Just asking because a new Leupold catalog came today and they now sell CDS scopes for some of their rimfire scopes.
Except from the Custom Shop CDS isn't offered on the VX-2 3-9x33 EFR Ultralight/Rimfire in gloss, only matte.

Seems with the substantial drop of .22LR projectiles a turret might be fun and useful at the range and in select hunting situations.

Can any turret, M1, M2, etc. be fitted to any Custom Shop Serviceable scope?

Interested to hear thoughts on this.

I have a Stoney Point elevation turret on my 6X M8 AO on my TC 22 semi auto. No clicks of course but clearly marked and repeats just fine. Bought the last 2 Amazon had as when Hornady bought out Stoney Point these went away.

looks like Midway has 1 left,

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/899510/stoney-point-target-knob-leupold-scopes-one-only

Yes, but not with a Leupold.
I use a Clearidge RM. It's basically a Weaver RV9, with the zero re-settable turrets of a Weaver V16 or V24.

The concept works well. I sight in at 25 or 50yds, then use the turret out to 100yds.

The custom turrets with marked range might be nice if you used one load. The problem with .22lr is that you may use several loads with different ballistics (subsonic,HV, hyper velocity,etc). IMHO, it's easier to just dope your loads with a generic 1/4 MOA/IPHY marked turret, and dial to the correct number as needed depending on the load.
IIRC,with a 50yd zero using CCI standard, I can generally stay on target with about 4 MOA of "up" adjustment at 75yds, and about 7.5-9 MOA at 100yds. If I shoot HV, its around 6 MOA up at 100yds. So I just have to remember my setting in MOA for a given range and load.

I'd definitely go with a MOA turret which I believe comes standard with the CDS along with a certificate to get a custom turret made per your intended load.
That said, mine would have to be a Custom Shop upgrade as the CDS isn't offered with that scope in gloss. Nor am I certain I wouldn't prefer one of the other custom turrets offered through the Custom Shop.
Thanks for the info so far.

I'm sending my 6.5-20X out for one when gopher season ends. I meant to do it earlier but I ran out of time.

I think a turret on a rimfire will be the shizz.


Travis

That's exactly what I thought when I saw that Leupold offered them for their Rimfire line.

I had a clearidge 3-9 rimfire scope on my 10/22. Worked fine with the turrets. Decided to change it over to my 22 hornet and it is just perfect for shooting out a little past 200 yards. Just a barrel of fun. And if any get away at that distance, it is certainly not the fault of the hornet or scope.

I thought about it but went with the B&C instead. In the gopher patch, with shots constantly varying between powder burns on their forehead to 200 yards, I didn't want to spend more time twisting turrets than shooting. Who knows.

For something like a scope on a silhouette rifle it of course makes sense.

It always comes down to the intended use of the particualr rifle and shooter.

I run a FX-3 6x42AO Competition scope on my 22LR. It has the tall capped turrets. Ballistic, the app on my iPhone, has the profiles for various 22LR ammo, so you just dial and plink. We were shooting silhouette targets with it last time I had it out at 250 yards.

This one...

an old 1st generation vari x on an old 1st gen Clark Custom. loads of fun whether I'm shooting pop cans or vermin

FWIW, the Clearidge RM 3-9x 32mm is available in gloss, if the finish is important to you:
http://clearidgeoptics.com/default.aspx?act=pro&opt=detail&id=834

Thanks guys.

Poodle, the scope does need to be gloss for the rifle it's intended for and it also has to be a Leupold because the scope is going on a high quality LH Kimber of Oregon rimfire and an Oregon made scope for an Oregon made rifle appeals to me for this project. I'll keep those Clearidge scopes in mind for my other rimfires though.

Clark and 222, I like those scopes a lot and that 1st gen Clark Custom looks sweet.

Indeed I do on my Cooper LVT.

If I was doing a money pit fancy Kimber for keeps I would order through the Custom Shop. The "new" VX-2 series is available in a 4-12x40 non-AO as one model to consider. For sure I would order the scope in the gloss finish with an elevation target turret.

My to pick models for rimfires would be:
VX-2 2-7x33
VX-2 4-12x40
VX-3 2.5-8x36

I think I've found the scope I'm going with, the new for 2012 VX-2 3-9x33 EFR out of the Leupold Ultralight line, part number 110822.
I get gloss finish and Diamond Coat lens coatings and the scope is fully Custom Shop serviceable for turrets if I decide to go that route and it's looking like I will.

Money pit is right but it'll be a sweet rifle which I'll be proud to own, hunt, and pass down.

I would look through the EFR Ultralight first before ordering. Please accept the warning. Other choices are friendlier to look through..

This one came with both the BDC and MOA turrents. The BDC was pretty dam close. Yesterday was the first day I tried it, so more shooting will have to be done, Darn it!

Simmons pro target

I've heard that before but the reports I've seen are based on the old Ultralight and not the new, 2012 Ultralight.
Have you looked through the new one yet?

Leupold Technical told me these just came out in February and that they're completely different than the previous model.

