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Who has the best price on the VX6 scopes? powdr

I picked up a like new VX-6 2-12 on EBay used to my door for $600. Haven't been able to duplicate that deal, although I keep looking...

DF

The VX-6 2-12 is about my favorite scope. Mine is non-illuminated duplex. I wouldn't put it on a compact rifle.

For a big, 30mm scope it's fairly sleek and streamlined.

DF

2-12X42 with Fire Dot #4 on one of my .300 Weatherby's. Absolutely love it. I looked real hard at a lot of scopes. Including some very nice "Euro" jobs costing much more. Outstanding scope period.

DF, is that Mk5 wearing a McMillan and if so, what is the color scheme?

Thanks, Jack

Bill Davis ( or anyone with medical or perhaps technical insight) can you explain how any scope can eliminate the issue with blurry crosshairs in older eyes? I am having difficulty understanding how one duplex can be defined, but another not, as a result of some quality of glass difference. Just doesn't seem possible ( - not that I am doubting you). Is it perhaps a focal plain thing? An eye relief thing?

I hunted with an elderly gent who had the problem and more recently Dad all but gave up hunting due to it. When he first complained of crooked crosshairs on his duplex I had him look through my thick post Meopta #4 and the problem still hampered him. My work around was getting him a #4 fire dot style where the problem of wavy reticle was removed by, more or less, ignoring the posts altogether.

Anyone else familiar with the wavy crosshair issue?

hmmm. Thought so.

Sorry to answer late, just saw your post.

It's a McWoody, Wby. Express. Formally it was the Sako Safari pattern, MkV inlet. Now they call it the Wby. Express. I got it pillared and glassed it myself.

It's a nice shape and fits me well. Some like the McWoody pattern, some don't.

DF

I'd get an eye doc to check out anyone with the wavy experience. I recently had a vitrectomy for a macular hole, thankfully not in my shooting eye. The symptoms started with wavy lines.

The VX-6 duplex is very prominent, very black compared to some others. It's one of the best, IMO.

DF

I had a similar problem and it was due to severe astigmatism in my right eye. Had laser correction surgery done and it's now perfect.

I am VERY happy this was something you could and did have fixed. My point was that the Meopta posts were at least as thick as the Leupold heavy duplex and Dad still had the issue. Just seems unlikely anything but medical treatment would improve things. Thanks for the responses.

Love mine 3x18x44, gave 860.00 for it. Looking to get another one for a new gun that I am looking at. Leaps and bounds over the VXIII scopes that I have.

I have been playing with a 1-6 and 2-12 and like them both but haven't hunted them yet. I would buy another in either of these power ranges and have considered another for some Kimber Montanas I have been fiddling with. Also, I too really like the duplex in these.

The issue I take with the VX-6 (in my experience) has been QC woes straight out the box on EVERY one I've purchased.

What problems have they had?

The typical/usual beotches about Leupold's not holding zero, not tracking. In addition to canted reticles, and a rheostat not working.

Sir,
I just saw your question about the difference in scopes and the problems with blurry crosshairs in one but not the other. Prior to getting the VX6 I was using VX3 LRs and still do. But I noticed that not all the VX3s would have consistent acuity with respect to the crosshairs. Some would be clear and some not. I am making a guess here based on the difference of the VX6 and the VX3 to MY eyes. It seems to me the VX6 has more available diopter adjustment to the + side for me. But even with the additional diopter adjustment I did not have to use nearly as much adjustment with the VX6. I have to adjust in the direction of being in need of reading glasses for my left eye at + 2.50. Most eyepieces focus only to +2.00.
Also when I had Lasix surgery in the left eye I was left with an aberration on the cornea that makes my vision only correctable to about 20/30. That aberration leaves anything I focus on somewhat blurry including crosshairs. A gas permeable contact helps due to the pressure it hold on the cornea (smoothing out the wrinkle so to speak)but I hate wearing it. So between the better glass of the VX6 and what appears to me to be a wider range of diopter adjustment helps eliminate the blurriness of the crosshairs for me.

And you really didn't have to include your remark about "I didn't think so"...I just didn't see your question in a timely manner. A PM to me would have provided this same explanation.

Bill

I just looked through my first 2-12 VX6 a week ago. The duplex lines weren't clean. The verticle line was a little jagged or "hairy" looking close to the center. First and worst reticle flaw I've ever seen in a Leupold.

I wanted to like it but my confidence in Leupold is slipping as QC slips. Maybe they need to give the inspectors eye exams.

I just bought one of the 2-12's and though I haven't shot the rifle its on yet the scope is sweet. Eye relief is generous, eye box is as well, it doesn't have the wire reticle and the duplex is just about the perfect thickness and the glass is very good. I spent like 45 minutes at Bass Pro comparing the Swaro Z3, HDS5 and VX6 and in the end all things considered the VX6 offered the most bang for the buck seeing as all 3 were in the same price range. It's going on a 257 Roy.