 Жыл бұрын

It's nice to know I've been doing things right. I've learned not to rely completely on the printed parallax markings. If the cross hairs move, tweak it. Easy at the range cumbersome in the field.

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Cheers

@mrmayhemstewart5138 2 жыл бұрын

Thought I new a bit about shooting turns out I know bugger all, thanks again on teaching me something new, take care and stay safe cheers Yogi 🇦🇺🤙🤙

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yogi, cheers Mate, all the best

@themouas Жыл бұрын

I learned so much from this video. Thanks for posting it.

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Thanks Man, Cheers

@eagleeye761 7 ай бұрын

I learned something... Thank you!

@markandsamafterwork 7 ай бұрын

Cheers

@Tbowie13 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark...I have had some issues with a Christensen MPR seeming to walk on me. I had thought it was due to the carbon fiber barrel heating up. Though it may be that still, I need to make absolutely sure my parallax is spot on. I thought I had it set correctly, but while watching this I got to thinking maybe, just maybe, it is a parallax issue! I'd be super happy if it turns out to be that, instead of a barrel problem!

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Could be, glad you liked, Man, Cheers

@Brian-ie2un 6 ай бұрын

Best explanation to date.😊

@markandsamafterwork 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@94twentytwo76 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Sir 👍🏻

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@markpitre4257 2 жыл бұрын

Great information as always. Hey from the States again. 🍻 cheers mates.. have great day

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

same for you, Cheers

@user-tq3yn7wd9s 4 ай бұрын

Great information

@markandsamafterwork 4 ай бұрын

Cheers

@chrismarshall4486 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Great info. I just subscribed to your channel and looking forward to watching more videos

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris

@jeffjefferson2676 Жыл бұрын

Well thank you! There are a lot of small fixed power scopes out there without parallax adjustment. This type of scope is something you put on an assault rifle with a 3x to 4x zoom if you dont want to spend a lot of money. The shadow centering method of the non parallax adjustment scopes is the way to go. Its just like using a diopter sight on a rifle, you center the rings. Fair enough. Thank you! Greetings, Jeff

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jeff

@ukaszbanasiak4787 11 ай бұрын

Great video!

@markandsamafterwork 11 ай бұрын

Cheers

@lenmajuskin Жыл бұрын

Great device

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@mackluster4714 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation, thank you. I was making some incorrect assumptions.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mack

@mikasuopera2739 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I actually center with scope shadow even after setting parallax right to have one more part of shooting position repeatably same. Not sure if it makes real difference, but ocd....

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mika, glad you liked, cheers

@robcullen9984 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate Cheers Rob

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rob, thanks man

@johnstewart2011 2 жыл бұрын

Although this was an excellent video as always, I haven’t really concerned myself about the parallax being fixed in a scope for a long time because the scopes I have without adjustable parallax aren’t used for long range shooting or high precision shooting in general. That is true of my most recent acquisition which is an SAI Optics 1-6×24 whose parallax is specified as being set at 110 meters. The comment by Leverguns 50 below, however, when coupled with the video struck me as the answer to a counterintuitive claim that has been around for a long time: that a rifle can be more precise in terms of group sizes at, for example, 200 yards than at 100 yards. Bullets that disperse to a 2 MOA group at 100 yards aren’t going to close in on each other to form a 1 MOA group at 200 yards. What I could see happening for many average shooters, however, is that by failing to shoot properly to minimize parallax errors at the shorter distance, the 2 MOA groups could be due to shooter error and not to the inherent precision of the rifle and ammunition. If the parallax of the scope were set to about 200 yards, the shooter who doesn’t pay attention to the issue might still achieve more precise results for that reason. Thanks to you both for another shooting epiphany.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers John, thanks

@lidijabacic8348 11 ай бұрын

thank you

@markandsamafterwork 11 ай бұрын

Cheers

@kevinhullinger8743 14 күн бұрын

Thank you 👌🏻

@markandsamafterwork 14 күн бұрын

Cheers

@yannisbossis7153 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I just want to add that scopes with fixed parallax have greater depth of view. Basically, the scope remains focused and parallax-free well outside the fixed parallax point. The way parallax adjustable scopes are made, forces the manufacturers to align lenses with narrower field of view. That way, adjusting parallax will also adjust somewhat the focus. This is the reason that adjustable scopes should be parallax checked more precisely. A 2-7x32 scope with fixed parallax at 50 m, it is good from 25-75 meters. The same scope with adjustable objective needs to be corrected at 5 yard increments or even less.

