Reticles on Leupold

[Intruder]

I think it may just depend on the shooter

You're absolutely correct.  A guy or gal should shoot what they have confidence in.  My point wasn't intended to present a right or wrong way of doing things but more to illustrate that the manufactures out there are creating a market for their products by trying to convince people that they are some how at a disadvantage by not using said products.... or that they are at an advantage by using their product.   

OK, I may be  but here's another example....
Take a .270 w/ a 130 grn.  It has a +/- 3" point blank range of around 280-300 depending on the actual bullet and actual load.  So for all practical purposes (big game hunting) you really need no kind of compensation in sighting on an animal to 300 yards.  So right off the bat the 200 and 300 yard sight points are superfluous.  The 400 may be useful but much past that you're shooting beyond the cartridge's capacity to perform adequately.  I know different companies build different capabilities in their compensation mechanism.  Also, I can see if a person was really into varmint shooting where a mildot type setup would be practical.  But I just think that for the most part these scopes are an example of marketing efforts that try to convince people they need something that in reality isn't all that beneficial to the hunter.

Again.... no disrespect to anyone who owns one of these scopes.  I have friends that shoot them and they seem to work just fine for em. 

     

 

[littletoes]

Oh sure, Scope Manufactures are in business to make money....arn't we all?

Butttt....there are those that can take advantage of those tiney little marks...

I think possibly a rethink may be in order to the thought process that beyond 300 to 400 yards is beyond a calibers capacity, but for all purposes, I would say as far as the general public is concerned, you are very right.

So many think that because they WANT to shoot far, and they have read a book, or played a video game (Lord help us), they can or even should.

Most absolutely should NOT.

The theater of Long Range should only be practiced by those that PRACTICE at said ranges. What we seem to forget, there are many many very capable.
Ever hear of a little sport called "Highpower"? Iron sight to 1000 yards, and thousands of rounds fired yearly. That indeed says enough, I should think. So as I have always said, limitations are not uniform across the board, nor are Horizons.

Good Luck!   Good Shootin.

[Dudeluv]

If the reticals work for you then get it.
I have a couple VXIII 6.5x20x40's
I just bought a VXII 6X18X40 tonight for my new 204
but Sportsmans warehouse gave me the high rings instead of the medium so I have to go back and exchange them

[scoyoc5]

Im very happy  with the leupold 4.5x14 vxIII  B&C 

[Red Dawg]

i put a 4.5-14 vxlll on my 300 rum. very good scope. took a little getting used to but i have decided that i did the right thing.

[T-ROY]

What about the lrd reticle on the vx2's. looked at one last night, the b&c was a little busy for my liking.  does any one now the inches of drop they have set up for the lrd. can't get to the leupold sight from work. wish they would put a decent retecle in that ziess conquest.

[T-ROY]

Intruder, ya know, I think it may just depend on the shooter.

For example, my Son and Wife both have identical .243's, shooting identical bullets, but one has the Boone & Crocket, while the other has the heavy duples reticle. Both the lower crosshair on the B&C and where the lighter reticle to heavy reticle meet ARE the same firing point at 300 yards.

I would say that any shooter should be able to use both examples fairly easily. All it takes is a bit of shooting, and load/field work.

 

 so what are you looking at for a  zero point of impact in yards using the junction of the duplex.  is it close to 500??? it must matter what power the scope is on also,

[Skyvalhunter]

I just contacted Leupold about changing the reticle on my 3 x 9 50mm from the light reticle to the long range duplex and it will cost $70. If I wanted the Heavy Duplex reticle it is $60 to change over.

[addicted]

"German #4" is very popular for all around scopes as well as i have come to like it a lot.

3 fat posts that come together in a fine crosshair.


I liked the nikon BDC as it has it's place. low light is not it's place though. thin crosshairs dissapear.

[high country]

I have sent 2 lupy's back for broken wires. for my money on a leupold, I choose the mildot. it is a very effective ranging and aiming device, it is an etched reticle so brekage is a non issue and it is very bold and quick to acquire and stands out against a poorly lit target. the industry is full of fluffy and fancy reticles that do a bunch of math for you, but sadly, it only does 1/2 of the math......the windage is still up to the shooter and I feel like 80% of the shooters that I meet will not even consider wind as a variable.

[PolarBear]

Hell, a lot of hunters feel that 6" groups at 200 yards wll still get them in the ball park at 400-500 yards, forget about a cross wind.   

[addicted]

Hell, a lot of hunters feel that 6" groups at 200 yards wll still get them in the ball park at 400-500 yards, forget about a cross wind.   

paper plate at 50 yards  .......

last time i said that some guy thought i was serious. 

[Ratdog68]

Hell, a lot of hunters feel that 6" groups at 200 yards wll still get them in the ball park at 400-500 yards, forget about a cross wind.   

paper plate at 50 yards  .......

I had a Savage 24V once (in .223) that couldn't group that at 25 yds. !!!     That thing was a turd !  But, that was also before I knew about checking the crown... so, I cashed it in (without losing any money on it) and bought me a .22-250   

[Jamieb]

I grew up useing a leupold with a duplex and thats what looks natural to me.
When I was trying diffrent scopes, I bought and used a bunch of diffrent reticles, I could get by just fine with almost any of them but I'm back to the standard duplex in most of the scopes I own. I do have a couple of .224's that wear scopes with a fine duplex but the rifles are built for ground squirl shooting and one scope with a heavy duplex(4.5-14) that I like but everything else wears a leupold with a standard duplex.

[2506]

I also have a Leupold 4.5x14 and i have never had any problems with the reticles.