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Love the unbiased reviews. Great to hear you speak about the negatives. And I really enjoy the repeated common locations for assessing the scopes.

Damn, the quality of your reviews is very surprising in a good way. You really explain the pros/cons with real time visuals and technical details very well.

I now have this scope, and I have to say that it's one hell of a bargain. Very sharp and clear, with positive adjustments.

Really awesome that you’re unbiased! Great reviews

Thanks for the honest presentation

Thank you for another great review.

I put this on my CZ 457 22lr. Works great, but I live in the desert so really now shadows. Great video Sir!

Hey great review thankyou for helping me in my choice!

Great channel love the vids

Great review!

Very helpful thanks!

Great Video !

Leupold usually sets parallax at 150 yards, and 75 in rimfire scopes. Best glass in the price point I have ever seen. Blows Vortex and some others away.

I definitely recommend forking out an extra $100 and getting the version with the side focus. I had very specific needs for my scope: 1. I wanted a fancy MOA based reticle, the video maker does not go into the uses for this reticle in this video, but it’s a sweet tool once you understand how it works. 2. I wanted the scope to be CDS compatible so I can order a custom elevation dial that literally allows you to turn the dial to a specific distance and shoot. 3. I wanted a 40mm objective because I already own a sunshade and alumina flip-up cover set for 40mm. 4. I wanted a side focus or “parallax” dial, for the reasons that the video describes. 5. I don’t believe in cheap Chinese crap for hunting optics. I only buy Leupold optics, they’re made in Oregon and they are an amazing company that deserves my support. ...an added bonus was the 30mm tube, this helps a lot with the blur around the edges as shown in the video, and allows for a lot more travel in both windage and elevation, the larger tube gives the lenses more room to travel. I did have to buy a set of 30mm rings, but that was well worth it! Never buy garbage rings, always buy Leupold rings for Leupold scopes. The price was $500. The extra money for the side focus is well worth it. ...Thank you for the video, I wish you would have talked more about the reticle, those hash marks are very specific measurements and have specific uses, for adjusting your follow up shots. This is definitely a hunting scope, it’s advertised by Leupold as such, and is best suited for hunting rifles. If you’re looking for an AR scope, you’ll want to check out Leupold’s other non-hunting scopes. The model I’m describing is Leupold part #175079.

My scale misread the weight of this optic. It is 13oz! Still light in and of itself and lighter then the Vortex.

Thank you.

Helo, nice vídeo thanks for sharing. In this moment I’m split decision to buy the vortex or the leopold. What are your thoughts for shooting 250 yards maximum. Cheers

Is the rising of the reticle lift a massive problem its the first time ive seen this

Thanks for a GREAT Review! Appreciate your noting the drawbacks. Most reviews are nothing more than a sales pitch.

hey - yours weighed 9.77oz, but Leuopold's website has it at 13.1oz for the 4-12 and 12.2oz for the 3-9, specifically in the tri-moa reticle. Then cabelas has both the 4-12 and 3-9 tri-moa listed at 10oz each. Do you have any perspective on this? I do not love the tri-moa, but if that option is 2-3oz lighter I may go for it!

For a $300 scope it's hard to beat. Leupold has unfortunately gotten away from offering their best reticle, the Duplex reticle they famously created back in 1962, on all their scope models. I don't like some of the new reticles they are marketing either. I order the Duplex on all my Leupold scopes because they are simple and awesome. Thanks for the detailed vid.

I just purchased one in 3-9 ×40 it's less expensive & Lighter by 3.5 ounces

I was looking at the 4-12x vx freedom with side parallax and the cds turrets but after seeing how these turrets track that is an absolute deal breaker especially for $499. I’ll deal with the weight and stick with my primary arms scopes

My VX-Freedom 4-12x40mm CDS reticle has side focus. Because i know fixed parallel scope characteristics and their applications.

How is the low light compared and overall quality compared to the Vx2? Thank you

Freedom leupold scope a Var.x 2 with the large gold band to in crease sales on their lesser scopes.A sales trick from our American co.

