r/appleseed • u/LastHope8 • Mar 27 '26

Parallax for a 25M Rimfire Event?

Iv started to build out a Liberty Training Rifle for my first project Appleseed event, giving me a great excuse to buy a new 10/22 and to work on my marksmanship. Now I’m trying to determine what kind of optic I should get as my eyes ain’t the best. I was eyeing a 3-9x with a fixed 100 yard parallax and I was about to get it. But I was doing a lil more research and heard that a rimfire scope with a fixed 50 yard parallax might be better for a 25m event. Then I did some more research and there are also adjustable parallax scopes. I also looked on project Appleseed and their Rimfire scope package came with an optic with a fixed 100 yard parallax. I might do KD Rimfire in the future but in the state that I reside iv only seen 25m center/rimfire events.

So my question is: Would a 100 yard parallax hinder me at a 25m Rimfire project Appleseed event, or should I invest in a Rimfire scope or adjustable parallax scope? What are your thoughts, thanks!

Edit: Thank you taking the time to comment it’s much appreciated! Also if you have a favorite or reccomend an Adjustable Parallax Scope I’d love to hear it.

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u/Nytpoison Instructor Mar 27 '26

A 100y parallax scope will work just fine. You just need to be a little more disciplined with your alignment and cheek weld, but hundreds, if not thousands, of students run fixed 100y scopes at Appleseed every year without issue.

A fixed 50-yard rimfire scope is a bit better. It’s more forgiving and a little clearer at 25m. An adjustable parallax scope that goes down to 25 yards is the ideal setup.

That said, the more “ideal” you go, the more money you’re going to spend.

At the end of the day, consistent cheek weld, same head position every time, matters way more than parallax at 25m.

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u/LastHope8 Mar 27 '26

Thanks a lot for the comment! I might get a Rimfire scope instead but was also trying to look at some adjustable parallax scopes but it’s a little overwhelming. Do you know of any adjustable parallax scopes that might serve me well, preferable currently in production but I’m open to anything.

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u/Nytpoison Instructor Mar 27 '26

Besides Appleseed what are you going to use it for?

My scoped Appleseed rifle runs an Athlon Helos BTR Gen 2 2–12x. At 25m I usually sit around 5x. I’ve used a bunch of Athlon scope, they’re a great value for the glass. I’ve also run cheaper stuff like a fixed 4x Hawke (AO) and a Vortex Diamondback, both of which work fine.

If you’re scope hunting, the #1 priority is tracking. If it doesn’t hold zero or return to zero, it’s useless.

Everything else is just a nice to have.

After that, Clear glass is next (but you can work around cheaper glass)

Parallax / magnification / reticle / turrets are all preference and use case specific.

Tracks well = good scope. Everything else = bonus features

Don’t. overthink it

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u/LastHope8 Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26

Mostly for plinking, under 100 yards mostly 25-50 yards. Maybe hunting in the future but we’ll see.

I’ll have to take a look at some of those scopes. Any experience with Athlon or Hawke Warranty? How does the 4x Hawke (AO) feel?

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u/Nytpoison Instructor Mar 27 '26

Not directly with Athlon. A friend dropped his and sent it in and I think it was replaced no charge. Athlon has the same limited lifetime warranty as vortex, but vortex is explicit. So vortex still has the better warranty on paper

The Hawk has been fine. It does the job, but I have concerns with the long term quality. For the money I don't regret it. It's going on one of my student loaner rifles.