Leupold Vari-X II - 3-9X Parallax Problem?

[Picher]

I bought a Vari-X II in 3-9X and fired it at the range recently and noticed a lot of parallax at 100 yards. It was about 3/4" There was none at 200 meters.

The question is: What is the normal factory parallax distance setting? I thought it was 100 yards, like most hunting scopes. The factory website doesn't give such information and neither does the owner's manual.

I wrote to Leupold and asked the question over a week ago, but I haven't received an answer.

Help!! I need to know if this is normal, or whether I should return it to Leupold before hunting season.

Does anyone know how quickly the company usually fixes and returns scopes?

Picher

 

[W.E.G.]

Describe how you determined the presence of this problem.

 

[Picher]

Setting the rifle on my front and rear benchrest setup, I moved my eye sideways and up and down and the crosshairs appeared to move on the target about 3/4" in both axes. At 200 meters, there was no apparent movement. I first noticed a bit of movement when sighting the target prior to shooting, so did the drill described.

Note: It's common to do this when setting AOs on high-powered scopes used for benchrest shooting. The markings on the objective bells are not usually accurate enough for precision shooting.

I realize that it's not possible for a non-AO scope to be parallax-free at all ranges. It surprised me to see so much parallax at 100 yards.

Picher

 

[dakotasin]

call leupold and ask them. they will respond immediately on the phone.

most scopes are typically paralax free at 150 or 200 yards, depending. i believe leupold uses 200 yards, and i guess i wouldn't get worked up over paralax at 100...

 

[doorgunner]

Picher: That's a lot of parallax at 100 yds. I would definately call Leupold and get them to fix that.

 

[matrem]

Yes,that's way too much.According to the owner's handbook that came with my last Leupold,(July 08)most non AO scopes are set parallax free at 150 except rimfire scopes are at 60, shotgun/ml scopes at 75 and handgun/ultralight 2.5s at 100.