disturb your zero by “losing” a click or two when loosening the screws.
2. Rotate the Adjustment Scale Ring (which should now turn freely) to align the “O” with the Index Dot.
3. Retighten the screws in the Adjustment Bar and reinstall the Elevation and Windage Adjustment Knobs.
VARIABLE POWER ADJUSTMENTS
To change magnification, simply rotate the Power Selector Ring to align the desired number on the power scale with the Index
Dot. When still-hunting or stalking game, a variable scope should be set to the lowest power. You then have the widest field of
view for quick shots at close range. Higher powers should be reserved for precise long-range shots.
WARNING: A SCOPE SHOULD NEVER BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR EITHER A BINOCULAR OR
SPOTTING SCOPE. IT MAY RESULT IN YOU INADVERTENTLY POINTING THE GUN AT ANOTHER
PERSON.
USING THE SIDE PARALLAX FOCUS CONTROL
You may have noticed that placing your eye at different positions behind the scope’s eyepiece causes the reticle crosshairs
to appear to move around to different points on your target. This is called “parallax error” (target and reticle are not in the
same focal plane), and it becomes more noticeable (and more of a problem) at shorter distances and/or when the scope is set
to higher powers. Your riflescope may provide an adjustment for parallax compensation, which works by moving an optical
element until the target (based on its distance) appears in the same plane of focus as the reticle. Instead of the typical parallax
compensation design which adjusts the objective lens at the front of the scope (“adjustable objective” or “AO”), your scope
uses an movable lens back near the reticle, so the adjustment can be more easily made with a “side focus” knob placed next
to the windage and elevation adjustments. Just line up the estimated distance to your target with the index line on the body of
the scope, and you will eliminate the aiming errors caused by parallax. After setting the side focus, you can double check by
moving your head around from side to side behind the eyepiece-the point of aim should not shift if the side focus is correctly
set. An alternative method is to look through the scope and turn the Side focus knob until the target, at whatever range, is
sharply focused.
