I also just bought this scope. I Love it. Thanks for explaining the elevation & windage. I agree, of all the videos I watched I couldn't find this particular info. Much appreciated.
Your parallax adjustment is done by sight image of what your aiming at. Those numbers are just roundabout values. While they may work for you, for most those settings wont. Look at your image and adjust accordingly
I just purchased a new Winchester Model 70 Super Grade Maple and was looking at putting this scope on the rifle. This video was very helpful in deciding on choosing this scope. Thank you so much.
After using multiple Zeiss models I just purchased this exact scope . The Leupold factory guy was at the outdoor show in Harrisburg and he said the only difference between the vx5 and vx6 was magnification , flip up scope caps . He didn't say anything about a difference in windage turrets though . Thanks for the info !
Great video on how to adjust. Unless you hunt in a blind with your gun strapped in that exact vise your gun will be off center vs sighting in off a bipod or sandbag rest.
Thank you! I too have searched high and low for a good video or written instructions on initial setup, to no avail. (Do better Leupold). Your video made it so easy.
Thank you for the video. I like your style. Considering this scope in mil graduations. Leupold doesn’t make many hunting scopes with milliradian graduations but they do in this vx5. God Bless and Happy (very belated) Birthday.
@@michaelbishop6831 correct. When you receive a custom dial from Leupold (one comes free with every purchase of these CDS scopes), you tell them what your yardage is for zero. I zeroed mine at 100, so my zero stop is at “1” on the turret. Push in the button and turn it to “2” for 200, “3.5” for 350 yards, etc., etc. all the way out to whatever two full turns (I think) equate to based on the ballistics of your rifle, round and hunting environment (ballistic coefficient, muzzle velocity, avg. elevation and temperature…Leupold figures those ballistics at the factory, based on the info you provide them). To quickly return to 100 yards, just dial it back to 1, at which point it will be a hard stop and it won’t move from that spot until you press in the button again. Thanks for watching!
@@HookLineSinger outstanding! I have to check my box to make sure I have the CDS. It’s 2” high at 50 yards at the moment (7 mm REM Mag, Federal Premium 160 grain Nosler Partition)
I bought this scope three years ago… it had more technology than I knew how to use, but I’m getting up to speed :-) two years ago I was in a rock slide in Colorado and took quite a tumble… Me, my rifle and my scope were a little scratched up… But the Leupold took it like a champ… In fact, I’m mounting it on a new rifle. Highly recommended 👍🏻
Great review! Does this scope have a “return to zero stop”? Also for hunting antelope will this scope handle a 600 yard shot? That will be the max range I’ll ever shoot. Thank you!
Both questions: YES. It’s a hard zero stop and will not move from zero until you press a button on the dial. Also, a 600 yard setting would be no problem with a good, flat-shooting antelope round, although that’s way farther than I’d ever be able to hit one!! Ha. Thanks for watching and good hunting.
Thank you so much for the quick reply! So once the scope is custom dialed in with say a 100 yard zero to hit a target at say 570 yards can I twist the turret to “5.7” or is it only adjustable to the nearest 50 yards?
You could dial it to 5.7, however only 50 yard increments are numbered. You’d just dial it to between 5 and 5.5. Here’s a sample custom turret. If you’ll zoom in on the image, this reply will probably make more sense. duckduckgo.com/?q=leuoold+custom+turret&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanhunter.org%2Fmedia%2F3zjdiumj%2Fleupold-custom-dial-system_inset5.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1000%26height%3D550
Lowman sight vice is not a shooting rest. Since you clamped it onto the rifle and put the sight vice into a crack on the bench it will shoot higher than off hand as the recoil pushes it up. Once you shot it with the leg out of the crack you dropped a couple of inches. Also do not shoot with the rear sling stud or the pistol grip touching the rear bag. All the things I mentioned will not sight the rifle in properly for hunting.
