This should probably be posted on the optics forum, but I hate visiting there.

I am left handed, and therefore the turret that adjusts vertically hangs over the "off side" of the rifle, the side you would lay it on if you were to lay it on a bench. Because of the new finger friendly adjustments that these scopes have, the turret sticks out further than the "older" models did, allowing the weight of the rifle to rest on said turret.

Aside from this silly inconvenience, the 2.5-10X40 VXIII I have sitting atop my Leeper custom model 70 is an absolutely fabulous scope in every way.

Chuck

Chuck,

I have one of each scope, but I had not noticed the extra protrusion. Of course, I am not a lefty either.

Do you think the scope will come to grief resting on the turret?

By the way, what is wrong with the Optics Forum? Enquiring minds...

thanks...jim

All of my Leupolds have the vertical adjustment on the top. Did they move it to the side on the newer models?

I would hardly consider this a flaw.

Funny, the righties were complaining about the side turret adjustment for parallax on some of the new scopes for the same reason.

I never lay my rifles on the bench. They either sit on the bags, or I place them back in the gun case on the ground.

George

Jim,I don't think it will be a problem, as similar to george, laying a rifle on it's side is a rare occurance.



fjold, guess it depends on your definition of vertical movement.



Chuck

Since I usually hunt in steep, rugged mountain country, often solo, I frequently lay my rifle on it's side and I am not about, at age 58, to start backpacking a gun case to do so. I wish that ALL scopes had the twin top turrets of the old Roy Premier series, I have hunted for 40 yrs. without finger-adjustable dials, too; I can easily do without them.

There is not ONE real mountain hunting scope on today's market, because most of the scope designers seem to shoot pasture poodles in suburbia. I wish that we could get an up-graded set of Leupies, 2.25x,4x,6-10x with stops for only those two powers. These to be adjustment free, super-coated, no adjustments and a wide choice of reticles. Then, they could bring back the old Adjusto-Mount for every rifle out there and figure out a q.d. feature for it. Now, that would be a hunting scope!

"There is not ONE real mountain hunting scope on today's market, because most of the scope designers seem to shoot pasture poodles in suburbia. I wish that we could get an up-graded set of Leupies, 2.25x,4x,6-10x with stops for only those two powers. These to be adjustment free, super-coated, no adjustments and a wide choice of reticles. Then, they could bring back the old Adjusto-Mount for every rifle out there and figure out a q.d. feature for it. Now, that would be a hunting scope"

AMEN, Brother!

you ar correct. THere is not ONE true mountain scope out there. There are SEVERAL excellent Alpine socpes out there. THe Swarovski 3-9x36 is a very good one. Light, good optics, tough, very sound mechanically. I use the 3-10x42, but it is 1 oz heavier. My 3-10 wighs 12.4oz and the covers weigh 1.7 oz. I would buy the 3-9 for my next Alpine rifle and save an ounce.


For mounts, Gentry steel rings weigh 1.0oz and Gentry steel bases weigh 1.5 oz. THey are not detacahble, but when you don't have iron sights, it does not matter. THey are incredibly strong and they eliminate a lot (not all) of stress when mounted properly.

You can always "try" to find the old B&L system that used adjustable bases.

Another possibility to get the adjustment knob out of the way, whether on RH or LH models, is to rotate the scope 90 degrees. It makes reloading on some RH rifles alot easier.

I make it a point to do adjustments to my scopes while the rifle is in the cradle on the bench. When I stand I'm right over the top of it and am not too likely to go wrong. Some of the "up-down" and left-right" markings aren't all that clear, and it's just too easy to go the wrong way in your adjustments. Just one mans opinion. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal