Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Leica's rifle scopes - gimme your thoughts??

Just wondering what people think of the "newer" Leica rifle scopes??

They look like high-end glass at a decent price - gimme your thoughts, good or bad!!

Looking at scopes for my son's 30-06 hunting rifle I am building him.

You can't do any better. I assume you are talking about an ER.

There is some tube effect at the low end.... Color contrast brightness is superb

Crosshairs razor thin on the plex and not much better on the #4, have to go to the 1

ER's are awesome! I use a 3.5-14x42 on my 257 Wby. It's very confidence inspiring! Low light performance is great, clarity is superb. I like the plex reticle.

Eric

Eric, how much are the 3.5-14x42 ER's?

$1,479 new.

http://cameralandny1.reachlocal.net/optics/site.pl?page=leica50018

I bought mine used on the Fire. Great decision!

Eric

Cool, I'll have to look into one of those. Thanks buddy..

Great optics. I have an ER and a Zeiss Victory FL and consider the Leica right there with it for optic quality. to be honest,I cannot tell much of a difference. i do like the Leica eye relief better but as noted above the cross hairs are a little thin.

Long tube layout makes them very easy to mount.

I have not found anything with better glass. Some equal it but I haven't used any that surpass it. I've had 2 and still own one. I bought a 3.5-14 with standard turret and then sold it and bouth the one with target turret. The target turret has a zero stop and gives 20 moa on a revolution. It can move fairly easily though so you have to watch it. Reticle is thin but the glass is so good that by the time I lose the reticle it's way past leegal shooting light. Mine have both been pretty tough. No movements or changes at all. They have been on a .280AI and 6.5-284 and now it sits on a 300 RUM. No problems yet.

I own or have owned Zeiss, Swaro, NF, Kahles, S&B and have compared it to all of them.

Lee

Lee

I think I could really like Leica's #1 for hunting in the woods or low light, a very interesting reticle at least with the post tapering to a sharp point.

Optics are very good, reticle is thin but after sundown last night I had no problem seeing it against a 500 meter target. Having the POI move left when you turn the windage knob towars "R" takes some getting used to. Mine is a 2.5 x 10 ER.

I Love Leica Bino's, Spotter's and rangefinder's they are awesome at a PREMIUM price.

Leica rifle scopes are very good at a PREMIUM price making them not a good value to me.......you can find better in the same price range.

Does Leica make them or have them made by someone else??

I'm glad to know that, as it could save some frustration. I bought this same scope last night.

Any pics of the Leica with the target turrets??

Any pics of any Leica scopes all mounted up??

I can snap one tonight.

Here is my Leica ER 3.5-14x42 on a HCR 257 Wby custom sheep rifle.

Eric

I have a Leica and think it is a great value at 1,500 as it is cmparable in optics quality to a Swaro Z6 and Ziess Vicotry. But, would be very curious as to what scope you think compares and is an even better value as i am in the market for a new scope or two and am always looking for that extra value if it exists.

Most "premium" hunting optics are all glass and no features. Most of them aren't worth the money to me. They lack good knobs, side-focus, useful reticles, etc. If I were a rich man, for hunting I'd have an S&B PM-II 3-12x with Gen II mil-dot on a sporter rifle.