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I'm thinking about adding a turret to my Leupold 6x, but was thinking it might not be enough xs to make it worth the expense. Can the 6x get me to 5-600 yards for big game hunting?

I'm not a long range expert by any means but I do target shoot quite a bit with 6x, 8x and 10x scopes out to about 510 yards. The 6x works fine but the 10x makes things noticably easier.
Practice(alot) with it and I bet you're good to go with the 6x.

I shoot a 308 with a 6x42 Loopie turret.

I have easily gone to 400.

If I was doing what you are thinking of, I might try this one:

http://www.leupold.com/hunting-and-.../fx-3-6x42mm-adj-obj-competition-hunter/

BMT

The scope I have is a newish 6x36, thinking of adding a CDS turret to it...please don't get me started on my hatred for AO.

Biathalonman,
I'm not using the CDS turret currently, but will be soon on a VX-III 2.5-8! I have however used a Stoney Point target knob on a fixed M8 8X Leupy successfully out to 700-800 yards on antelope and at the range. It does have a fairly fine duplex crosshair which may be different than the new FX-II 6X.
I was on the phone the other day with customer service at Leupold and he said that they were considering offering the FX fixed series in other higher powered choices like 8X or 10X possibly in 2011 FWIW... sounds good to me!

I like a 6x42 to 1K,can't like the 6x36 for anything...........

You could also get a mount with some built-in MOA. Evolution Gun Works makes a Picatinney rail with 20 MOA built-in elevation.

http://www.egw-guns.com/

A 6x42 Leupie has 60MOA internal,which routinely allows 35MOA of erector travel,after a 250yd zero on a flat base.

EGW is far from my favorite way to add inclination,to pad an erector's latitude..............

500-600 yards I would want 10x

10x is largely my ceiling anymore(actually for quite a spell),for Killing...though I'll eagerly crush Critters to nearly twice the distances you cite and happily,via the 6x.

Prefer the 1",but have a MK4 M3 6x as well............

Have you tried the FX-II in 36?

Hate it.............

Why? You like the 42 right?

A wee bit.............

They call it big game because it's big 6x is plenty for big game at 600 yards, if you can correct for drop and wind. Because of the adjustment range, I'd get a Leupold 6x42 with elevation and windage knobs, M1 variant, installed. Should run you about $550 shipped from Leupold's custom shop.

Fee things crack me up more,than Hubble-esque glass............

Looking at the website specs, the 36 has 64MOA adjustment, and the 42mm has 55MOA.

I have used both, and never felt handicapped with the 36, of course I don't hunt at night.

Cannot understand how the 36 is so inferior than the 42 myself.

Funny that with supposedly both in hand,you are looking at specs.

Which undoubtedly has more than a little to do with your "critique"...............

Sir, I have owned MANY M8s and Fx's of each w/different reticles.

As I stated above, I 'HAVE OWNED' both. Not arguing with you but simply wanted to know why you dislike the 36 since you said, 'I can't like the 6x36 for anything.'

I can imagine the Tactical 6x, the MK4 may well have more adjustment since it's made for the battlefield. Perhaps that's where the difference lies. I looked at the Fx-3 vs. Fx-2 specs, not the MK4.

Have a great day sir.

Still way over your head and it can't be "fixed".

Pun intended...............