Posting this here, because its informative. And I have a hangover and am up right now.
A search on diopter didn't turn up something like this, at least on the first page.
So I was over at Snipers Hide and read a thread about properly setting your diopter on a scope w/ parallax adjustments, which is something I hadn't really done before, because I was OK with reticle focus.
But that varies for people and their eyes, and its important. Chances are a bunch of people haven't done this the right way.
Here is the source material: https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/thr...s.6252841/
And the simple instructions.
I went with sharpie marks. OMG I defiled my scopes, except they are my scopes.
Yeah, its hidden under the caps, but I know where it is, and if I let a buddy shoot my rifle, I can set the diopter back for my eyes now that I have marked it.
A search on diopter didn't turn up something like this, at least on the first page.
So I was over at Snipers Hide and read a thread about properly setting your diopter on a scope w/ parallax adjustments, which is something I hadn't really done before, because I was OK with reticle focus.
But that varies for people and their eyes, and its important. Chances are a bunch of people haven't done this the right way.
Here is the source material: https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/thr...s.6252841/
And the simple instructions.
Quote:[FONT=&]Try this if you're having issues or if you've never setup the diopter and parallax before. I had to figure this out the hard way. I've never seen it clearly spelled in a scope manual that worked. Here's how I do it and the process works.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]1) Set to Max Power[/FONT]
[FONT=&]2) Parallax set to Infinity (this is very important)[/FONT]
[FONT=&]3) Point it at a solid, light background like a white wall or blue sky. You don't want anything except a solid, light color to look at.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]4) Start from the diopter all the way into the occular and rotate out.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Don't stare into the optic, open and close your eye as you adjust such that you have no more than about 1 second open, 4-5s closed.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]In short order you can get the diopter very closely adjusted such that it will be crisp at all but the finest areas of the reticle.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Once you're there, small adjustments are made and you should focus your attention to the smallest details such as 1/10th mil hash marks, square corners in the reticle, etc.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Flick your eye open, then closed. Look at the reticle picture and see if it's crisp. Repeat as necessary until you have the diopter adjusted properly.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Lock down the ring on your diopter or wrap it with electrical tape and lock it down. Perhaps a sharpie with a witness mark between the occular and diopter ring. Something to reference it for the inevitability that it will get bumped.[/FONT]
I went with sharpie marks. OMG I defiled my scopes, except they are my scopes.
Yeah, its hidden under the caps, but I know where it is, and if I let a buddy shoot my rifle, I can set the diopter back for my eyes now that I have marked it.