Leupold Vx Series Instructions Manual

							
BULLETDROPCOMPENSATIONDIALS
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Special
bulletdropcompensation
(BDC)
elevationdialsarefeaturedonselected
scopes.Thesedialsarecalibratedtoachieveadjustmenttospecificdistances
rapidlybydistanceindicatorsmarkeddirectlyonthedials.
ZEROINGTHEWINDAGEAND
ELEVATIONDIALSAFTERSIGHTINGIN
AllLeupoldscopesfeatureadjustmentdialsthatcanberepositionedtoalign
themarkedzeroofthedialwiththepositionindicatorwithoutchangingthe
adjustmentsettingofthescopethatwasachievedwhensighting-in.This
allowstheshootertoknowtheoriginalzerooftherifleintheeventthat
furtheradjustmentsaremadeinthefield.
TorepositionthedialsonRiflemanM,VXM-I,andFXM-Imodels,placeacoinor
screwdriverintheslotinthenumbereddialandrotateitsothatthezero
alignswiththestampedlineindicatormarkonthetopoftheadjustment
screwthatisperpendiculartothecoinslot.

Rifleman,VX-I,
andFX-Idials
adjusteasilyto
indicatethenew
zeroposition
VX-IIandFX-II
modelshavea
pointerdialthatmoveswiththe
adjustmentslot.Thisdialalsocan
bemovedindependentlytoalign
withthezeroontheoutermost
dial.Torepositionthisdialsimply
rotateituntilthepointeris
alignedwiththezero.

VX-III
and
FX-III
modelshaveanindicatordialthatcanbemovedindependently
toalignwiththezeroontheadjustmentdial.Torepositionthisdialsimply
rotateituntilthepositionindicatornotchisalignedwiththezeroofthe
adjustmentdial.

VX-I/,FX-I/
VX-fI,VX-III,FX-flandFX-III
dialshaveaseparatepointer
dialthatcanbeadjustedto
indicatethenewzeroposition.
&
,Iii
VX-III,FX-llf

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Torepositionthedials
ontheLPS~models:

1.Grasp
theedgeofthedial
andpullupward.Thedial
will
popupand
spinfreely.
2.Repositionthezero
onthe
dialsothatitalignswiththeindicatormark
onthescope.
3.
Press
downonthedial;itwillsnapdownintoposition.
LPSdialsadjusteasilytoindicate
thenewzeroposition
Torepositionthedials
on
TargetandTactical
models:

1.
Loosenthesetscrewsthatsurroundthetopoftheknobuntilthe
cylinderturnsfreely.
2.Movethecylinderdialbyhandtoalignthezerowiththewhite
perpendicularmarkatthebaseofthecylinder.
3.Tightenthesetscrewsuntilthecylinderissecure.

Target-styledialscanbeadjustedtothenewzero
positionbylooseningthesetscrews,rotatingthe
dial,andtighteningthesetscrews.

CENTERINGWINDAGEANDELEVATIONADJUSTMENTS
TOACHIEVEOPTIMUMADJUSTMENTTRAVEL
Makingwindageandelevationadjustmentsmovestheentireerectorsystem
horizontallyandverticallyinsidethescope.Iftheerectorsystemisofftoone
side-asaresultofhavingbeenmountedonanon-adjustablemount-the
adjustmentswontprovideequaltravelinalldirections.Toregainfullbalanced
travel,youmustrecentertheadjustmentasfollows:
1.Turnthewindageadjustmenttothepointthatitstopsmoving.
2.Countingtheclicksorhashmarks,turnitallthewayintheotherdirection.
3.Turnthedialbackhalftheamountofclicksorhashmarkscounted.
4.Repeatthisprocessfortheelevationadjustment.
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WhatYouShouldKnow
AboutVariablePowerScopes

