Leupold Vari-X III 3.5 x 10 dial question

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I'm not much of a variable scope guy. More into fixed power. However, I picked up this scope for cheap at a local gun show, and it just arrived back from warranty service.

But I don't understand the power dial on this Leupold Vari-X III 3.5 x 10. The power dial is simple enough, marked in increments from 3.5x to 10x. But it also has another set of numbers that turn with the power dial, marked YDS./M. 6 5 4 3 2 YDS./M. What are they for? I don't get it.

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try to find the manual for that for a best explanation
but iirc at a selected power, the duplex reticle subtends will equal a deer body size, so numbers can be used as a quazi-range finder
 
boxhitch said:
try to find the manual for that for a best explanation
but iirc at a selected power, the duplex reticle subtends will equal a deer body size, so numbers can be used as a quazi-range finder
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I've never really understood the concept of "deer body size". I've shot plenty of little BC coast Blacktails and plenty of huge Alberta Whitetails. No comparison is possible. But I guess that must have been the concept, based on what some guy at Leupold thought was the average size of a deer.
 
Same concept as used by Redfield and others too
I suppose somewhere it is equated to inches also, most sought after deer is whitetail overall, so maybe 12? 14? " topline to bellyline? idk

found one
"RANgE ESTIMATINg WITH VX-3 SCoPES
VX-3 scopes have a built-in range estimator . This system usesthe Duplex portion of the reticle in combination with an additional set of numbers on the power selector ring .
(Also see the LeupoldRange Estimating Reticle Instructions for other reticle types .)
In scopes with this feature the space between the tip of the thicker post of the Duplex reticle and the center of the reticle covers 16 inches at 200yards (the size of a Whitetail buck from backbone to brisket) .

NoTE: The Duplex reticle was designed to estimate ranges based on the backbone to brisket dimension of a Whitetail buck. The distance of other game with a body dimension that is known to be 16 inches (or 32 inches if the measurement is taken from post to post instead of post to crosshair) may certainly be estimated.
It is necessary to know the approximate physical size of your target whenever you estimate range"

It also helps to know what the actual reticle equates to or subtends for shooting extended ranges
One of mine, when zeroed at 200, is dead-on at 350 using the top of the fat post
 
The funny thing is i have one scope with the same dial… but it has a #1 reticule 🤔🙄😂
 
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