They aren’t incorrect. Your lead sleds, or clamp type devices are fine to use for getting idea for the guns realistic precision potential, but your zero from a lead sled won’t be the same as your point of impact free hand, or off of some shooting sticks, or bipod while out actually hunting. So, sure, get a general zero at the bench, test its precision potential, but then do a true aero in the position you are most likely to be hunting in. It’s a dynamic system, how you hold it, clamp it, etc, all affects the bullets exit, and also your bench position zero’s for an eye position that will be different than when you’re hunting.
Just got a browning bar mk3 300 win mag! I’m trying to decide between this scope or the vx6hd 3x18-50 I like the price of this scope but like the lens covers and the leveling system of the vx6! Also I bit more reach. If I hold off maybe it will go on sale this summer 😅
Unless you are shooting in a cat 5 hurricane, there is no way the wind blew that shot off that far at only 300 yards. Once you feel like you about have your scope zeroed at 100, you seriously need to take 3-5 shots without making an adjustment to make any final adjustment based on the center of where your shots are grouping.
I have been looking for a new scope. I was planning on going with a Leupold. A VX 5 3x15 44mm. But I've been reading people are having issues with the tracking. Others scopes I am looking at a Zeiss V4. A Nightforce SHV and a Trijicon Tenmile scope. All in the same price range. Putting it on a new Browning Xbolt Hells Canyon Speed LR 280 ackley improve.
Nice gun! I’m not aware of the tracking issues. I haven’t gotten into these newer scope makers. I’ve had Leupolds for a long time. I do have a couple of Vortexes and not impressed with those at all, but they may be lower end. The only thing I could consider a slight issue with this scope after using it a while is the clicks on the windage turret are not crisp. The clicks are virtually inaudible and I can’t even feel them well. Of course the numbers are there and once that’s set, there’s little need for adjustments, so it’s not a big deal at all. I’ve just had the thought “for $1200, this should be better” whenever I have adjusted it. I looked at the Zeiss Z4 and a Swarovski that was around that same price point, but the reviews/comparisons I found favored the Leupold. Thanks for watching!
I'm having trouble deciding between this scope and the Burris Veracity PH 3-15x44 and the meopta optika6 2.5-15×44 burris and leupold bout the same price meopta is 400 cheaper but is heavy
@@jmgates09 I can’t speak for the Burris or Meopta, but I don’t think you can go wrong with a Leupold! If the extra weight of the $400 cheaper one isn’t a deal breaker and it’s comparably reviewed, I might try that one if I were you. With this Kimber being a lightweight rifle, weight of the scope was a big factor for me. In fact, I almost went with a much smaller one. I just didn’t want to sacrifice magnification for it.
Hey just wondering how to use the top dial on the scope. I have the initial setup and am sighted in 3” high at 100 yards but does that dial on the top compensate for distance for longer shots?
Yes. That’s the whole purpose of it. If you’re zeroed at 3” high at 100, then you can dial up the elevation to whatever distance you want beyond that, and when you dial it back to the zero stop, it will be back to the zero you set (3” high at 100). I would really recommend zeroing at 100 yards. That way, when you order a custom dial, the zero stop is always at “1”. Then, if you were to take a 300 yard shot, just dial it up to “3”, and so on. That is the real benefit of the CDS (custom dial system). Thanks for watching.
Get the Limbsaver recoil pad, the slip on version, it will help with the recoil. Amazon for $30. Nice shooting by the way. I also shoot a 308, the Browning BLR 308 lever action, thirty years and counting.
Most standard caliber rifles will be very close in elevation at 25 and 100 yards. Adjusting your elevation after the 25 yard shot was a mistake! A rifle centered at 25 yards will be almost always be dead on at 100 due to the ballistic arc. God bless and nice video!
Maybe not silly, but definitely overkill! I’d never spend $1,200 on a scope with these long-range features for a .22. I’d google “best scope for .22 LR”.
@@AdelinaSayam go to their website and create an account, then follow the link to “warranty service”. I’ve done it. There is no charge and they’ll typically return it like new or replace within a few weeks. Here is a link. I hope this helps and thanks for watching. www.leupold.com/support/service/return-warranty-services
Looking at the turret, it doesn't make since. Seems like the "0" is actually zero and you have to move it over halfway to the "2" or 200 yards which then would be 100 yards. So, shouldn't you have it on the 100 yard mark when shooting 100 yards?
