Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the review

Absolutely mate. You definitely did a wonderful job at reviewing this incredible optic! You explained it so well - that I found myself, finally pulling the trigger, and purchasing me a couple of the Leupold VX3 4.5-14x40 CDS Rifle Scopes. I bought one for my ALEXANDER ARMS 6.5 Grendel, and another Leupold, for my CHRISTENSEN ARMS Ridgeline Range. Leupold's Optics are absolutely a wicked beaut, they're absolutely top-notch. In regards to the quality of glass, and the complete craftsmanship, it rarely gets any better, especially at this price point. The glass is incredibly clear and clean. No haze, the edges are totally void of any shadows, and the coating of each lens, obviously brings out incredible brightness and clarity. The idea of the CDS feature, was absolutely genius. THIS OPTIC IS TRULY AMAZING! Another huge bonus is the Lifetime Warranty. The overall quality of this optic would easily cost, 2-3 times, what I actually paid! Plus, the light transmission is far superior to other, much more expensive optics, that I generally used on a regular basis. This is definitely, one HELL of an AWESOME RIFLE SCOPE, THAT I WOULD CERTAINLY RECOMMEND, EVEN TO MY ENEMIES!!!

+ironDsteele that's great if you want a 26oz scope on your gun.

Weight is not a variable for me, but everyone is different.

Also,the scope you're talking about, The Eliminator by Burris, costs several thousands. This excellent Leupold can be gotten for just under a grand still.

You zero it like every other scope. Shoot groups and adjust POI to match POA.

Hawke make an excellent scope that is calibrated for .22LR and it shows horizontal holds for different distances out to 200 yards.. You can get one for either sub sonic and HIVi. They also do another for .17HMR

1dlesniper yes, you enter the same information but now it would be your reload info. 6 years later I’m sure you’ve already found out haha

I have a Vortex Crossfire 2 on my Sako Kodiak .375. I highly recomend it. The price is very affordable, better than Leupold and the reliability is excellant. The V-brite option is great with a brightness dial where you can increase or decrease the brightness of the reticle to suit the light conditions.

Yeh mate I just put on on my 7615 so impressed by it and eye relief is endless !!!

Callan Hughes Thats great, it won't disapoint you. And yeah the eye relief is like nothing else so forgiving for fast shooting, I have the 1-4 x 24mm for scrub shooting, I can't fault it.

Hey I got it in 3x9x50 it's like a red dot with magnification and radicals. Awesome scope best so fare for price.

How those Crossfire II's holding up 7 years later?

I don't believe so as having the B&C reticle kind of defeats the purpose of the CDS... but I could be wrong. Leopold don't offer it on any of their VX3i CDS scopes.

Yes, you're right. Wouldn't make to much sense. Thanks for the reply anyway😃

sure no problem

Lee hamrick , if you sight in at 200yds - most big game rifles will impact target no more than an 1 1/2" high, even at shorter distances such as 50-75 yds, in fact at 50 you will actually hit about a 1/2" low. Hope this helps. I just purchased the VX-3i in 4.5-14x40 mm with CDS & wind plex, this makes my 15th Leupold with CDS & NEVER had a problem with the system.

You can also sight in your rifle at 75 yards or whatever you choose I would assume and go from there. I could be wrong on ranges too close though where the bullet hasn't reaches its apex.

True, hence why I now have the Leupold RX-1200i TBR range finder :)

+Brad Page It's free Brad!

+ozziereviews that is an incredible selling point for leupold!

Yep :)

I purchased a VX3 and im on the leupold website having a look around and when i put in my details and select cds it is charging a minimum of $70 all the way up to $316. how did you get yours for free?

Really? I got mine for free, and at the time I was told 1 CDS dial for free, anymore you would have to pay...

Yes, I gave them the averages for the farm as it's where I'm using it, so if you're using yours specifically for hunting in high altitude, I'd be passing on that information to them...

