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Wished they'd get off the CDS boat with every GD thing, and put some real target knobs on.....
How 'bout these . . . VX3i LRP
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The CDS knobs are awesome...as long as they are marked in standard graduations, i.e. Mil or MOA. The low profile design is great.
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19.0 ounces for the 3-15...
I'm thinking these are very similar to the discontinued VX-6.
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Wished they'd get off the CDS boat with every GD thing, and put some real target knobs on.....
How 'bout these . . . VX3i LRP Just one more reason to avoid Leupold for any scope you plan on twisting turrets. What a ridiculous design.
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Wished they'd get off the CDS boat with every GD thing, and put some real target knobs on.....
How 'bout these . . . VX3i LRP Just one more reason to avoid Leupold for any scope you plan on twisting turrets. What a ridiculous design. ridiculous and hideous......
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Got a first hand look at the new VX5HD today. 3-15x44 version.
Glass is clear and crisp. Tube length forward of the turret may be an issue on some rifles - same with the VX6HD. Very short, maybe 1 1/2" with a long taper to the objective. ZL2 turret is pretty crisp, though this particular model didn't live up to the claim of 2 full rotations. Came up about 8 clicks shy of 2 full rotations.
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I would imagine 32 MOA will be enough anyway, maybe.
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Got a first hand look at the new VX5HD today. 3-15x44 version.
Glass is clear and crisp. Tube length forward of the turret may be an issue on some rifles - same with the VX6HD. Very short, maybe 1 1/2" with a long taper to the objective. ZL2 turret is pretty crisp, though this particular model didn't live up to the claim of 2 full rotations. Came up about 8 clicks shy of 2 full rotations. I'm hoping the turrets on the VX6HD are crisp. I'll have a 3-18x44 tomorrow, I had the same scope in the regular VX6 line and was pretty dissapointed in the mushy feel of the turrets.
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I hope they beefed up their erector springs with that 30mm tube.They certainly needed to.
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Has anyone else looked thru one? What would you compare the glass quality to?
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"Every year, more hunters are going beyond their comfort zone to take on ever bigger adventures," said Tim Lesser, vice president of product development for Leupold & Stevens, Inc. "The VX-5HD is designed and built to help these hunters expand their hunts from bigger game to more challenging areas. If you can dream it, the VX-5HD can hunt it." Spot on...  Leupold seems to become more of a marketing company as time passes. Although the same could be said for a lot of companies, I suppose.
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