Quote Originally Posted by Lol Moore View Post
Rob - Genuine comment I understand what you say above, makes sense for a scope being adjusted ....but does this POI movement matter in a scope being use for HFT ?

If there is an inherent fault/weakness in the mechanics of a budget scope then so long as that scope holds that error (in relation to parallax adjustment and POI) then does it matter if the scope is never adjusted?

For HFT the ultimate settings are established for the user then left well alone, you want them to stay "just so"......unlike FT.

In HFT the parallax point that suits the shooter is set then the turrets adjusted to the chosen zero. If at some point tha parallax is changed the turrets may need adjusting...no big thing.

If I had a top end scope and adjusting parallax moved the POI I would have something to say, at the more budget end of the spectrum it may be a given.

I recently returned a very expensive Nightforce that moved a lot on adjusting the parllax even though it was intended for HFT so was not going to be adjusted....I just expected it to be of a standard such that it didn't move.

P.S. the dying swan comment made me chuckle...
Correct. It's probably only important if you want to move from say a 25 yd zero to a 30 yd zero and expect all your aim points to stay as they were... they just might not.

Glad it amused

I've used scopes that cost $100 to £3000 and to be honest I'd say there was no correlation in price vs faults. All off the shelf items have performed. I'd consider any scope purchased from a traditional source to perform likewise. But over the year's I have come across scopes that displayed faults across the entire price range, luckily not mine.

I guess no make is immune, it's how it's handled that's probably most important as that directly affects the user. And the amount of scopes means that it might be more common with one make. I was speaking to the head of one scope manufacturer last week who said their biggest problem is keeping the QC inline with demand.