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Factory Standard Reticles

Leupold offers more factory standard reticles than any other scope manufacture. Our line of hunting scopes feature over 20 different popular reticle configurations including Leupold's own line of Ballistics Aiming System reticles. If that weren't enough, most Leupold scopes may be configured with your preferred reticle through the Leupold Custom Shop. For a truly unique optic have our experts create a custom ballistically matched reticle tuned specifically for your rifle, load and shooting conditions.

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For those that have no use for the wind reticle so be it. It doesn't look like Leupold is eliminating any reticle but offering certain models with selected reticles.

I picked up a 3x9EFR with the wind reticle for shooting gophers and p-dogs with my new 22 LR. Everyone knows we DON'T have any wind If you wait for a calm day here you won't shoot much. Been days when you had to lead a p-dog 18" if shooting a 22 Hornet at 100yds Sometimes a point of reference for wind is handy.

I have more Leupold scopes than any other brand, and I love them, but..... If I ran the zoo:

1) Long range deer hunter friendly:
Leupold would make a CDS type VX3 3.5x10x40 with side focus and moa reticle with fat lines in second focal plane. The reticule would be 1 moa per fat hash mark at 10X.

2) Internet scope buyer friendly:
Leupold would put every rifle scope they make or have made with every number or feature associated with each scope in a downloadable and user sortable and searchable spreadsheet. No more glossy downloadable brochures without enough resolution to read the numbers. No more playing peek-a-boo with different lines of scopes.