Faster Adjustable Objective (AO) Response, Advice Needed

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jp_over

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Friends,

I have both of Leupold's EFR scopes (3-9x33 AO & 6.5-20x40 AO) but am looking for a faster objective adjustment. In other words, taking the scope from 10m - 40m in a quick few turns. I mainly use my rig for pesting and hunting and want a faster AO to go from feeder shots to fence line shots.

Any suggestions on other scopes of similar quality that I should check out? I'd like to keep the ability to adjust parallax down to 10m or less.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Joe
 
A side wheel also makes it faster:

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Joe

I also have the Leopold 6.5-20X40 EFR on a DS Regal and use for pest control mainly. Love the glass but the Duplex reticle is problematic for longer range holdovers, and it is a real pain to adjust the Objective especially with fast moving squirrels. I’m sorry I did not go with an FFP and side parallax and a reticle that had hash marks.

Great scope but I’m going to replace it with something that addresses those shortcomings, for me anyway.

I have missed far too many pests because of fumbling with adjusting the Objective on the front of the scope.
 
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Thanks for all the feedback - I guess the part I'm struggling with is getting glass that's of similar or better quality as the Leupolds. I've sent an e-mail to US Optics to see if I can get a B10 which will adjust down to 10m parallax. https://www.usoptics.com/b10-1-8-10x/  Certainly, it's a bit costly.

tommyb - that's the exact issue I'm having. My shots go from 7m to 30 or 40m (feeder to fence line at times with multiple targets) and I just need to get my AO adjusted faster.

markT - what model Burris did you order? I do think for long range work (routinely 50+m the Leupold 6.5-20 EFR is darn tough to beat.
 
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Joe

I also have the Leopold 6.5-20X40 EFR on a DS Regal and use for pest control mainly. Love the glass but the Duplex reticle is problematic for longer range holdovers, and it is a real pain to adjust the Objective especially with fast moving squirrels. I’m sorry I did not go with an FFP and side parallax and a reticle that had hash marks.

Great scope but I’m going to replace it with something that addresses those shortcomings, for me anyway.

I have missed far too many pests because of fumbling with adjusting the Objective on the front of the scope.
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Which FFP scopes did you consider?
 
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I too had issues with the adjustment out on the end of the scope because of the additional movement required to adjust it. Yes it cost me a few shots because I got “busted”. I’ve since replaced the scope with a SWFA SS 3-15x42 and I’m happy as a lark. Since glass clarity is a somewhat subjective topic anyway, it should meet all your requirements. I’ve not had any issues so I can’t tell you if SWFA’s warranty is as good as Leopold’s but I’ve heard they stand behind their products. The best thing is the sale they’ve got going on now is even better than the Black Friday sale unless I’ve missed something. I do wish SWFA would come up with their own side wheel. 
 
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