Are you sure it's not fixed at 150? I have a similar Leupold that is

What list would you suggest re: recommended scopes for use within 100 yds.? What features should I look for in such a scope?

They now have it with a side adjust for parallax

Are the mil windage turrets plastic too on the cds versions?

Do you have any reviews where you think a scope is actually just great? Seems like everything is that no scope lives up to your needs

just for the record, leupold sets there fixed parallax scopes at 150yrds.

You mentioned there was a darkness on the edges of the image and it was a sunny day; I noticed you were in a dark shadow. I am sure the brightness of the images darkens when you are not in the light. you are in a shadow. Roughly 6:30

Seems like an ok scope but those edges bother me big time and of course the no lumination. Great video by the way. I always like your review format.

Have you shot this scope passed 200 yards? Curious how accurate the scope is passed that type of distance being only a 9x. I would like to know how tight of groups you can get within 200- 400 yards. Let me know, thanks!

Were the moa hask marks large enough to be usable?

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Can I mount this scope on my cheap savage axis xp?

10 oz?? That's almost hard to believe. The advertised weight is 13.1 oz. Not that I'm complaining. I just bought this scope and took them at their word; didn't think to weigh mine. I got it to put on an old service rifle. Didn't want/need anything fancy but I did want low weight and clear glass. I don't plan on playing with the windage much at all. I'm just going to zero the windage and leave it be. I think I bought one of the last of this older, no-adjustable-parallax type. My elevation turret is much nicer than the one in this video. Leupold must have made a running change? Mine has a re-zeroable exposed elevation turret. Very nice clicks. No idea yet if it tracks as well as it clicks though. The main thing I wish was different about this scope is the reticle. While I do like the MOA hash marks, for holdovers out past 300 yds or whatever, I think the lines themselves are too fat---fatter than they really need to be. They could be about 1/3 thinner, to permit better pure target shooting. But you can't have everything your way. I was hoping the sub-tensions on the ret would be very similar to my Redfield Revolution 4-12x and its Accu-range reticle. The two scopes were made in the same facility and have identical specs in many ways. The Redfield has very thin suspensions: lines are 0.19 MOA supposedly, at max power. This Leupold VX-Freedom 4-12x's lines are supposedly only a hair bigger at 0.20 MOA. They should not really look different, thickness wise, but for some reason they sure do.

The model 175079 adds parallax focus. It is NOT bare bones.

Good review. I own the Leupold 3-9x33 EFR. It has an AO so parallax isn't an issue. I think your review would gain credibility if you learned how to pronounce Leupold.

The diameter of the tube has absolutely no influence on the light transmission! This is determined by the quality of the lenses and the exit pupil! Lens diameter / magnification = diameter of the exit pupil! A larger tube only provides more adjustment travel for the turrets!

Where on Long Island are you from?? 😆

How can I order from Turkey I live in Turkey

Is it made in China?

This is a bit difficult to watch. At about the 2 minute Mark now and I already have some corrections: -This scopes parallax is NOT set to 100 yards. It’s right in the spec sheet. -Tube size doesn’t affect light transmission. Edit: I have to stop at 6:30. You can’t even pronounce the brand name correctly.

The size of the tube has nothing at all to do with light transmission. Light is collected by the objective lens. Larger lens, more light. The size of the tube has more to do with how much elevation you have.

i would rather pay a premium for japanese or european made

Why do people that don't know anything about optics talk about them? I did it for clicks man! The objective lens dictates the amount of light along with coatings. A 20mm lens on a 30MM tube will collect far less light than a 60mm lens on a 25.4mm tube.

Buy American!!!!!!

I’m looking at this scope for a hunting rifle. Vortex has really crap glass!

Just begin the video telling people that you dont know what you are talking about you just need money. Then at least you are being honest.

"100 yard fixed parallax" Wrong, Parallax free is set to 150 yards. Parallax has NOTHING TO DO WITH FOCUS, it has to do with whether the reticle's point of aim is actually where it appears to be. I did not watch further as you exhibited ignorance of the product and meaning of terms.