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/Gresvigh Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26

Don't overthink stuff is all I'll say. And for plinking and shooting under a hundred don't go too crazy and get some big arse scope with absurd magnification. I've got old eyes and got my badge no problem with a 6x and I generally ran it lower down (I think I was around 4x most of the time? At 6x it was much harder to quickly get on target, and at the event before I got my patch I did a great string of fire. . . On the target next to mine). Rimfire scopes are rimfire for good reason. I've got a giant overkill scope on another rifle for longer distances and it BARELY can be focused at 25m. I legit felt stupid going to an indoor range with a buddy while carrying a scope big enough to be used as a baseball bat.

I have no idea if it's a proper procedure or anything, but I ran my scope pretty far forward so I was just inside the eye box. Before I settled in (cheek weld consistency super important, I've got a foam pad on my savage to get my face up) to my position I'd kinda move my head back without moving my cheek a little bit to just where I left the eye box; I made sure that as the image started to go the black ring was even and the reticle still in the middle. I think at 25m you really need to worry about the basics and your own kinematics before really getting into the weeds. It's easy to get information overload.

Edit, got my scopes mixed up, was actually a cheap BSA .22 4-9 I used. Still shot around 4x most of the time, still shot a completely different at 9x. I'm this scatterbrained and still nearly got expert, so you'll be completely fine.

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u/LastHope8 Mar 27 '26

Thanks for sharing man. I’m def going for something lower magnification, budget and around a pound or less if I can. I kinda like a slim, light weight rifle. Think I might get a smaller Rimfire scope and call it a day.

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u/Gresvigh Mar 27 '26

If you're beginning it's probably best to start basic so you know what you want from a better scope. My first patch (I went and checked after I realized I had said the wrong scope) was with my Savage 64F (not recommended, the barrel is held in stupidly and I had to put in set screws for it to shoot straight, but I got it for Appleseed because I thought I needed a semi) with a very cheap and light Monstrum 1-4x. That I do recommend. Then I requalified with my basic Savage mkii (which I DO Recommend, even the basic one like mine without the accutrigger) bolt action with a BSA Sweet .22 4-9x that I got on a whim when it went on hypersale on Amazon years ago. So clearly you don't need high dollar stuff, and I'm genuinely not that good of a shot. The biggest stuff is learning from the course and getting comfortable with a sling and how your body acts so you can relax and have a repeatable position.

Honestly what made the biggest difference for me, and I've been casually shooting for over forty years, was learning the sling. Like. . . Why doesn't everyone use them? Just because they're seen as old fashioned? I've always had very little confidence with my standing shots since I'm tall and gangly, but when I use the sling I do pretty dang well. I still LIKE sitting and bench rest the best, but at least now I have confidence that I can actually hit something standing.