YEAR OF LEUPOLD MANUFACTURE

Need to know the year of manufacture of a 6x36 #41226B 6x36? Did this scope have coatings? Thanks,powdr

1994

Don't know about coatings.

Single coatings.

Originally Posted by powdr

Need to know the year of manufacture of a 6x36 #41226B 6x36? Did this scope have coatings? Thanks,powdr

Easy way to tell if the Leupold scope has multi-coated lenses: Hold the scope at waist level - Obj. lens up. Look at the lens as you tilt the scope to see the color of the coatings... If it's green: It's multi-coated... If it's purple, then it's not!

If you're color blind; then you're screwed!

The M8; 6x36 was never multi-coated. However the FX-II, is ...

Hope that helps...

GH

That's not accurate. The post Multicoat4 scopes are multicoated but don't show green.

Originally Posted by mathman

That's not accurate. The post Multicoat4 scopes are multicoated but don't show green.

That MUST be right! I read it on the internet!

I guess I don't have any post multi-coat4 scopes to look at...

BTW: I'm dating a French Model... (I met her on the internet...)

Seriously: I defer to your superior knowledge...

In case you haven't run across it, see the Leupold features/timeline on this Texas forum.

http://www.texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3406756/Leupold_Scope_Timeline

Or just call Leupold, they will happily talk to you about it.

Anybody that can remember that chart needs to be promoted to chief CEO at Leupold. powdr

TJO

Thanks for the information and link. Very useful.

Well Im lost... I have a Vari-X II (not a VX 2) with an "E" at the end of the serial number. He says the Vari-X II's were made between 1974 & 1983. He also states that after 1983 the letter follows the serial number. Only problem with that is the Vari-X II's were no longer in production.(according to his chart) What am I missing here??

Originally Posted by Mudslicks

Well Im lost... I have a Vari-X II (not a VX 2) with an "E" at the end of the serial number. He says the Vari-X II's were made between 1974 & 1983. He also states that after 1983 the letter follows the serial number. Only problem with that is the Vari-X II's were no longer in production.(according to his chart) What am I missing here??

Mudslicks,

Obviously that was a typo. I'm sure he meant to say that the letter is a suffix beginning in 1993 . Thus your scope would be 1997 production. Hope that helps...

Well I had a typo. His chart shows X II's made from 1963 - 1983. If he had a typo, He has two of em. 1 in the chart listing features, the other in his post below the letter/year's list. Not so sure its a typo or not.

Guess I need to take some pics and post em on the TX forum.

Thanks

Here is a link to a Leupold prefix/suffix chart:

http://www.leupold.com/resources/faqs/

I have found the Texas link useful, but no guarentees re: accuracy - just something I stumpled upon on the "net".