Leupoldvariablepowerscopesallowyoutoselectfromarangeofmagnifications
tosuityourparticularrifle,cartridge,andshootingneeds.
WARNING:Donotloosenthescrewinthepowerselectorring.Doingso
will

releasetheinternalnitrogenthatkeepsthescopefogfree.Looseningthe
screwwillalsodisconnectapinthatcontrolstheinternaloperations,causing
otherproblemsthatwouldrequirefactoryrepairs.Donotlubricatethepower
selectorring;doingsoisunnecessary.
Allvariablepowerscopeshaveapowerselectorringinfrontoftheeyepiece
assembly.Turntheringtoalignthenumberindicatingthedesiredmagnification
withtheindicatoronthebodyofthescope.
RANGEESTIMATINGWITHVX-IIISCOPES
SelectedVX-IIIscopeshaveabuilt-inrangeestimator.Thissystemusesthe
Duplex.reticleincombinationwithanadditionalsetofnumbersonthepower
selectorring.(AlsoseetheLeupoldRangeEstimatingReticleInstructionsfor
otherreticletypes.)Inscopeswiththisfeaturethespacebetweenthetipofthe
thickerpostoftheDuplexreticleandthecenterofthereticlecovers16inches
at200yards(thesizeofaWhitetailbuckfrombackbonetobrisket).
NOTE:TheDuplexreticlewasdesignedtoestimaterangesbasedonthebackbone
tobrisketdimensionofaWhitetailbuck.Thedistanceofothergamewithabody
dimensionthatisknowntobe16inches(or32inchesifthemeasurementistaken
fromposttopostinsteadofpost
tocrosshair)maycertainlybe
estimated.Itisnecessarytoknow
theapproximatephysicalsizeof
yourtargetwheneveryou
estimaterange.
RangePower

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Onscopeswiththisfeature,thenumbersfacingforwardshowthescopes
magnificationsettings.Thenumbersfacingthebackareforrangingandshow
thedistancesinyards,asshowninFigureC.
Toestimaterange,followthesesteps:
1.Viewthetargetthroughthescope.
2.Whentargetingananimalwithabodythatis16inchesfrombackboneto
brisket,adjustthepowerselectoruntilthatareaoftheanimalsbodyfits
betweenthecenterofthecrosshairandthetopofthelowerheavypost.
3.Readthenumberonthepowerselectorringtodeterminethe
approximatedistanceinyards.

Brackettheanimalfrom
backbonetobrisket

UNDERSTANDINGPARALLAX
Parallaxistheapparentmovementofthetargetrelativetothereticlewhen
youmoveyoureyeawayfromthecenterpointoftheeyepiece.Itoccurswhen
theimageofthetargetdoesnotfallonthesameopticalplaneasthereticle.
Thiscancauseasmallshiftinthepointofaim.
Maximumparallaxoccurswhenyoureyeisattheveryedgeoftheexitpupil.
(Eveninthisunlikelyevent,our4xhuntingscopefocusedfor150yardshasa
maximumerrorofonly8/10thsofaninchat500yards.)
Atshortdistances,theparallaxeffectdoesnotaffectaccuracy.(Usingthesame
4xscopeat100yards,themaximumerrorislessthan211Othsofaninch.)Itis
alsogoodtorememberthat,aslongasyouaresightingstraightthroughthe
middleofthescope,orclosetoit,parallaxwillhavevirtuallynoeffecton
accuracyinahuntingsituation.
ABOUTFIXEDPARALLAXDISTANCESCOPES
Anyfixedfocusopticalsystemcanbeadjustedtobeparallaxfreeatonlyone
distance.MostLeupoldscopesareadjustedatthefactorytobeparallaxfreeat
150yards.
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However,thereareexceptions:
1.Leupoldrimfirescopesaresettobeparallaxfreeat60yards.
2.Leupoldshotgunlmuzzleloaderscopesaresettobeparallaxfreeat75yards.
3.LeupoldHandgunandUltralight2.5xscopesaresettobeparallaxfreeat
100yards.

SideParallaxAdjustment

THEADVANTAGEOFADJUSTABLE
PARALLAXSETTINGSCOPES
Targetshootingandvarminthuntingdemandextremeaccuracy.Youmusthave
ascopewithaparallaxadjustmentdialforpreciseshootingatvariousranges.
Theparallaxadjustmentcanbelocatedeitherattheobjectiveendofthescope
oronthesideoftheadjustmentturrethousing.Theadjustmentmovesalens
withinthescopecausingthetargetimageandthereticletofallonthesame
opticalplane.Thisensuresoptimalaccuracyatthedistanceofthetarget.
Toeliminateparallaxinadjustableobjectiveandlongrange(sidefocus)scopes,
followthesesteps:
1.Thereticleshouldbeclear(focused)beforeadjustingtheparallax.Ifitis
not,followtheinstructionsunderFocusingtheReticle.Seepage8.
2.Withthefirearminastableposition,lookthroughthescope,concentrating
onthecenteraimingpointofthereticle.
3.Moveyourheadslightlyupanddownwhileturningsideparallaxor
adjustableobjectiveringuntilthereticledoesnotmoveinrelationtothe
target.UsingthenumbersontheAdjustableObjectivering,youcanget
yourparallaxadjustmentsclosetothepropersettingbeforeassuminga
shootingposition.
NOTE:
Settingsmayvaryslightlyperindividualpreferences,airtemperature,and
atmosphericconditions.