The numbers on the turret that comes with this scope represent MOAs, not yardage. In other words, zero is wherever you want zero to be (100 yards, 200 yards, etc.). 2 is simply 2 MOAs, which is roughly 2 inches at 100 yards. When you order the free turret that Leupold will customize for the specifications you provide (bullet weight, ballistic coefficient, velocity, sight height, etc.), then the zero stop will be 100 yards, and THEN the 2 on the custom turret will represent 200 yards, the 3 will represent 300 yards, and so on. Hope this makes sense! Thanks for watching.
Great video Just to confirm, I've had trouble getting this correct at the range. Are you saying best to zero rifle in with turret off for elevation ? Once zeroed return turret to 0 on dial ? Does this mean automatically if you have a custom dial for a specified ballistic, you just take the factory turret off when in 0 position and place custom dial on in 0 position What about windage turret ? Take dial off, zero in and retun turret on to 0 ? Confusion 😕
Yes, best to INITIALLY zero rifle in with elevation turret off. When you put the turret back on (with allen key and tightening set screws), it will be on 0 no matter what adjustments you made with the turret removed. Same goes for your custom dial once you get it. You’ll take the factory turret off and replace it with the custom one and it will be on zero. From that point, your 0 is 100, and you’ll just press the button and dial it up to whatever range beyond that you desire (2 for 200, 2.5 for 250, 3 for 300, etc.) The windage is a more traditional system, just like most other scopes, where you remove the cap, and make the adjustments. You can pull out on the adjustment knob and set it to zero and lock it there by pushing it back in. But it will still turn in either direction you choose, unlike the elevation turret, which has a zero stop at 0. My ONE tiny complaint with this scope is that the clicks on the windage adjustments aren’t nearly as defined by feel or sound as the ones on the elevation turret (much mushier). However, this model is not designed for frequent windage adjustments. You’d have to step up to something like a VX6 to get a zero stop windage turret. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Doesn’t everybody?? 😉 Bud’s was actually $200 cheaper than everybody else on this scope. I was worried it was a mistake until I actually received it. Ha. Thanks for watching!
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I also just bought this scope. I Love it. Thanks for explaining the elevation & windage. I agree, of all the videos I watched I couldn't find this particular info.
Much appreciated.
Good deal. Thanks for watching! I got my customized dial in from Leupold this week and tested it out. I couldn’t be any happier.
Perfect timing for this review as it’s the exact model scope I’m looking at getting for my first rifle.
Cheers mate from Aus!
I think you’ll love it!! Good hunting “down under”!
Did you buy it? Also looking at same for Aus. If you did, how is the weight?
Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Very helpful and informative! Much appreciated!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
Your parallax adjustment is done by sight image of what your aiming at. Those numbers are just roundabout values. While they may work for you, for most those settings wont. Look at your image and adjust accordingly
Bought the scope and now thanks to this video I understand how to make the initial adjustment! Thanks.
Awesome! Thanks so much.
Great video. The explanation of elevation and windage adjustments was extremely helpful. Cheers!
Just purchased the 4-20x52 variant. Thanks for the video! I am sure it will help me set up the scope initially.
@@paulhouston1865 nice! You’ll love it. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so very much for an excellent explanation and directions to adjust the dials. Bless you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
I just purchased a new Winchester Model 70 Super Grade Maple and was looking at putting this scope on the rifle. This video was very helpful in deciding on choosing this scope. Thank you so much.
Awesome, you're very welcome. I bet that's a mighty sweet rifle!!
After using multiple Zeiss models I just purchased this exact scope . The Leupold factory guy was at the outdoor show in Harrisburg and he said the only difference between the vx5 and vx6 was magnification , flip up scope caps . He didn't say anything about a difference in windage turrets though . Thanks for the info !
Great video on how to adjust. Unless you hunt in a blind with your gun strapped in that exact vise your gun will be off center vs sighting in off a bipod or sandbag rest.