+ozziereviews Thanks mate yep mostly higher alt. Ill work out a happy medium between ground level and the tops. Doing the fedral vital shoks aussie market ammo the 130 g speer hollow points as i also make my own thats pretty close too those factorys. Great ammo hits fast and when put into the vital zone it has excellent knock down power.

take a look at OSA's ammo as they have their 308 loaded with Sierra 135gr game kings. They shoot very well too

G'day mate, how did you go with the happy medium did you find the accuracy was on point at different altitudes or did it suffer? Interested in one i have the same problem i hunt pigs to sambar so i'm curious to see how you went before picking one up. Cheers Johnny.

+SavageHmr I'd just go for the average

Yes but they now have the VX3i and this one is no longer made...

Always. Without parallax adjustment you'll never be truly precise.

@@silvermediastudio What is the lowest focus range of the side focus?

@@pcwgr I don't own this scope. Suggest you check the Leupold website.

Yes it is i have it and u get better focus as u can manually adjusted

I got mine through NIOA here in Australia, they ordered it from the USA for me...

No worries. thanks

No mate this is definitely the 30mm tube version. Product ID as I said in the intro is 115240 www.leupold.com/hunting-shooting/scopes/vx-3-riflescopes/vx-3-4-5-14x40mm-30mm-side-focus-cds/

+ed larritt So I had more adjustment on the CDS system and because I have it on a long range setup

thanks

I believe that Leupold has all of that info on their website. If not, check websites that sell it. Hope this helps if you're still interested. Most scopes focus down to either 25 or 50 yards, but I don't know about this specific scope.

75 to Infinity for this scope. If you want to get down to 25 with a side focus/parallax adjustment, it's looking like the 3-9x is the better option.

Why, just go for the one that suits you Justin... I like compact scopes and this once was suitable for my needs.

You get a scope that offers larger adjustment of elevation and then it'll be able to handle the CDS dial with greater adjustments if that makes sense?

First I want to say thanks for the quick response and to say I enjoy your videos. FYI - my grandmother was born in Australia in a covered wagon during the gold rush and I am sure I have relatives there but have no idea who they may be, sadly so. I do know a relative was a botanist for the Queen's garden (probably around 1900) and has a scholarship in his name - Cronin :-) I am having a Ruger Precision Gen 2 in .308 delivered next week and I am researching on what scope to get for it. I am looking at the Leupold vx31 - 4.5-14x50 Duplex Reticle being it looks like it may do well with the rifle and the price of $459 but I am not purchasing until I know I am getting the right scope. Again I am a rookie with scopes. My range has steel out to 500yds and there is a new part they put in out to 850yds which I would like to try at some point. Do you think I would do well with this scope or do you suggest another scope? Thanks

I may answer my own question but the vx3i 6.5-20x50 has 77 MOA of adjustment and that and the 20X would get out to 800 yds or more. Is that correct? If I would get the 6.5-20x50 30mm can you suggest what rings I will need to for the Ruger Precision?

I'd recommend using a ballistic calculator (Hornady have one on their website for free) and put in the calibre you're going to use and the distance you wish to shoot, then you can see the total MOA adjustment required for the various distances. As for rings on the Ruger Precision, you'll want extra-high most likely in order to give you the correct height for your sight alignment and objective clearance on your scope, so have a look at these to go with your 30mm Leupold www.nioa.com.au/products/view/LE57555

