Does anybody make one? Good or better quality, would love to have my Golden Eagles with the focus on the right,... hello Vortex are you reading this? Not everybody is right handed.
Scopes with the focus on the right side, for us leftys
- Thread starter Lefty Trigger
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I have been scope shopping intensely for about a month now. I have looked through basically every manufacturer website I can find. I have not come across any left hand models. I will let you know if I do.
I like to mount large wheels on my parallax knobs. I have them on all my competition scopes because it makes it so much easier to fine tune the focus. If you do the same, you will be able to reach over the top of the scope and life will be wonderful.
I 3d print my own, but you can make one of these fit if you have a Dremel tool. Get it at Amazon.
R.Morehouse
Gold $$ Contributor
There are a few fine scopes with the adjustment on the front. Nightforce BR & the Weaver come to mind....
Regards
Rick
Regards
Rick
Kahles can have windage on the left side but parallax is on top. That would be the only scope I know of with non-adjustable objective parallax that has ambidextrous parallax. FWIW, they are pretty light considering their size. Mixed reviews on tracking...
IMO, AO allows an easier adjustment as there is no lash to deal with. (Leupolds tacticools and LR scopes are notorious for this) For Highpower it's a non-issue to set it before each match. For ninja games, AO probably won't work unless you use the shadow method to ensure you're behind the scope the same each time. Not the easiest thing to do in odd positions or under time.
IMO, AO allows an easier adjustment as there is no lash to deal with. (Leupolds tacticools and LR scopes are notorious for this) For Highpower it's a non-issue to set it before each match. For ninja games, AO probably won't work unless you use the shadow method to ensure you're behind the scope the same each time. Not the easiest thing to do in odd positions or under time.
I looked into this and the Kahles brand does not have the focus on the right, its the windage. However they place their focus "around" the elevation turret and that is the coolest thing ever! Shame they are sooo expensive.
Ned Ludd
Silver $$ Contributor
Sorry but I have to ask...I am right handed: I adjust the parallax knob with my left (off) hand and windage turret with my right (trigger) hand...in other words, I use both hands. If you're a lefty, the only difference would be that your trigger hand would be on the parallax knob and your off hand on the windage turret. I don't see any issue. What difference does it really make which hand is on which knob when they're both doing something?
Ned Ludd
Silver $$ Contributor
Mine are exactly 4" in front of the trigger and I have relatively short arms. No problems reaching them with either arm. Unless your rifle stock LOP is crazy long, maybe your arms aren't quite as long as you thought
.I have a NF 12-42 BR scope with the parallax at the front of the scope. I'll never buy another one of those because I definitely cannot quite reach it without crawling out from behind the rifle. But that's another 4-6" in front of the windage turret. Nonetheless, I get not being able to adjust the parallax from a comfortable position behind the rifle.
10XSHOOTER
Gold $$ Contributor
SWFA Super Snipers 10, 12, 16, & 20X Parallax in front of eyepiece.
I have 2 Kahles scopes. Love the controls on them. The paralax under the elevation is one cool feature but the option to put the windage on the left is so intuitive that it makes me wonder why they all aren’t that way.
I know they are expensive but there’s been some screaming deals for used examples in the classified section. Keep an eye out
Ned Ludd
Silver $$ Contributor
I wasn't trying to be argumentative. As I said, I totally get not being able to make the adjustments without getting out of position; that becomes a PITA very quickly. I'm just surprised it's an issue, is all.
The Kahles scopes are great in glass and ergonomics. The parallax is the only one that I can think of that comes ambi. people mistakenly think the left side windage is for left hand shooters. They actually built it as an option for right hand shooters so you could make all your corrections without having to use your shooting hand.
I use scopes for small bore prone and, occasionally, HP prone. Take a one inch dia. scope like a Leupold AO and rotate it 90 degrees. They make great left handed scopes. Got the tip from a fellow named Salazar.
Tom Alves
I've seen several lefties (including German) rotate scopes left 90 degrees basically making the elevation knob "left side" windage, and the windage knob elevation (better mark the scope well after doing this), but you can't do that with a Golden Eagle or any scope with parallax adjustment on the center of the scope. A scope with an AO is almost impossible to adjust parallax when shooting prone in a sling as I do. I know the yardages are on the bell but with my eyes the numbers don't match up with known distance. Agree with the poster, Bout time a scope manufacturer recognizes this.
Well finding nothing specific there is Kahles that has the focus ring "around" the elevation which is really cool. Now the down side, I have been reading some reviews and the jury is out on them for quality. Not to mention the expensive price tag. Right now in my life a $2000-$3000 dollar scope just don't fit.
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