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Cheers Yannis

@redpillnibbler4423 Жыл бұрын

I believe it depends on the magnification and objective lens size. Greater parallax error occurs with higher mag and with larger objective lens.

@joe74ta1 2 жыл бұрын

As always well explained thanks Mark say hi to Sam

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe

@fisherus 2 жыл бұрын

I now have adjustable parallax scopes on all my rifles since I moved where Nightforce has their headquarters here in Orofino, Idaho. However, not all of my scopes are Nightforce scopes. I do have a few Leupold, Kahles, Swarovski and Vortex, all with adjustable objectives. I just want to be parallax free on every shot without reaching to the AO on the front of a scope.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig, all the best.

@3421958 2 жыл бұрын

March makes a 1-10x scope with adjustable parallax. Wish more manufacturers would do the same.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, Cheers

@Koch8 Жыл бұрын

My local dealer sold me a fixed 100yard scope for a air rifle, and I told him I got no experience what do you recommend. Expensive lesson. And a good video Thanks.

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Cheers Koch

@redpillnibbler4423 Жыл бұрын

I’ve just done the same today as it happens - the scope was a bargain price but has fixed 100m parallax. The solution I’m going to try is to buy a strap wrench then remove the small ring on the end of the objective lens and adjust the parallax to 30 meters by turning the threaded housing. I’ve done this before many years ago,it’s a simple operation as long as the objective cap can be unscrewed.We’ll see how it goes.

@kentgoldings 2 жыл бұрын

I find that depth-of-focus can be an issue with fixed parallax scopes when set to the highest magnification. I’d only use fixed parallax with dedicated hunting rifles where you don’t use the magnification cranked up. The weight savings and extra clarity is worth the loss of parallax adjustment. Also, having one less knob to mess with while afield is also helpful.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@Paul-lk4np 5 ай бұрын

Ok think I got it. Anything over the 109 yard where the parallex is fixed move my eye back to make scope shadow ( smaller viewing window) and that should work...... back out i go to try. Thanks

@markandsamafterwork 5 ай бұрын

Awesome, Cheers

@Man-qr9by Жыл бұрын

Luv me Mark n Sam vids

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Awesome, cheers

@PaletoB 2 жыл бұрын

Mostly been using a fixed 10x hensoldt scope with a fixed parallax on 300m. Might account for some misses but can't really blame the equipment all the time😁

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@JoeConrad-no4bz Ай бұрын

Hello. Thanks for the info. But I’m a bit confused. If we need mm accuracy with our cheek weld and sight alignment, how is using scope shadow the answer ? If your moving around on the gun to get a shadow who’s to say your still aligned when you get back to a good sight picture ?

@markandsamafterwork Ай бұрын

If your cheek weld is good, you will always have the same scope shadow!!

@pijnto Жыл бұрын

I can remember when the choice was fixed parallax or fixed parallax.

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Cheers

@Dmounts 10 ай бұрын

I have a cheaper scope with adjustable parallax. I’ve noticed that the reticle doesn’t shift for example if it’s set at 75 yds but I’m shopping a target @100. Does this mean the parallax is off and I should send it to the manufacturer? Or do I just roll with it and adjust as needed?

@markandsamafterwork 10 ай бұрын

Markings are just a guide, set parallax by eye, Cheers

@Dmounts 10 ай бұрын

@@markandsamafterwork thank you! I wanted to make sure I wasn’t crazy :) you guys are very inspiring people! Keep up the amazing work :)

@coltenswindle3827 Жыл бұрын

Get the 1-10 march if you want adjustable parallax

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

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@kuronyan3006Ackley 2 жыл бұрын

👍🐱🎵

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man

@micthomson2499 Жыл бұрын

How about electronic scopes, do the solce the parallax issiue?

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Nope, still have to deal with parallax

@JB-mo8rs Жыл бұрын

Can I shoot my .22 under 50yds with a scope that has a 50 yd parallax?

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

👍

@wizardny 2 жыл бұрын

I got rid of all my fixed parallax scopes. I had a Nikon scope that the setting was wrong and made me awarwe of parallax ond i fazed out all the ones I had.

@markandsamafterwork 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@Rico11b Жыл бұрын

If you're into shooting beyond 20 yards and you're NOT listening to everything Mark is saying, then you're a complete moron and beyond help! Another great video Mr. Mark. When at the range helping a shooter resolve their problems I harp on parallax to drive home the point of how important it really is.

@markandsamafterwork Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rico, glad you liked, Cheers