Leupold VX-R pros and cons
- Thread starter NBgunnut
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I have the VXR 3 to 9 x 40 and use it on my 20g shotgun for both turkeys and deer ,,,I really love this scope for all my hunting so far ,works very well in low light and I donot have to worry about batteries going dead as the crosshair is still usable with out batteries ,,,the only thing I would change is the on off switch,I am not a fan of the push button and would rather have a dial with a more defined click threw the range of brightness settings .other then that I have no other issues with this fine scope ,,,The red dot in the center of the cross hair is very fast on target ,I used a red dot before and loved it for this fact but always had in the back of my mind a dead battery ,so I went with the scope with a crosshair and a red dot ,,,I love how fast I can get on running deer or on a turkeys head with the red dot ,,,,,Dutch
I have a VXR 3-9x40 as well. I bought the firedot duplex mounted it on a 7mmRM. I really like the optics of it. The relief and eye-box are very good. The glass is brighter , or seems to be brighter than my 2 other Leupolds (both vx3). The weight is ok (not great, but not bad either considering its lit).
The button is very inconspicuous , but its not as user friendly as i would like for the same reason mentioned above. The dot itself is probably the best i have in my gun case (which includes Trijicon and aimpoints) -- i think battery powered fiber-optics makes for a much finer dot than LED reflected or unpowered Fibre -- it is still bright to see , but doesn't smother the target. It is noticeably better than all my others.
Fit and finish on mine are great. But it did not come with Lens covers.
The button is very inconspicuous , but its not as user friendly as i would like for the same reason mentioned above. The dot itself is probably the best i have in my gun case (which includes Trijicon and aimpoints) -- i think battery powered fiber-optics makes for a much finer dot than LED reflected or unpowered Fibre -- it is still bright to see , but doesn't smother the target. It is noticeably better than all my others.
Fit and finish on mine are great. But it did not come with Lens covers.
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I too have a 3-9x40 Windplex Firedot. I've only just mounted it on my .338-06 a couple week ago and had it to the range twice. So far I'm loving the illumination. Bright or dull but more importantly small, it's a really nice dot. I'm no scope expert but the glass is quite nice, for my eyes it works great. Hopefully it'll help me with a big, black moose in some big, black trees early October! 
I have the 1.25-4 and it is a great scope. The only thing that Could don't like is that it's 1.25 not true 1 X. I didn't think it woul be g me when I bought it, but it does. I kinda sorta wish I'd waited and bought the Sightron 1-7 
Other than that it is a very nice scope.
Other than that it is a very nice scope.
