Hawke Sidewinder Tactical
On American Airgunner, I saw an episode where the shooter was able to use the side parallax adjustment to rangefind to the yard. He then had a card that he previously calibrated that told him how many clicks he would need to adjust for each distance. The distances were labeled in 1 yard increments out to 20. Then in 5 yard increments.
Does anyone have any experience with this range finding method? I am curious to know if that parallax adjustment is that sensitive that you can accurately know to the yard the distance to a target by how clearly it comes into focus. I am very much considering the purchase but it is not that cheap ($400).
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It’s all subjective to when you see the object clearly.
As a rule, the parallax adjustment can give a decent idea of ranging, but never quite is accurate to each individuals eye… this is why many people use tape around the objective and mark, according to THEIR eye, various known distances.
For example, if you have markers at 5 yard increments from 10-50 yards, you can then mark your taped objective (or side wheel) according to what ‘you’ think is clear looking through your scope.