shooter1 from United States, WI Public Profile

Perfect fit to receiver. Visually pleasing as well. Solid construction. With the reversible rear (windage adjustable), in either direction, unlike virtually all other bases, this one clears the breech completely offering a clean, pleasant aesthetic. Fit to ring on the dovetail side is too tight (which was in the past, NOT the case) - this includes Burris Signature rings which, you would think, would be a perfect fit. Still, I give these a top rating!

Many who buy this shade whine since it doesn't fit the HD5. The same thing happens on Amazon - downgrade the product because you, the buyer, cannot read. Product is excellent as are all Zeiss offerings - an easy 5 star rating.

I give this scope a solid rating based on field performance, clarity (Japanese glass) and durability. Like many, I have had - and still have - many Leupolds, VX3s, EFRs, etc. Long time Leupold fan. What I don't like about this particular experience is, the scope was marred on the metal (ocular end), yet was unopened, brand new sealed in factory shrink wrap. And, filthy - loaded with fingerprints - even the dials under the turret caps, and dust. It is hard to even imagine, given the nature of Leupold advertising, which has always featured men in white coats wearing rubber gloves in what appear to be operating room-like clean labratories. Bad impression when opening a new scope from such a big name maker, and NOT unlike my last (VX3 6.5-20 EFR), which was also blemished on the ocular end - something I thought to be an aberration, but I now see was not. On this scope, also, no yardage prints on the side focus turret: To a point I understand this - we all try to avoid relying on such readings when dialing out parallax error, but ALL the VXs with AOs have them, and virtually all other brands of scopes using the SF in lieu of AO have them. Why have hashes at all if no numbers are present to correlate? NOT smart design - even by Leupold's own design standards for the VX3s (who needs numbers on the AO models, right?). Sure - tactical. Hunting/Target tactical, but other tactical scopes from Vortex to Nightforce to Bushnell to Nikon to..... employ numbers. I'm starting to