Adjustible objective

[muleyman]

Hello all. I recently purchased a 220 Swift, and am looking at putting a Leupold VX III scope on it with the varmint hunter reticle. I have a 30-06 and a 243 that both have VX II 3-9's on them, but I have never owned a scope with an AO on it, and I was just wondering;

1. what is the need
2. What are the pros/cons
3. would you suggest a 4.5-14 or the 6.5-20

I mostly plan on calling in yotes and bobcats, but I do like to go prairie dog shooting on occasion. Any information would help. Thanks.

[M14man]

First of all the adjustable objective removes parallax error and therefore makes an accurate gun more reliable group-wise. You adjust for your distance and it minimizes sighting error. Scopes that do not have an adj obj, take a happy medium approach. The con is, especially in higher magnifications; is that unless you adjust for each different distance, you will notice a blurriness, or lack of clarity. Thus if you are adjusted for 50 yds, your target will be somewhat blurred at 100 yds. I do alot of target shooting and prefer the adj obj and the higher power the better.

[muleyman]

Thanks m14. Appreciate the info.

[rdale501]

I have two Leupold vari-X III's. in 3.5-10X42. one is a tacticle on my .25-06, the other is on my .300 mag. They both have the AO feature. You will like this scope. I put the one on my .300 Win,. mag in 1980, sighted it in and did not touch the adjustments until 1999, when something went wrong inside, and I sent it back. The scope saw a lot of use during that time taking many deer and several elk. The service department at Leupold is something else. If you ever get a chance tour the factory, when I did it they treated me like royality.

[ArkansasHunter]

muleyman WELCOME to GUN and GAME feller !!! I just wanted to say you picked an excellent caliber. Though I don't on a rifle in 220 Swift I'd sure like to have one.
Let us know after you get yours rigged out and shot it how it does. Thanks A.H

[Windwalker]

Welcome to G&G.Enjoy!

[HAWKEYE50]

Good Morning. I recently mounted a Leupold VXIII 30mm 4.5x14x40 Side focus w/ Varminter Retical. It is on my Encore Muzzeloader. I really like the Varminter retical. I haven't tried it at the range yet, only in my yard at 25yds. The hold over hash marks are going to make hunting shots alot easier. Mine has the side Paralax adjustment. I recommend if you can afford it, get the side focus model. It is adjustabe without having to un-cheek the weapon. I had an AO model before and that was my only complaint. I can't speak anything ill about the Leupold's. I have a VXII 2x7x32 on an 870 rem. It is a fixed paralax model, factory focused at 75yds. At 100yds I can't focus on the bullseye. I had to go to an adjustable type. The 2x7 is fine for the 870 due to this being my "GUEST" gun. Some have told me I went overboard on the magnification, not for my eyes. In Michigan, our most common shooting solution is a 25-100yd range. I shoot at 25yds in my back yard, 4.5 magnification works fine at that distance. Good luck. HAWKEYE50.