Mag,

I have no idea on those specs. You'd have to ask the folks at Leupold.

They did such a good job copying the rest of the old 3x specs, one wonders why the increase in magnification/reduced field of view on the new version.

Perhaps the new lens designs they use would not allow the exact magnification given the tube platform and lens distances. Who knows?

For me, it's still not a deal breaker. I will be buying two in the coming months. One for a 9.3x62 Mauser and the other for 45-70 Ruger No 1.

To all gunmaker critics-
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.."- Teddy Roosevelt