Thank you! I too have searched high and low for a good video or written instructions on initial setup, to no avail. (Do better Leupold). Your video made it so easy.
@@med7064 I really appreciate that!
Thank you for the video.
I like your style. Considering this scope in mil graduations. Leupold doesn’t make many hunting scopes with milliradian graduations but they do in this vx5. God Bless and Happy (very belated) Birthday.
Thank you very much! I don’t think you’d be disappointed with the VX5. God bless and thanks for watching.
Pretty cool. So you dial it in at 100 yards and then adjust the top turret to further ranges.
@@michaelbishop6831 correct. When you receive a custom dial from Leupold (one comes free with every purchase of these CDS scopes), you tell them what your yardage is for zero. I zeroed mine at 100, so my zero stop is at “1” on the turret. Push in the button and turn it to “2” for 200, “3.5” for 350 yards, etc., etc. all the way out to whatever two full turns (I think) equate to based on the ballistics of your rifle, round and hunting environment (ballistic coefficient, muzzle velocity, avg. elevation and temperature…Leupold figures those ballistics at the factory, based on the info you provide them). To quickly return to 100 yards, just dial it back to 1, at which point it will be a hard stop and it won’t move from that spot until you press in the button again. Thanks for watching!
@@HookLineSinger outstanding! I have to check my box to make sure I have the CDS. It’s 2” high at 50 yards at the moment (7 mm REM Mag, Federal Premium 160 grain Nosler Partition)
thanks for the tips, i know now how to set it up, very helpful.
Glad to hear. Thanks for watching!
I bought this scope three years ago… it had more technology than I knew how to use, but I’m getting up to speed :-) two years ago I was in a rock slide in Colorado and took quite a tumble… Me, my rifle and my scope were a little scratched up… But the Leupold took it like a champ… In fact, I’m mounting it on a new rifle. Highly recommended 👍🏻
Can’t beat the ole gold rings!! Glad you didn’t Hank, Jr. yourself. Thanks for watching.
Gosh. Just a really smart video. Thanks!
Very kind! Thanks for watching.
Great Combo! I love my kimber rifles paired with Leupold scopes!
Thanks! Appreciate you watching.
Great review! Does this scope have a “return to zero stop”? Also for hunting antelope will this scope handle a 600 yard shot? That will be the max range I’ll ever shoot. Thank you!
Both questions: YES. It’s a hard zero stop and will not move from zero until you press a button on the dial. Also, a 600 yard setting would be no problem with a good, flat-shooting antelope round, although that’s way farther than I’d ever be able to hit one!! Ha. Thanks for watching and good hunting.
Here’s some more info straight from Leupold.
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Thank you so much for the quick reply! So once the scope is custom dialed in with say a 100 yard zero to hit a target at say 570 yards can I twist the turret to “5.7” or is it only adjustable to the nearest 50 yards?
You could dial it to 5.7, however only 50 yard increments are numbered. You’d just dial it to between 5 and 5.5. Here’s a sample custom turret. If you’ll zoom in on the image, this reply will probably make more sense.
duckduckgo.com/?q=leuoold+custom+turret&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanhunter.org%2Fmedia%2F3zjdiumj%2Fleupold-custom-dial-system_inset5.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1000%26height%3D550
Sweet! Do those additional two movements make a click or do you just have to look at the graduations to visually go the extra two ?
Lowman sight vice is not a shooting rest. Since you clamped it onto the rifle and put the sight vice into a crack on the bench it will shoot higher than off hand as the recoil pushes it up. Once you shot it with the leg out of the crack you dropped a couple of inches. Also do not shoot with the rear sling stud or the pistol grip touching the rear bag. All the things I mentioned will not sight the rifle in properly for hunting.
Interesting!
They aren’t incorrect. Your lead sleds, or clamp type devices are fine to use for getting idea for the guns realistic precision potential, but your zero from a lead sled won’t be the same as your point of impact free hand, or off of some shooting sticks, or bipod while out actually hunting.