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NOTE:Thesideparallaxadjustmentknobisnottobeusedtofocusthetarget
image.Ifthereticleisfirstfocusedandtheparallaxthenproperlyset,theimage
shouldbeclear.
Toadjusttheparallaxdistance,
turnthefocusring.
EFRSCOPESANDTHEADJUSTABLEOBJECTIVE
Leupold
EFR
(ExtendedFocusRange)scopescaneliminateparallaxfordistances
asshortas10meters.Unlikeconventionaladjustableobjectivescopes,thefocus
ringonEFRmodelsrotatesmorethan3600.Itisimportanttopayspecial
attentionwhenadjustingthesescopes.
1.Turnthefocus
ring
counterclockwise(whenviewingthoughtheeye-
piece)untilitstops.
2.Turnthefocus
ring
clockwiseuntilthe10mmarkalignswiththeindica-
tormarkonthebellofthescope.
3.Fromthispoint,allreadingsofthefocusringareinnumericalorder
whentheringisturnedclockwisefromtheshootingposition.
4.Adjusttheringasyou
would
astandardadjustableobjectivemodel.
INSTALLINGALENSATTACHMENT
ManyLeupoldscopesofferthreadedobjectiveandeyepieceringstoallow
fortheattachmentoflenscoversandavarietyofAlumina.accessories.These
attachmentsthreaddirectlyintotheobjectiveoreyepiecerings.Turnuntil
fingertight
-donotover
tighten.
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UsingtheIlluminatedReticle
AllLeupoldIlluminatedReticlescopesmaybeusedineitherthestandardor
theilluminatedstate.Whennotilluminated,thereticleperformsthesameas
thereticleinastandardLeupoldscope.Illuminatingthereticleallowsabetter
distinctiontobemadeinpoorlylightedconditionsbetweenthetargetandthe
precisepositionoftheaimingpoint.

ThecontroldialfortheLeupold
IlluminatedReticleislocated
abovetheeyepiece.

Toilluminatethereticle:
1.Grasptheilluminationdiallocatedatthetopoftheeyepieceshell.
2.TurnthedialclockwisefromtheOFFpositiontothefirstnumberindicated
onthedial.
3.Viewthetargetthroughthescopetodetermineifthereticleisbright
enoughtostandoutclearlyagainstthetarget.
4.Ifmoreilluminationisrequired,continueturningthedialclockwiseuntil
thereticleisclearlyvisibleagainstthetarget.
Topreservethelifeofthebattery,alwaysremembertoturntheilluminationdial
totheOFFpositionwhenthescopeisnotinuse.Forprolongedstorage,remove
thebattery.
Ifthereticlefailstoilluminateorappearsdimevenonthehighestillumination
setting,itisnecessarytochangethebattery.
WARNING:Alwayschecktoensurethatthefirearmisunloadedbefore
changingthebatteryinthescope.
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ChangingtheBattery
AllLeupoldIlluminatedReticlescopesusea3-voltlithiumphotobattery.
Seepage32.
Tochangethebattery:
1.Removethebatterycoverbygraspingitsedge(locatedaroundthetopof
theilluminationdial)andtwistingthecovercounterclockwisewhileholding
thesidesoftheilluminationdialtokeeptheentiredialfromturning.
2.Removetheoldbatteryfromitspositioninthecenterofthedial.

Battery

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Thebatteryforthe
LeupoldIlluminatedReticle
islocatedinsidethe
controldialandcanbe
changedwithouttools.
This
canbedoneintwoways:
a.Grasptheedgesofthebatterybetweenthethumbandforefinger
andliftitfreeofthedial.
OR
b.Turnthescopesothattheilluminationdialfacesdownwardand
gentlytaptheeyepieceagainsttheedgeofyourpalm.
3.Insertthenewbattery,positive(+)sideup.
4.Replacethebatterycoverontheilluminationdialandturnitclockwise
untilitissecurewhileholdingthesidesoftheilluminationdialtokeep
theentiredialfromturning.
Replacement3-voltlithiumbatteries:

