Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Any Leupold vx-R users out there??

Thinking of something a little unusual from the normal $150-300 scope I usually buy as a gift to me.
The VX R has kind of caught my eye.
I deer hunt sitting on a logging road with potential 300 yd shots. But the woods on both sides is really thick. I also "slow walk" hunt trying to move deer to my buddy's stands or for the possible "jump" shot. Having good optics to look into the woods and make out horns and not have the crosshairs get confused at dusk with branches and twigs would be a nice.
And my 59 year old eyes aren't what they used to be.
Seems like the dot could be real quick for walk hunting and dark woods.
I'm looking at the 2-7 vxr
the 3-9 w/windplex and cds
the 3-9 patrol.
What can you tell me about experience with these?
I know someone will chime in and say I should have bought a sfa 1-4 on the sale but I just didn't like the big turrets and thought I wanted a little more power than 4x.
So...if you've used these or have feedback I'd love to hear it.

I really like my 3-9 VX-R.

I have had both the 1.25x4 and 3-9x40 VX-R's. Still have a couple of the 3x9's. I can't say that they have been abused but so far they work well and have given no trouble. I wish the Firedot option could be available on some of the 1" VX-3's

I had a 3-9x50 for a while and really liked it. I only sold it because I needed the cash. The dot is quite fine and can be adjusted dimly enough so as to not affect your vision in low light. It makes low-light target acquisition a breeze and should fit your style of hunting just perfectly. The glass ranked right up there with the newer VX-3s, falling perhaps an insignificant amount behind in resolution near the edges. But as far as light transmission and affording a usable image in poor light, it is certainly a step ahead of the VX-2 series, which is a very good scope itself.

I have the 3-9x40 and a 2-7x33, both with the Firedot duplex and they have definitely become my favorite scopes for low light hunting. I primarily use them night hunting for coyotes during the full moon phase. The reticle is thick enough that I don't even need the dot most of the time. However, it does come in handy on foggy/ hazy nights. I have put them through their paces hunting in temps down to -15 or so with no ill effects. Both have held zero through many miles of hikes, in and out of the truck 4-5 times a night. I'm buying another 3-9x40 in the next week or so.

Pretty tough to beat in lowlight situations

I've got a 4x12 VXR with the Firedot and CDS Dial on my heavy barrel R-AR15 in .223. It's my go to rifle at the Ranch for hogs and culling deer while driving around the Ranch. I really like the fact that you can adjust the brightness of the Firedot down really low, for evening or daytime use. It's really fast for target acquisition on running feral hogs.

I also like the feature it has which is kind of "sleep mode".
You set it and it goes off after about 5 minutes, then if you grab your rifle to shoot, it re-activates the Firedot at the last setting. Ive had mine for 3 years now, and I've yet to replace the battery. I'm very pleased with mine and highly recommend them to all my buddies. For about $550 bucks, it's one hell of a great hunting scope!

I don't have a VX-R, yet, but do have an AR Mod1 and can attest to the good design of the auto-switch and also to the usefulness of the lighted reticle concept, even in good light. The tiny spot of color draws your eye right to the sticking spot.

Great glass, a best-buy, imho...
My wife has the 2-7X33mm Firedot duplex on her little .308 Montana, and she deals death with regularity around here for deer...especially in low light.

Leupyy really hit a homer with that glass--great for young hunters too, point and shoot. And was mentioned, the dot "sleeps" for max battery conservation, and the dot brightness adjustment is stellar.

I've considered getting a 2-7 VXR for my 7-08 Montana. The 2-7 range is a favorite of mine. I wanted to see one in person first though. I haven't seen one yet. The local stores seem to only want to carry the Hubble scopes.

Our law doesn't specify a cut off time for deer hunting. It is only until dark, which leaves those who interpret that to mean completely dark, wanting nothing smaller than 50mm scopes.

I love mine with the FireDot duplex reticle.

+1,

I have the 3-9x40, light on or off, the etched reticle is great.