So, sure, get a general zero at the bench, test its precision potential, but then do a true aero in the position you are most likely to be hunting in.
It’s a dynamic system, how you hold it, clamp it, etc, all affects the bullets exit, and also your bench position zero’s for an eye position that will be different than when you’re hunting.
Just got a browning bar mk3 300 win mag! I’m trying to decide between this scope or the vx6hd 3x18-50 I like the price of this scope but like the lens covers and the leveling system of the vx6! Also I bit more reach. If I hold off maybe it will go on sale this summer 😅
I’d keep a check at Bud’s Gun Shop. Thanks for watching!
Unless you are shooting in a cat 5 hurricane, there is no way the wind blew that shot off that far at only 300 yards. Once you feel like you about have your scope zeroed at 100, you seriously need to take 3-5 shots without making an adjustment to make any final adjustment based on the center of where your shots are grouping.
Hi. A good video. Thanks.
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Hi can you tell me the app you are using
@@StewartWebb-f2b I use an Apple app called “SBC Light” and another one called “Ballistic”. Thanks for watching.
I have been looking for a new scope. I was planning on going with a Leupold. A VX 5 3x15 44mm. But I've been reading people are having issues with the tracking. Others scopes I am looking at a Zeiss V4. A Nightforce SHV and a Trijicon Tenmile scope. All in the same price range. Putting it on a new Browning Xbolt Hells Canyon Speed LR 280 ackley improve.
Nice gun! I’m not aware of the tracking issues. I haven’t gotten into these newer scope makers. I’ve had Leupolds for a long time. I do have a couple of Vortexes and not impressed with those at all, but they may be lower end. The only thing I could consider a slight issue with this scope after using it a while is the clicks on the windage turret are not crisp. The clicks are virtually inaudible and I can’t even feel them well. Of course the numbers are there and once that’s set, there’s little need for adjustments, so it’s not a big deal at all. I’ve just had the thought “for $1200, this should be better” whenever I have adjusted it. I looked at the Zeiss Z4 and a Swarovski that was around that same price point, but the reviews/comparisons I found favored the Leupold. Thanks for watching!
I'm having trouble deciding between this scope and the Burris Veracity PH 3-15x44 and the meopta optika6 2.5-15×44 burris and leupold bout the same price meopta is 400 cheaper but is heavy
@@jmgates09 I can’t speak for the Burris or Meopta, but I don’t think you can go wrong with a Leupold! If the extra weight of the $400 cheaper one isn’t a deal breaker and it’s comparably reviewed, I might try that one if I were you. With this Kimber being a lightweight rifle, weight of the scope was a big factor for me. In fact, I almost went with a much smaller one. I just didn’t want to sacrifice magnification for it.
I ended up going with the Leupold. The VX6 HD 4x24x52mm TMOA reticle.
@@ozark_trapper NICE
What gun vise are u using
It’s an old Lyman Sight Vice. Not made for shooting, really. I recently bought a Caldwell Lead Sled DFT2 and love it.
Hey just wondering how to use the top dial on the scope. I have the initial setup and am sighted in 3” high at 100 yards but does that dial on the top compensate for distance for longer shots?
Yes. That’s the whole purpose of it. If you’re zeroed at 3” high at 100, then you can dial up the elevation to whatever distance you want beyond that, and when you dial it back to the zero stop, it will be back to the zero you set (3” high at 100).
I would really recommend zeroing at 100 yards. That way, when you order a custom dial, the zero stop is always at “1”. Then, if you were to take a 300 yard shot, just dial it up to “3”, and so on. That is the real benefit of the CDS (custom dial system). Thanks for watching.
@@HookLineSinger Ok great thanks. I have the custom dial sitting on my desk just have to put it on. Thanks for taking the time to answer my question!
Get the Limbsaver recoil pad, the slip on version, it will help with the recoil. Amazon for $30. Nice shooting by the way. I also shoot a 308, the Browning BLR 308 lever action, thirty years and counting.
@@jfphotography69 good idea. Thanks for watching!!!
