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Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 #12554722 01/16/18 Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,240 MS B bt8897 OP Campfire Regular OP bt8897 Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,240 MS I know there have been request in the past for pictures of Leupold's #4 reticle and I just picked this scope up that has the #4 reticle. Just posting for reference-

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12554736 01/16/18 Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,620 Likes: 1 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,620 Likes: 1 Orange Park, Florida Love that reticle. A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12554742 01/16/18 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,427 Land of iron and beer B BlackFrog Campfire Regular BlackFrog Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,427 Land of iron and beer I have a Leup 3x Big Bore with the German #4 on the way, looking forward to receiving it!

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12555114 01/16/18 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,567 TN C CBB15 Campfire Regular CBB15 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,567 TN My buddy’s 2.5-8 w/#4 added by Leupold looks nothing like that. His is way heavier. While yours looks great, his is damn near unusable.

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12555583 01/16/18 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,549 Mjduct Campfire Regular Mjduct Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,549 I’ve got a vx6 with a #4 firedot that is a lot thinner in the posts than that...

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12556830 01/16/18 Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,240 MS B bt8897 OP Campfire Regular OP bt8897 Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,240 MS Well I guess maybe there have been changes over the years?

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12557354 01/17/18 Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,562 G ghostrider272 Campfire Regular ghostrider272 Campfire Regular G Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,562 That looks much better than what they show on the Custom Shop site.

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12557451 01/17/18 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,047 Alabama AMRA Campfire Regular AMRA Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,047 Alabama My Leupold FX-3 6x42 I sent in for a German # 4 is JUST like yours. A LEUPOLD 2.5-8 WITH this ret would be nice for my Ruger Hawkeye RSI 30-06 Molan Labe

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12557674 01/17/18 Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,179 South Arkansas M magshooter1 Campfire Tracker magshooter1 Campfire Tracker M Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,179 South Arkansas I put a VX-II 2-7x33 with the #4 on my grandfather's sporterized SMLE .303 Brit. Some people are educated beyond their intelligence.

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12557681 01/17/18 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,171 29376 R ringworm Campfire Ranger ringworm Campfire Ranger R Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,171 29376 I have a 1.5-5 with the #4 and I'd like to get a #4 in my 2.5-8 but I can't force myself to remove it from the BLR. Your post just rubs my face in it. TRUMP- GABBARD 2024

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12558448 01/17/18 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 631 Whitehorse, YT Y yukonphil Campfire Regular yukonphil Campfire Regular Y Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 631 Whitehorse, YT i never seen one like that. is it the new kind made by custom?

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12577931 01/24/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 426 Virginia G garCH Campfire Member garCH Campfire Member G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 426 Virginia Don't know how to post photo of my VX3 1.5-5 with 4A, also my favorite reticle. not sure how recent as I bought the scope used some months ago. send an email to garch1949gmail.com and I'll reply with the photo, you can then post if you wish garch Yesu ai zhongguo

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12579522 01/24/18 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,499 Alaska Ray Campfire Regular Ray Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,499 Alaska I have a 3-9 x 40 with the same reticle, plus electronic dot in the middle. The dot is very small, so it does not get in the way. I got it from CameraLand. Last edited by Ray; 01/24/18.

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12579787 01/24/18 Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,240 MS B bt8897 OP Campfire Regular OP bt8897 Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,240 MS I purchased the scope used, I assumed it was added from the custom shop?

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12580491 01/25/18 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,427 Land of iron and beer B BlackFrog Campfire Regular BlackFrog Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,427 Land of iron and beer My FX-II 3x Big Bore arrived yesterday from the Leup Custom Shop with the German #4 reticle: Last edited by BlackFrog; 01/25/18.

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12585111 01/26/18 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 275 Colorado B berryns Campfire Member berryns Campfire Member B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 275 Colorado Nice #4 reticles. I like them a lot, it's a shame that the custom shop charges so much for a reticle change. "Venison vanishcth down the vale, with bounding hoof and flaunting tail."

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12585180 01/26/18 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,427 Land of iron and beer B BlackFrog Campfire Regular BlackFrog Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,427 Land of iron and beer Better off to buy new from the Custom Shop with a reticle you want than to have a reticle change in a scope you're sending in. Last edited by BlackFrog; 01/26/18.

Re: Leupold 2.5-8 German # 4 bt8897 #12586634 01/27/18 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,912 Likes: 1 Oklahoma O OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger O Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,912 Likes: 1 Oklahoma That's a great hunting reticle. There are 2 rules to success: 1. Never tell everything that you know.