Originally Posted by
soshock1
Can someone help a rookie understand "Parallax"?
Try this
http://www.6mmbr.com/parallax.html
and the below is extracted from here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax
A simple everyday example of parallax can be seen in the dashboard of motor vehicles that use an older-style "needle" speedometer gauge. When viewed from directly in front, the speed may show exactly 60; but when viewed from the passenger seat the needle may appear to show a slightly different speed, due to the angle of viewing.
If you still don't get it let us know and I'm sure someone can make it clear.
The bottom line is that for our application there is no issue because we are close and use low magnification scopes. Keep your eye in the center and you'll be just as precise to the minute detail as some using a scope that has been parallax adjusted to 40 yards. Don't waste your money getting a rifle scope modified.