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Ill check them out.Kahles has some on top
It's never too late to right a wrong.I've been shooting right handed rifles left handed so long that its a pretty steep curve shooting a lh rifle now.
My scopes have a christmas tree reticle. I only have 2 left-handed bolt action rifles. The rest are BLRs & BARsI'm a lefty. I like the side focus turret of Leupolds being on the left side. For a scope that has only windage and elevation turrets there's no reason why it can't be mounted with the elevation on the left and windage on top since there's usually the same amount of travel on both. Would be fine for a duplex reticle.
I offered 2 fixes for scopes for your left hand rifles, I assume they are bolt action. I'm not familiar with other scope brands.My scopes have a christmas tree reticle. I only have 2 left-handed bolt action rifles. The rest are BLRs & BARs
i had a fellow left handed buddy mount his scope 90 degrees so the elevation was on the right and the windage on top. Couldn't figure out why his scope was so hard to zeroJust turn it around![]()
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Same here. I bought a left handed Ruger Hawkeye and couldn't get used to it.I've been shooting right handed rifles left handed so long that its a pretty steep curve shooting a lh rifle now.
Why would a left hand shooter want parallax adjustment on the right? Once windage is adjusted it should pretty much be set. If you set parallax at sight in distance, it's the more likely setting that would need to be changed if target distance was appreciably changed from that. Would be easier to do with the left hand IMO.Anybody know of any high-end/ high quality scopes similar to the Zeiss Conquest 4 4-16x44 where the psralax focus is on the right side of the scope or on the top?
I could be shooting an elk out to 400 yards with the scope sighted in for 200. Thats why its an adjustable parallax. And its a Browning BLR. I am right handed but left-eye dominant.Why would a left hand shooter want parallax adjustment on the right? Once windage is adjusted it should pretty much be set. If you set parallax at sight in distance, it's the more likely setting that would need to be changed if target distance was appreciably changed from that. Would be easier to do with the left hand IMO.
I have shot on the left side, a bolt action, and a lever action since I was in college. Not my first rodeo. Have thought maybe about shooting a rightie rifle, but the issue is having a parallax knob on the top or right. Im not naturally left handed.If you're left eye dominant you probably should have shot from the left side long ago. Unlike a bolt action a lever action really doesn't care which side you shoot from tho the loading port is often on the right. But to each his own.
I'm not ambidextrous. I can use scissors better with my right hand than with my left. My dad was left handed, but not sure why. Could be I'm a copycat. So I shoot, throw and bat from the left side just like he did. I'm left eye dominant and thus shoot from the left side. Regardless of the type of firearm that you're using, if you have the gun on your left shoulder what could be more simpler than to reach up and adjust parallax on your LEUPOLD scope with your left hand. I guess what works for me doesn't always work for someone else. FWIW have you tried the contacting the Leupold custom shop to see if it's even possible to switch the parallax and windage adjustments?I have shot on the left side, a bolt action, and a lever action since I was in college. Not my first rodeo. Have thought maybe about shooting a rightie rifle, but the issue is having a parallax knob on the top or right. Im not naturally left handed.
I hunted a lot in big woods in Penna for whitetail. You rarely have to go from a 75 yard shot to say 250-300 yards. Out west hunting is totally different. I had a 333 yard shot for my bull, and mistakenly I zeroed it in for 100 yards. Wont do that again. Will use a 200 yard zero this Fall if I get a tag. So in these circumstances, parallax matters a whole lot. All my scopes have am Impact29 reticle, so turning them sieways aint an option. Turning the parallax, when its on the left side is a lot of screwing around. Even if I bought a right handed bolt action, shoot it lefty, which I did in college on the rifle team, I still have the parallax knob on the left. With all the bells and whistles and geewiz crap these manufacturers put on scopes or rifles these days, they still dont get it that there are a lot of left-eye dominant shooters out there. Turning the scope sideways is just a half-assed solution. Especially considering Ive paid $1000+ for these scopes. Sigh. Oh, Kahles does have a scope with the parallax knob on top with a lever, but tge friggen scope is 3grand. Gouge my eyeballs out! Yeah its ffp, big deal. I aint an army sniper shooting elk at 1000 yards.I have the same issue. I am ambidextrous but am left eye dominant. I have always shot a right hand rifle left handed. I prefer right hand but shoot better lefty.
I now have a left hand rifle and wished would have switched a long time ago. However the parallax adjustment is a challenge on my vortex scope.
I usually set it and leave but will check it several times during the season. Especially any Antelope hunting. Most other hunts I do are in timber or close quarters so the parallax doesn’t seem to matter?
When I did my research for a scope I considered the adjustment for parallax but quickly noticed my options were poor or non-existent I dropped it as a must have feature.
Have you found you need to adjust the parallax a lot on your current set up?