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For those of you that use a straight 6X............what are your reasons???

Had heard them spoken of as being very clear and tough. I have 3 now and am very pleased with them. I do not have any desire for any other scope on my big game rifles.
AB

I use a bunch of Leupold straight sixes, one 6x36 and several in 6x42.

For their size, weight, and cost they provide a lot of performance. Bright and clear, nice eye relief characteristics w.r.t length and being noncritical, and reliable zero holding.

The noncritical eye relief makes them fast to bring on target, so the 6x isn't too much for close work like it can be with other scopes. Trying most variables set to 6x won't give the true picture of the ease of a Leupold 6x42.

Yet 6x is plenty for for more precise work than some people seem to think. Late this afternoon I used a straight 6 on one of my 308's to test some mild target loads I put together so an eleven year old nephew of mine can try one of Uncle Mathman's "big" rifles. I fired the last six test shots into 0.62 MOA at 300 yards.

Because when I raise my rifle in the hunting fields I aim and fire. Nothing to adjust, nothing else to think about.

Turns out they work at the rifle range just as well.

I like adjustable scopes fine too, but a fixed 6 is pure hunting functionality.

Because I hate variables.

Plus, they mount up on long actions in DD's without a lot of shidtttt hanging over the loading port,and still give the right eye relief.

Target acquisition is pretty easy and enough definition for most hunting chores.They remind me of the old, long tubed Leupold 4X's I used to love but they let me see a bit better past 300 yards.

They also eliminate a bunch of internal moving parts,so should be tougher.

I still don't like them for a steady diet of heavy cover hunting but nothing is perfect.

Because I use dots and there is no way to screw up(power setting) with a fixed 6x.


That and 400-450 yards is a long shot for me and a 6x is plenty 'powerful' enough.


And they are rumored to be tougher, less parts and chit to break.

As Mattie Ross said in TRUE GRIT, "Enough is as good as a feast."

Damn tootin'!

I have a fixed 4x and a fixed 6x42. The 6x42 is a very forgiving scope for mounting on long actions and eye relief/eye position behind the scope. If only Leupold would make a fixed 4x in the 6x36 tube with at least 4" of eye relief it would be the perfect scope for me.

Rich,

Your turn. Why not?

The Leupy 6x36 is probably my fave scope of all time...for all the reasons stated above.

First off I like less schit to mess with....that is why I have hunted with a straight 4x for the last few years. I guess my biggest concern is a 6x having too much power at close ranges. Field of view is nice but I don't take shots on running deer.

I'm with Bob and if I was spending time almost exclusively in heavy cover, then it would be the Leupold 3X. However for the most part I move in and out of it. Did shoot a bedded Deer at around three big steps with one. He had no clue I was there and truth was I didn't know he was either, until I looked down. Can't figure how that all exactly came about. He was blurry in the scope, but finding the neck shoulder junction happened easily and quickly.

The 6x42 is fine for up close. It really is a non issue that somehow gets turned into an issue. Buy a used one and if you don't like it sell it in the classifieds. I've sold almost all my other scopes and have 6 or 7 of them. They are kind of an underdog champ and I always liked the underdog.

rahtreelimbs.... where do you hunt and under what conditions and how far do you have to shoot?

If your average shots are in the woods stick with the 4X...the 6X is not going to do anything for you.If you want to set up another rifle for sitting power lines or fields, fine. I've used a 6X back here for exactly that.

But in the woods it offers nothing for benefit over a fixed 4X.

Three less lenses than a variable. That is six less lens surfaces. Noticeable difference.

Same here....

I've used a Leupold 6X many times in the woods and found it able to locate game quickly, even in heavy cover, if I kept both eyes open. And I do that now on a regular basis.

And I also hunt in Wyoming for deer, antelope and elk and found a fixed 6 works perfectly at any range out there.

Quick target acquisition, very high reliability, lower cost and accuracy at 300+ yards make it a real winner.

Please don't pass this on so that we keep the price of used 6X's low!

Steve

for killing stuff

generous ring spacing & light weight, Leupold's "old" designs have it wrapped for hunters. view is forgiving & quick. low light performance for whitetail w/the HD is first rate & no dicking with apparatus...none

90% of my scopes are M8 Leupolds

I have voted with my pocketbook