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JG posted up some pics of the FireDot I believe next to a Conquest Z-Plex and the FD looked like it would be great in low light.

As RD says, and in case anyone is interested:

Conquest 3.5-10x44

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VX3 3-10x40:

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VX6 2-12x42 duplex

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Vx6 3-18x44 firedot duplex

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Still wish all these guys would make the thicker outter posts come closer to the intersection of the crosshairs. My Leica ER LeicaPlex suffers from the same thing as the VX6 and FireDot apparently do.

It is. IMO, the best thing going for low light.

And, high quality glass helps in low light.

DF

I've disliked every lighted reticle I've looked at/used. I don't imagine that changing.

JG thanks for the pictures. The fire-dot should be fine, I have always been somewhat skeptical of things like this. Must be too much old school in me. lol
The scope should be great. I'll be putting it on my 300 Win Mag.

Take care

I don't like lighted reticles that disappear when the battery goes out. I think NF may have some like that.

At least this one is a great duplex even with the power off. And, to me the VX-6 duplex is one of the best.

DF

I've been thinking about giving a 2-12x a whirl as I've heard nothing but good about them.

Then I realize it will probably be left at 6x most of the time, so I just buy another 6x....

No problem Hammer, and I totally agree with DF. It's a fantastic duplex reticle anyway, even without firedot illuminated. I can see it waaay past legal light, like about the time this big boy came out....

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If Leica had an illuminated reticle like the FireDot it would be killer in low light with the combination of the optics in that Leica scope. When folks say you don't need that level of glass in a riflescope, that must be the scope they are referring to. I've never seen a scope that bright, sharp and clear. On the other hand, the quality of the glass there helps the LeicaPlex go further than it should in low light compared to just having good optics.

That's what I've been saying about that Firefly reticle in that it works great w/o being fired up cause it's so bold. Most people looked at it as a "gimmick" and it's popularity died off quickly because of it. If you can't see that reticle in low light it's either to dark to shoot or you need an eye exam.

Since Leica USA is in your backyard, why don't you go throw your weight around and get them to listen??????? I could put that on my new LAW.....!

I have a 3-18x44 cds firedot and love it. Probably my favorite hunting scope.


Roy

The problem I've had with more than a few illuminated reticles isn't that I can't see the reticle, it's that it's all that I can see.

It's not Leica USA that's the problem. It's the guys across the pond that think they know more than the guys here that are buying them . Like they say, you can always tell a German, but you can't tell them much.

With regards to the firedot, there's a setting so dim you can't even tell it's on until past dark-thirty.

I suppose I can look it up, but since you're here, how to you operate the illumination function on the VX-6?

You just keep hitting the button, causing the dot to dim. Stop when it's right.

DF

Does it have the VX-R motion sensor?


Nevermind found out it does

I would think the Fire Dot is the same. VX-6 glass is better than VX-R glass. The VX-R is a great scope.

DF