This may be good news for the Ultralight line.
I will look through the new models as soon as I get a chance.

The 2-7x33 of past has always trumped the Ultralight. A half ounce lighter, a half inch more eye relief, and 15moa more elevation available for turrets. I have a couple 2-7 and like them.

My supplier is superb and will let me return it if it blows but I'm holding out hope that the new one is going to be good.

I hope the best for your project. Please share a pic when your finished sugaring up your new rig.

Will do.

A 6.5-20x40 EFR Target would be badass.

Is the scope of choice for Smallbore Silhouette competitions.
But not a good fit for Nsaqam's fancy Kimber.

Agreed, too big, bulky and heavy for my intended use.

My Kimber won't be fancy compared to some of the amazing works of art I see here but it will be MY fanciest rifle.

Here's my flavor of the month this month--



The turret's actually the std. finger-adjustable commonly seen on the cheaper optics that is resettable after a fashion. Just pull the 2 tiny Phillips remove the black plastic piece, turn the graduated disc to the "0" mark and put it back together again. Works great! This little 2x Barska netted my buddy a 425-yd. 1st shot today actually on a 12" tgt. at a calcd. 90 MOA up from a 50-yd. zero. Although the group was horrendous at that range we got close about 40% of the time--



and 425-yd. youtube [not the 1st shot--missed that opportunity]--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nAlhdi_hB0

I used to, when the little gun club I belonged to had rather informal 22 silhouette shoots. I had a Redfield 10x atop an original Browning T-Bolt.

yuppers, what he said...

I run a couple with Stoney Point Turrets on top...
and a couple with Tascos with Target turrets on top...

I'm sure those don't count tho to most of the 'purists' on the forum here...

but they work for me and Seafire JR...

particularly on my CZ 452 in 22 LR...it allows it to do head shots on a sage rat out to about 125 yds pretty reliably....

head shots are not bang flops... they will bounce around like a fish out of water for a 10 to 20 yd radius for a minute or two...before giving up the ghost...

Here's to the cheaper optics and making them work. This is a 4-16x Centerpoint that'll net me 50 MOA of repeatable UP [and excellent return to zero capability] with this little Chipmunk Hunter, believe it or not. This is the only factory base i've used so far that's thick enough to allow me to shim it [2 credit cards thick] without bending it--

That one of them Walmart Blister Pack $68 scopes, with Rings included??

Yessir, it is. Kinda' my kid and friend long range trainer, as it's a single shot and they shoot it slower. They can still have a fun time and it costs me less...Ha

You know Seafire, i love the mil-dot reticle in it. It's a thin main stadia wire, with 7 mil units in each quadrant with a .2 mil-dot dot that's cald. for 10x and becomes 2.25 IPHY at 16x, calcd. and measured. That also means that at ~14.4x the "mil unit" now becomes 2.5 IPHY between dot centers making the optic sort of a "mil reticle, mil turret system," as explained at the end of this youtube--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozEhoNaRi2s

[skip to 4:45 in it]

Extending range on any rifle can be a good idea. Using this setup is almost unfair on ptarmigan as 150 yard first round hits are normal and in good wind 200+ is very doable. FYI she weighs right at 5.5 pounds as pictured and if I'm spinning turrets I prefer a M1 as pictured.

That is awesome!!!

+1

+2, Hey 406 is that a Charger/custom barrel setup? Looks like the 2.5-8x Leupold handgun scope too??

It's a 10/22 rifle with a Volquartsen THM barrel, and a Boyd's stock. The scope is a 3-9 Ultralight with M1 elevation turret. I never thought that the photo was misleading as I simply stuck the buttstock in the snow for the photo--sorry about that guys.

No problem 406, i can see below the pistol grip now. Just looked like a Charger stock a bit.

Don't know if this works or not on a turret thread but this rig is my favorite for longer ranges--

Charger/Kidd barrel/3-9x PFI Rapid Reticle. These dogs were taken to a little beyond 200 yds. with reticle/turret combined. Nice thing about this optic is the low profile tgt. turret that provides an addtl. ~80 MOA of up beyond reticle's 20 MOA 200-yd. line. Windage is nice divided into 1/4ths of 8 MOA either side of vertical axis for the 200 mk.

One of the dogs was taken at 180 in a variable 10 mph x-wind, and hit 3x in a row by just watching the mirage. When it went horizontal i shot using the tip of the 180 windage mk. Couldn't believe it worked so well--

I've used a Leupold 12x for rimfire silhouettes. Also, used a Burris 6X HBR for silhouettes and CMP rimfire matches.


Anyone ever try one of the Bushnell Elites 10X with mil dots and turrets? I thought it might be neat on a .22.

Yes, and unfortunately the problem I had is I could not get the scope to focus at 25-50yds. It was fine at 100yds, but at closer range either the image or the reticle were blurry. So while it seems like it would be the perfect scope for the application and reasonbly priced, I'd advise against it. I've used a leupold vx-III 3.5-10 with turrets on the 10/22 and it was a superb scope, no issues with image clarity. Just had to sell it a couple years back to pay the IRS