Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Leupold VX3i 1.75x6x32 vs 2x7x33 or fxii 4x33

Any one have any experience with it? thinking of putting one on a browning blr in 308 . I noticed they dropped it from the line but new ones can still be had on line . I have several generations of 2x7x33's going back around 25 years and wondered if the 1.75 x6 is an improvement or just stay with the 2x7 ? The gun will be a woods rifle and occasionally a longer shot across a cut over . The fxii 4x would be fine with me also but have never owned one .

I've had one of each at some point or another. I was never really fond of the 1.75-6 though and it didn't hang around long. I hunted one fall with it in woods settings for whitetail. I ended up harvesting a buck an doe with it on my .308 but found I had to crank it up to 4x to give me a decent view of the animals. I'd say stick with what has been working for you, but if you want a change the 4x is pretty nice.

There's something a little 'quirky' about the 1.75-6x. I've found the 2-7x a easier to get behind and of course the 4x works just fine.

I have both the 2-7 and the 4x, they're solid scopes perfect for hunting.

I'd stick with those.

The 2.5-8 is also a solid option. I have always preferred that over the 1.75-6

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IMO, it also has the best eye relieve, too. The 2.5 X 8 Leupold is the best all around hunting scope, of those mentioned. It's also my favorite hunting scope, too.

In agreement, especially on a 308, but I like the 1.75X6s very much as well. I think they are ideal on a 375. Buffalo at 25 yards and a kudu at 350.

At lowest power the 2-7 has the same apparent field of view as the 1.75-6, and the little bit of extra magnification of the 2-7 is apparent also. As Steelie says the 1.75-6 is kind've quirky.

The 2.5-8 is the easiest to get behind of the smaller scopes.

thanks to all who have replied , think I will just look for a new vxii in the 2x7x33 . Looking on their website looks like the new line of scopes has taken the place of the vx1 and vx2 . I have read a lot of reviews on the 1.75 and it seems like quite a few people mentioned problems with eye relief .

I had the 1.75-6X on a Marlin Guide gun in .45-70. I liked it very much more than the 1.5-5X it replaced. I usually kept it at 2.5x so there's no reason a 2.5-8X wouldn't do just as well.

Tom

I'm partial to fixed powers and the 4X Leupold is a great little scope. I have one on a Marlin .308 MX and I haven't wished for more (or less) power.
Bob

I would take the 4x myself for most things.

The 2-7x if necessary.

Casey, how about any difference in glass between the two?

Jorge,

As far as I'm concerned glass has become so good these days that the quality of view between the VX-1, VX-2, and Vx-3i's is pretty small and for practical purposes they all perform great under hunting conditions.

The difference between my VX-1's vs my VX-2's in 2-7 is not apparent in most situations. I can see a tiny bit of difference when looking towards the setting sun and into dark timber, but I can still see what I'm looking for well enough to shoot it. Same thing with my VX-3/3i's in 2.5-8. They are a tiny bit better in a couple circumstances but not enough to make a difference in the shot.

I still like the 2.5-8's because they are the easiest to get behind of the three.

That is my favorite scope too and were I to do it over again, I'd go with the 2.5s on my 375s.

Same here RGK









Can’t beat the price on them older M8’s either.

I have had a 1.75-6X on my 358 Win for many years. We took it to Africa in 2012 and took eight or so critters with zero issues. I like the scope a lot.

I picked up a VXIII 1.75-6x32 mm years ago and had Leupolds Custom Shop put their Post/Duplex reticle in it. It sat on a .335 H&H and I liked it better then the 1.5-5x20 mm it replaced. The guy at Leupold told me the 1.75-6 scope was the toughest variable power scope Leupold made at that time. He also told me he was aware of a couple of well known gunsmiths who used that scope when checking out their big bores, as it was so reliable. Mine currently sits in a set of QD Talley rings and goes to hunting camp as a back up scope for my .338.

I think about selling it some times, but I would probably be sorry if I did. It is one neat little scope, but so is the 2.5-8x36 mm Leupold.

How about a Leopold 1.5x5 or 1x4 on your .308?

I have owned very many Leupold 2-7 x 33 scopes from Vari-Xiic through VX-2 series. All were great. I never was very fond of the VX-2's ocular adjustment. I have a VX-3 in 1.75-6 on my 375 H&H pre 64 Win 70. That scope is not going anywhere. It is my favorite. It really shone in Africa. That is a VX-3 not a VX-3i. I would not hesitate to buy a VX-1 in 2-7.