Vortex paralex recalibration?

[Limey71]

I absolutely love the Vortex reticles, EBR-2B, EBR-2C, XLR. My problem is that I'm using an airgun where most scopes suitably paralex down to 10-15 yards and the Vortex scopes with the aforementioned reticles have a minimum paralex of 50 yards. Does anyone know of or had experience with recalibrating the front lens that corresponds with the paralex in order to shorten the minimum paralex distance? I realise this is a no no and could void the warranty of a scope, but would love one of these scopes with those particular reticles that I could also use at a shorter distance. Thank you to anyone that could point me in the right direction. 

 

[tsp3355]

Careful, that will almost certainly void the warranty. I checked with Vortex customer service a while back to see one could be custom ordered with a shorter minimum focus distance. Answer at that time was no. That was maybe 2 years ago.

 

[30cal]

Limey I just e-mailed Vortex today and asked them this very question and just got a reply. Here is their reply: Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to set the parallax that low on this riflescope. Your best option for this application will be the 4-12x40mm Diamondback AO, with a 10-yard/infinity parallax setting.   Please let me know if there is anything else we can do for you, my friend.   Regards, Ryan Muckenhirn
Sales AssociateVortex Optics2120 W Greenview Dr Middleton, WI 53562Phone (608)826-6280Toll Free (800) 426-0048 ext 280 Fax (608)662-7454

 

[30cal]

To bad. I was hoping also. I have been looking for a long time for a scope like this and the ONLY one I have found is the Falcon 5.5-25x50 or 56 FFP but it does not have a Christmas tree type reticle. But the B-20 reticle is the next best thing. It focus's down to 11 yards.