Awesome piece of glass - Leupold VX-6HD 3-18x44mm Rifle Scope, 30mm Tube, Second Focal Plane

Warning - I have no previous experience with similar products, so therefore I have no baseline for comparison. My experience is also limited to mounting and sighting in. Range time with it is limited to an hour or so during the sighting in process - not necessarily always fun.

Just got this scope mounted on a .308 rifle and sighted in yesterday. My primary complaint is regarding the instructions for tweaking the turrets to zero. For the cost of this scope, you should get a book about it. Once you get the turret tweaking figured out, you'll have the easiest return to zero turrets I've seen (which isn't much really). There is no way to dial for declination on this system. I'm too much of a noob to know at this point if that matters or not. Mounted it with a Leupold Mark 2 IMS mount. Out of the box, the scope shot too high and required a 9 MOA adjustment. It also shot about 2-3 MOA to the right.

I zeroed this scope on an extremely overcast dark afternoon. This activity went on to right before sundown. While I could barely see the target at 200 yds (not 100) in the dim, waning light, I could see it clearly through the VX-6HD 3-18x44 at max magnification. This proved to me I have an outstanding lowlight optic.

I wear glasses and have learned I need/appreciate scopes with generous, noncritical eye relief. The Leupold scopes I have (this one and VX-R Patrol) provide me with this so well, I am reluctant to try other brands. I have a Vortex Viper PST that is nothing but aggravation for me in this regard. I was also considering a NightForce NSX purchase, but their 3.5 inch eye relief disouraged me (will admit I never looked through one).

This scope is really light weight for it's performance. IIRC it's only 16 oz. Most other scopes in this power range/performance level weigh lot's more. It's mounted on an AR 10 platform rifle, so I consider weight an important consideration.

The electronic level feature threw me off for a while. I want to think it's off 1/2 degree... or is it me? - I am inclined to think it's me. Tried comparing it to a bubble on the rifle's picatinny rail, but just got frustrated - it was really close. Regardless, once you get used to it I can see where it would be a valuable asset for longer distance shots. If you like it or not, it's up to you. You can turn it off/on as you desire.

The scope comes with some accessories that I would buy anyway - alumicaps and a nice simple throw lever. The caps alone would cost me $95 minimum. I love alumicaps. For my experience cheap plastic one's are just a waste of money and effort and don't come close to protecting your investment like the alumicaps. Don't know how well the throw lever would stay on if it experienced a hard impact. It pinches onto the scope's zoom nubbin.

The little Leupold "L" medallion came off the rubber on/off switch. This is seemingly pretty standard for a Leupold scope to me. It happened on my VX-R Patrol also. Guys - quit gluing stuff on a flexible rubber boot! It is not going to stay on. Nor does it help with perception of quality on a higher end optic.

I got an awesome, better than most deal on this scope. If I had to pay the regular going rate for it, would I have bought it? Probably...yeah. I expect my long distance shooting activities to be much more enjoyable in the future.