Leupold Varmint Hunter's Reticle

[michael_aos]

I was looking at the new VX-L scopes. Either the 4.5-14x50mm with the 1" tube, or the 4.5-14x56mm with the 30mm tube.

This is for a that elusive .243 plinker I keep talking about.

Anyway, I noticed this reticule. I've got a Nightforce 3.5-15x50mm with the NP-R2 reticle on my 700P and I really like it. Just thinking this might take some of the work out of it for me.

http://www.leupold.com/products/images/Varmint_Hunters_detail.gif

[7idl]

IMHO, if you go with the larger objectives, ya gotta have the larger tube (ie- 30mm)

[michael_aos]

I don't see any weight listed, but I'd expect a substantial difference between the 1", 50mm and the 30mm + 56mm.

Mike

[7idl]

I've got a 4-14x56 on my .308 PSS. it's big!

if you're going for larger glass up front, I HIGHLY suggest you get the most out of having that up there, that means a bigger tube to pass more of that light to your eye... just to pick a number, anything over 45mm OBJ, go with larger tube.

My .223 has a smaller obj and uses 1" tube.

do you really nead a 56mm OBJ on a .243?
(not that you cant have what ever you want on it)

[michael_aos]

http://www.leupold.com/products/magnified/images/VX-L/VX-L_4_5-14x50_XL.jpg

http://www.leupold.com/products/magnified/images/VX-L/VX-L_4_5-14x56_LR_XL.jpg