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adjustable objective
« on: July 19, 2008, 07:19:01 AM »
whats the general consensus on the adj. objective(a.o.) I have had them on a couple of varmit rifles and unless shooting at long range where you have time to set up and focus them I dont see the benefit. on my 17 Ive actually had trouble in fast shooting situations where the a.o. was set for a longer distance and a shot came close and was out of focus. JB
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Re: adjustable objective
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2008, 08:08:07 AM »
I have one on my 10/22.  It's helpful for changing distances while target shooting, where you have a lot of time to dink around.  Other than that I don't find it useful. 

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Re: adjustable objective
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2008, 08:51:14 AM »
Ive had one on my deer rifle for years... its not that difficult to get used to changing it immediately and without looking. I didnt know it was a "benefit" ?  I thought it was a by product of high power madnification??

If it was possible to have 20x scopes without it Im game.

I say its easily learnable!

I set mine for say 100 yards and just adjust to 300+ for longer shots which by nature require more time any way.

So Im always ready for o yards to 150 and can be ready for anything in 3 seconds...

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Re: adjustable objective
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2008, 07:55:09 AM »
If you are going to use it for Target Shooting get it. If you are going to use it for Hunting don't waste your money!!!

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Re: adjustable objective
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2008, 11:54:51 AM »
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Re: adjustable objective
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2008, 01:19:36 PM »
I have it on my coyote rifle in  a 4.5-14 scope.  I like it for cranking up the power when shooting long range (300+)  If you don't like AO, don't get a variable scope over 9x magnification.  There is no benefit for close range shooting.  My scope is at 300 yards on the AO dial and 4.5 power 90% of the time for coyotes.  At long range with not much time, I crank the power up to 14, and spin the AO to infinity and go.
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Re: adjustable objective
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2008, 04:19:27 PM »
For a field rifle, there is no use in my opinion...just adds extra weight, and extra moving parts.

For target use, it definitely has a benefit (accuracy)...and yes, it is good for shooting at less than 100yds. Rimfire and airgun junkies often require their adjustable objective to focus down to 10-15yds.

The adjustable objective gets rid of parralax.
I've found that many of the people shooting scopes with A/O's don't even know how to properly use them.
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Re: adjustable objective
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2008, 06:13:27 PM »
My opine, AO's are for targets. The less crap the better for hunting. O course I are sorta stupid!! :)
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Re: adjustable objective
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2008, 06:37:24 PM »
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,602.0.html

AO is useful for long range and or small targets. I find it's not necessary for everyone all the time but I do use it. It's like a pair of shoes. If they fit you might wear them. If you ask me I can't see why people buy all these bows that need 100 dollar tune ups every 3 months and have pieces falling off of them but it's their money. It's kind of like a scope. Some people buy rifle and mount a  swarovski with all the gadgets and a rangefinder or some people buy a rifle with iron sights.
« Last Edit: July 21, 2008, 06:45:21 PM by Ray(huntwa) »

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Re: adjustable objective
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2008, 10:33:36 AM »
I have it on my coyote rifle in  a 4.5-14 scope.  I like it for cranking up the power when shooting long range (300+)  If you don't like AO, don't get a variable scope over 9x magnification.  There is no benefit for close range shooting.  My scope is at 300 yards on the AO dial and 4.5 power 90% of the time for coyotes.  At long range with not much time, I crank the power up to 14, and spin the AO to infinity and go.

+1. 
Things start to look pretty fuzzy when you up above 9 or 10 power and out past 300 yards.  A/O is nice for that kinda stuff.  Not an absolute on a big grame rifle though.

 


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