Hey Dave,
I just wanted to give you a heads up that the side focus isn't exactly just a focus. It is used for reducing parallax. If you cradle the rifle or set it up on bipod and rear bag and, without touching the rifle, look through the scope and move your head side to side slightly without allowing the rifle to move, you will notice that the crosshairs seem to move about the target. The "side focus parallax adjustment", as Bushnell calls it, can be adjusted until that movement goes away. You will have to adjust the side focus parallax adjustment when moving between different shooting distances.
When you set up at 100 yards, you should adjust your parallax knob to remove the shiftiness and then not mess with it unless you are changing your shooting distance. Some scopes have numerical values etched on the side parallax knob; ie 50, 100, 300, etc... That will get you in the ball park but you should still check it out to ensure you're reducing your parallax.
If you already knew this I really do apologize for the post. I looked up the scope just to make sure I wasn't spitting BS because I think some scopes really do have a side "focus only" knob. Yours, however, is definitely for reducing parallax.
I didn't know this until I was hanging out with a regular F-T/R shooter and he explained it to me. It really did tighten up my groups too... I guess it won't matter that much if you just want to plink, but if you're really pushing your skills and your rifle, it will make a big difference. Especially with your set-up. She's going to be a real shooter.
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