Leupold Vx Series Instructions Manual
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YourePartoftheTradition Inasport rich intradition,Leupoldhasearneditsplaceasoneoftheclassic, namesinhuntingandshooting.Tobesure,theGoldenRingscopeyounow ownisthefinestexampleofLeupoldheritage.- FrederickLeupoldcametoPortland,Oregon,fromGermanyin1907,and,quickly establishedafirmtomanufactureandrepairsurveyingtransits.Fredsson,Marcus, broadenedthecompanysfocusinthelate19305aftertheavidoutdoorsmanmissed abuckonthesoggywesternslopesofOregonsCascadeRange.(Hisscopehad I...
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KnowYourScope Riflescopeshavebecomefarmoresophisticatedovertheyears,butthefour mostbasicpartshaveremainedthesame.Workingfromfronttobacktheyare: 1.Theobjectivelens(orfrontlens)iscriticaltoasuperiorsightpicture. 2.Theinternalerectorlenseswhichrighttheimage. 3.Thereticle,oftenreferredtoasthecrosshair,providestheaimingpoint. 4.Theocularlens(oreyepiecelens)workswiththeotherlensestomagnify theimage,providecorrecteyerelief,andmakedioptercorrections. HOWSCOPESWORK...
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3 PLEASEREADTHISENTIREHANDBOOK BEFOREMOUNTINGYOURSCOPE. CAUTION Alwayscheckandbecertainthatthefirearmisunloadedbefore undertakinganyworkuponit. HowtoInstalltheScope THElOWERTHESCOPE,THEBETTER Ascopemountedclosetotherifleensurespropercheekweldonthestockfor astablefiringpositionandallowsforrapidtargetacquisition.Werecommend usingthelowestpossibleringheight.Nospecificclearanceisrequired,butthe scopemustclearthebolthandle,hammer(onleveractionsandhandguns), sights,andbarrel....
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5 ESTABLISHINGEYERELIEFON RIFLESANDSHOTGUNS Because ofthesafetyconsiderationsassociatedwithpropereyerelief,leupold stronglyrecommendsthatyoumountyourscopeasfarforwardaspossible. Beyondthat,followthesesteps: 1.Withthescopeasfarforwardinthemountsaspossible,holdtheriflein yournormalshootingposition.(Variablepowerscopesshouldbesetat thehighestmagnificationforthisprocess.) 2.Slowlymovethescopetotherearjustuntilyoucanseeafullfield-of-view. 3.Positionyourscopehereformaximumeyerelief....
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ESTABLISHING EYERELIEF ONHANDGUNSCOPES 7 Sincehandgunsaretypically firedfrom anarms-extended position, eyereliefis less ofa safetyissuethanwithriflescopes.However,itsstillimportanttoget theeye reliefrightforyou. 1.Holdingthehandguninyournormal sho.otingstance,positionthescope intheringstoachieve afullfield-of-view. 2.ProceedtoCOMPLETINGTHEINSTALLATION. Theeyereliefofhandgun scopesismoreforgiving thanthatofriflescopes Nevertheless,itis importantthattheeyerelief iscompatiblewith yourshootingstyle....
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9 IfyourLeupoldscopeisoneofourmodelswithaneyepiecethathasalock ring,followthesesimplesteps: 1.Grasptheeyepiecewithyourhandandbackitawayfromthelockring. Oncethelockringisfreefromtheeyepiece,turnitclockwiseawayfrom theeyepiecetokeepitoutofthewayduringtheadjustment. 2.Ifyoutendtoholdthingsawayfromyourselftoseethemclearly(youare farsighted)turntheeyepiececounterclockwisebyacoupleofturns.Ifyou holdthingsclosetoyourselftoseethemclearly(youarenearsighted)turn theeyepiececlockwisebyacoupleofturns....
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11 HowtoSight-In USINGABORE-SIGHTINGCOLLIMATOR Tosavetimeandammunition,startoutinyourshoporgunroomwitha bore-sightingcollimator.Followthedirectionsincludedwiththecollimatorfor specificinstructionsonitsproperuse.Remember,whenpossible,itisbetterto maketheinitialwindageadjustmentstothemountbasebeforeusingthe scopeswindageadjustment. NOTE:Bore-sightingaloneisnotsufficienttosight-inascope.Youmustmakefinal adjustmentsbyshootingthefirearmusingthesameammunitionyouuseinthefield. USINGTHELEUPOLDZEROPOINT...
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13 L-- THEFINALSTEP:THREE-SHOTGROUPS Whicheverbore-sightingmethodyouveused,thenextstepsarethesameon thefiringrange.Toensurereliableresults,alwaysfirefromarestedposition whenperformingthesesteps.(Ifyouareusinganadjustableobjectiveorside focusmodelscope,performanycorrectionforparallaxbeforecontinuing,as explainedinUnderstandingParallaxonpages24-27.) 1.Fireashotortwo. 2.Ifyouareseveralinchesoffcenter,makeanappropriateamountof adjustmenttomovethereticletothecenterofthetarget....
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15 MakingPreciseWindage AndElevationA-djustments ThestyleofelevationandwindageadjustmentsonLeupoldriflescopes varieswithspecificmodels.Each,however,isclearlymarkedineasytoread increments.If,forexample,therearefourhashmarksfromzeroto(and including)thenumberoneonanadjustmentknob,thenthevalueofeach incrementofadjustmentonthatknobis1/4-MOA.Itisthesamewithall Leupoldadjustmentdials.One-MOAmovesthepointofimpactat100yards by1inch.At100meters,itmoves29mm....