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Re: Noticable difference between VX2 and VX3?
Youper #1241558 02/09/07
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you make a very good point Ive hunted with leupold optics my whole life from the old vari-xIIs to the new vxIIIs and Ill have to admit that I could always see longer at dusk even after legal shooting light, even with the older scopes than I can with my naked eye. as far as trouble Ive had maybe 30 leupold scopes over the years and the only problem I had was with a vari-xII 2x7 the power ring got really hard to turn. sent it back to leupold they fixed it returned it within two weeks free of charge no questions asked

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Re: Noticable difference between VX2 and VX3?
VaHillbilly #1241617 02/09/07
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Originally Posted by 547
you make a very good point Ive hunted with leupold optics my whole life from the old vari-xIIs to the new vxIIIs and Ill have to admit that I could always see longer at dusk even after legal shooting light, even with the older scopes than I can with my naked eye. as far as trouble Ive had maybe 30 leupold scopes over the years and the only problem I had was with a vari-xII 2x7 the power ring got really hard to turn. sent it back to leupold they fixed it returned it within two weeks free of charge no questions asked


How hard was "hard"? The reason I ask is because I've owned 3 2x7's one bought in the 80's, one in the 90's, another in 2003. The newer the decade, the stiffer the power ring is to turn. My Vari-x II 3x9's are much easier, my Vari-X III 2.5-8's and 3.5-10's are much easier, but the flippin' 2-7's are stupidly stiff. But so was every other Luepy 2-7 I've tried.

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Re: Noticable difference between VX2 and VX3?
dogcatcher223 #1241846 02/09/07
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Originally Posted by dogcatcher223
It is for a 7-08. My only hang up is, the VX2 has a 40,, objective, so in theory it should be a bit better in low light.


Theoretically speaking, I think that is incorrect. The size of the exit pupil is what dictates which will be brighter(assuming all things glass, and coatings, are equal).
Exit pupil is derived by taking the objective size, and dividing it by power.
So a 3x9x40, set at its highest power would have an exit pupil of just under 4 and a half mms (40 divided by 9).
A 2.5x8x36 would have an exit pupil of 4.5 (36 divided by 8). So theoretically speaking, the 2.5x8 would be the brighter scope.

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