Kin Folk Also going with some of Bushnell Elite tactical series, you get a great optic, with real nice target turrets. They are great scopes. Also looking at Leupolds LRP line as well. You want the tactical turrets for the type of shooting your looking at. Not saying the others won't work, but these are more geared towards the Hunter. Really take your time and research what you would buy. In all honesty, I'd stay away from the CDS turrets, for that kind of shooting. Because eventually, for lrp shooting. You will want to try different rounds, or hand loading. And you don't have to worry about a target getting a whif of ya, and bolting to the next county. Stick with using mils or moa reticles and turrets matching. If you don't understand them right now. Do some reading, or some good videos on here will give you the just of it. Also, you can start out with a good cellphone app. Strelok pro is what I use and it is stunningly accurate. And a cheap wind gauge to start with might help you out too. Plus learning to read mirage, and other stuff. Once you get dialled in on what round your using. Get a 10 shot average of your velocities. Know your environmental data. Strelok will do this for you on the pro version. Start shooting. And have fun! The wind will be the tricky part. But as long as you got your shooting fundamental's down, you'll learn that too. And it's a blast. First time I heard the delayed ring of a 1000 yard gong. It was very fun. And then ya gotta go for 1200 yards and on and on. Very addictive and pricey. But a great hobby. Cheers

Just hold a little low on target

Hold low at 100, dead on at 200 and hairline at 300 “hair not air’”

Chronograph or radar

On the box

200 yds is a good compromise for western hunting. It is known that you will be sighting in at 1.5" to 2" high at 100 yds to attain a 200 yard zero. So if you shoot at 75 to 150 yds just hold dead on your target and it will impact within a 2" radius of that point of aim. This is plenty close enough for big game. If your trying to shoot the head off a ground squirrel for some reason then you might want to hold on his chin.

Contact NIOA in Australia or Leupold if in the USA

What country are you? I deal with this scope in Canada through Prophet River Firearms and you first order the cds scope and then you either give us or Leupold your load data information and then a month later or so they send the new elevation dial specially made for you.

As I said at 3:55min - I provided the required details to Leupold and they send you the CDS dial.

Go to leupold.com in the custom shop section or contact customer service.

If you can't figure it out from the video and website, maybe guns aren't a good idea either.

Is why wherever you go, you sight in at your hunting area and make sure your zero is good there and not at some range half way across the country with some other amunition you may have used at the range. It amazes me every year, how many hunters miss or worse! wound an animal simply because they don't take the time to sight in thier rifle at the location they are hunting at. I suppose I shouldn't be amazed at all, taking into consideration how many really could care less these days. But yeah cds seems gimmicky. BUt then again. you don't have to use the cds and simply use the scope like you would all others.

Rather have the cds than a dead old bdc sight. Those are gimmicky

Tony M I have never heard of nor have I ever seen anyone sighting in before a hunt. Interesting notion.

Mohamad Karimi His range finder compensates for up-down hill shooting and will give the actual range he should be shooting when at sat 35 degrees down hill. As for weather, as long as it's close enough, it will put the bullet within a 6" kill zone on a deer.

Thank you so much for your enlightenment on bullet trajectories, none of us were ever aware that uphill or downhill made a difference. We all thought gravity was a myth.I will ask the "angels of the shots" for their advice next time.

A lot of shooters/hunters don't realise that for an uphill shot you have to compensate by shooting lower.

True, and the same goes for downhill as well. Gravity works the same on a projectile regardless of shooting up/down.

joblo1978 you’re wrong gravity is the same on all rifles/calibers.

Wich model do you have? I have this one VX-3i 4.5-14x40mm Side Focus and I can shoot a quarter size bulls eyes with my american ruger in .308 in 100 yards I put 2 shoots almost touching each other it is pretty clear for me maybe u need to adjust something on the scope or it came it defected

@@SuAmigoElilegal I bought that same scope without side focus and that was my mistake, never again will I buy any scope over 10 X without side focus

@@SuAmigoElilegal yes that side focus is the key to scopes with above 10 X I have many old leopold scopes that are great scopes,with adjustable focus ,, and I love them , but this scope I took back and showed the store owner and ask them to send it back and they said they was nothing wrong with it ,,so I sold it.

@@bobbygreen2291 well I'm glad I got mines with side focus . Honestly I dint knew it will make such different but it doest ,is like putting a nice set of glasses when u cannot see far away it brings a clean picture. Anyways happy hollydays my friend and enjoy the hobby 👍👍