Ouracetr
..........
OLl/3N
Eveready!.
.........
2L76
Kodak.
...........
K58L
Varta.
............CR
1/3N
Sanyo.CR1/3N
There
maybeotherlithiumbatteriesthatareacceptablewithyourLeupold
IlluminatedReticlescope.Checkwithyourlocalretailerforotheroptions.
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LeupoldMeansMinimalMaintenance

LENSES

Leupoldscopelensesarecoatedtoreducelightreflectionsandlightscattering
thusincreasinglighttransmissionthroughthescope.Theyshouldbecleanedas
carefullyasyouwouldacameralens.Beginbyusingalensbrushtoremovedust
andthenpurealcohol,high-gradeglasscleaner,orpurewateronacottonswab.
WINDAGE/ELEVATIONADJUSTMENTS
Theseadjustmentsarepermanentlylubricated.Thereisnoneedtolubricate
them.Keeptheturretcapson,exceptwhenadjusting,tokeepoutdustand
dirt.(Itsworthnotingthat,unlikecompetitivebrands,Leupoldscopesare
waterproofevenwithoutthecapsinplace.)
EYEPIECEADJUSTMENT
Thisadjustmentispermanentlylubricated.Thereisnoneedtolubricateit.The
eyepiececanberotatedasfarasitwillgoineitherdirection.Itwillnotdetach
fromthescopebecauseofaninternallockring.
SEALS
Leupoldscopesaresealedfromwithinbyseveralmethods,includingO-rings.
Allsealsarepermanentandrequirenomaintenance.
SCOPEEXTERIOR
Leupoldscopesaremadeofrugged6061-T6aircraftaluminumalloy.No
maintenanceofanykindisrequired;simplywipeoffanydirtorfingerprints
thataccumulatewithaclean,drycloth.
POWERSELECTORRING(ONVARIABLEPOWERSCOPES)
Nolubricationiseverrequiredonthepowerselectorring.DONOTLOOSENOR
REMOVETHEHEX-HEADSCREWINTHEPOWERSELECTORRING.
ADJUSTABLEOBJECTIVE/SIDEPARALLAXDIAL
Nolubricationisrequired.
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TROUBLESHOOTINGTIPS
Beforeyoushipascopebacktothefactoryforserviceorrepair,pleasecheck
thefollowingitemstomakesurethattheproblemisreallywiththescopeand
nottherifleormountsystem.
1.Checkthemount.Makesurethescopeismounteusecurelytothe
rifle.Try,withbarehandsonly,totwistthescopeintheringsorseeif
anythingmoveswhenyoujiggleit.Ifthereisanymovement,retighten
themountingsystemaccordingtomountinginstructions.
2.Makesuretheactionofyourrifleisproperlybeddedinthestock,and
thatallreceiverscrewsaretightandhavebeentightenedinthesequence
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Alooselyfittedstockcancause
changestothepoint-of-impact.
3.Whentestfiringarifletocheckthepoint-of-impactrelativeto
windageandelevationadjustments,besuretofirefromasolidbench
withsandbagssupportingtheforearmandbuttstock.
4.Besuretousefactory-loadedammunitionofthesamebullettype,weight,
andpreferably,lotnumber.Ifonetypeofammunitiondoesnotshoot
well,tryanotherbrandorbulletweight.
5.Becertainthatboththebarrelandchamberareclean.Heavyfactory
greaseonanewrifleandcopperfoulingonanolderonecandiminish
theaccuracyofthefirearm.
LeupoldTechnicalService
IfyourLeupoldGoldenRingscopefailstoperforminanyway,youmayreturn
itdirectlytothefactory(oroneofourinternationalservicecenters)forservice.
ItisnotnecessaryforyourdealertoshipthescopetoLeupold;however,they
canbeveryhelpfulindeterminingiffactoryserviceisnecessary.Pleasefollow
theseshippinginstructions:
1.Removetheringsandanyotheraccessoriesfromthescope.
2.Recordtheserialnumberofthescopeandkeepitforyourrecords.
3.Includeanotewithyourname,address,telephonenumber,E-mail,and
adescriptionoftheproblem.
4.Packthescopeinitsoriginalbox(ifyouhaveit),asthisisthesafest
shippingcontainer.Wrapthepackagesecurelyusingfilamentstrapping
tapeontheoutside.
5.Shipthescopebyparcelormailservice(insured,ifpossible)tooneofthe
followingaddresses:
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