im looking at getting a 2x42 truglo red dot and the specs say the parallax is set for 60yds. would this be usable at 10-20yds?

i have a truglo red dot 2x on a highly modified 1322 and never noticed any problems with paralax at any distance. i shoot it 10m in my basement and outside have used it to much further. i really like it and have never had any problems other than the batteries going dead when my friend didn't turn it off.lol.

can you see the target clearly at 10yds?

i sometimes shoot it at 10m which is only a touch longer.

I might have gotten a bad one but my experience with the TruGlo 2x was the opposite of what Kevinp has found. I thought it would be a perfect fit for an IZH 46m considering the power levels and ranges that power could be used at, and it appeared to fit the various holds/positions I shoot the gun from. I soon found the parallax was so severe that it was not suitable for my applications. I removed it and gave it to a friend that wanted it to mount on his wifes 22lr rifle. My friend still speaks to me so I guess it worked for his application.

I suggest that you go to your local sporting goods store and see if they will allow you to try it in the store to see if it fits your needs before you buy.

Good luck..

they're fine, but they do have parallax. every optical device does. i have one on a .22 semi auto hangdun and one on a compasseco underlever .177 pellet pistol.

both shoot well if i keep the dot in the center; both shoot poorly if i don't. they were about $29 at wally world. i doubt that spending more money will change parallax, which is a result of the laws of physics.

-bp