Most standard caliber rifles will be very close in elevation at 25 and 100 yards. Adjusting your elevation after the 25 yard shot was a mistake! A rifle centered at 25 yards will be almost always be dead on at 100 due to the ballistic arc. God bless and nice video!
Would this scope be silly on a 22LR?
Maybe not silly, but definitely overkill! I’d never spend $1,200 on a scope with these long-range features for a .22. I’d google “best scope for .22 LR”.
Hi sir. How can i avail d lifetime warranty of my leupold? Help me pls
@@AdelinaSayam go to their website and create an account, then follow the link to “warranty service”. I’ve done it. There is no charge and they’ll typically return it like new or replace within a few weeks. Here is a link. I hope this helps and thanks for watching.
www.leupold.com/support/service/return-warranty-services
Sir I'm here in the Philippines, and I cannot log in my address, bcoz Leupold don't have a service center here, what should I'm going to do?
@@AdelinaSayamI’m not sure. I’d contact Leupold.
@@HookLineSingerthank you very much sir.
I really thank you for replying me. Thanks a lot,
Looking at the turret, it doesn't make since. Seems like the "0" is actually zero and you have to move it over halfway to the "2" or 200 yards which then would be 100 yards. So, shouldn't you have it on the 100 yard mark when shooting 100 yards?
The numbers on the turret that comes with this scope represent MOAs, not yardage. In other words, zero is wherever you want zero to be (100 yards, 200 yards, etc.). 2 is simply 2 MOAs, which is roughly 2 inches at 100 yards. When you order the free turret that Leupold will customize for the specifications you provide (bullet weight, ballistic coefficient, velocity, sight height, etc.), then the zero stop will be 100 yards, and THEN the 2 on the custom turret will represent 200 yards, the 3 will represent 300 yards, and so on. Hope this makes sense! Thanks for watching.
Go to about the 29:30 mark in this video for a visual explanation.
How to install battery here ?
@@chethan7922 for the fire dot? Just twist off the knob (counterclockwise).
What calculator are tou using? Thx
@@michealgraham4982 an iPhone app called “SBC Light”. Thanks for watching!
@@michealgraham4982 there is another good iPhone app called Ballistic.
Great video
Just to confirm, I've had trouble getting this correct at the range.
Are you saying best to zero rifle in with turret off for elevation ?
Once zeroed return turret to 0 on dial ?
Does this mean automatically if you have a custom dial for a specified ballistic, you just take the factory turret off when in 0 position and place custom dial on in 0 position
What about windage turret ?
Take dial off, zero in and retun turret on to 0 ?
Confusion 😕
Yes, best to INITIALLY zero rifle in with elevation turret off. When you put the turret back on (with allen key and tightening set screws), it will be on 0 no matter what adjustments you made with the turret removed.
Same goes for your custom dial once you get it. You’ll take the factory turret off and replace it with the custom one and it will be on zero. From that point, your 0 is 100, and you’ll just press the button and dial it up to whatever range beyond that you desire (2 for 200, 2.5 for 250, 3 for 300, etc.)
The windage is a more traditional system, just like most other scopes, where you remove the cap, and make the adjustments. You can pull out on the adjustment knob and set it to zero and lock it there by pushing it back in. But it will still turn in either direction you choose, unlike the elevation turret, which has a zero stop at 0. My ONE tiny complaint with this scope is that the clicks on the windage adjustments aren’t nearly as defined by feel or sound as the ones on the elevation turret (much mushier). However, this model is not designed for frequent windage adjustments. You’d have to step up to something like a VX6 to get a zero stop windage turret.
Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
I can tell you watch Hickok 45😊. Buds Gun Shop. That is a nice scope.
Doesn’t everybody?? 😉 Bud’s was actually $200 cheaper than everybody else on this scope. I was worried it was a mistake until I actually received it. Ha. Thanks for watching!
@@HookLineSinger I'm in the market for a new scope. I'll have to check them out.
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You want an awesome rest in a deer blind?
Use a 2x12 kinda like a shelf. Screw it in to the top edge of you windows. Thank me later.