Well, I got to take the new VX-R 3-9 to the range today and I am even more impressed.
I took the new scope mounted on my Remington 700Classic chambered in .338 Win Mag and went to the range this morning. I bore sighted the thing and the first shots at 50 yards were about 3 inches low and left.
Simple to get sighted in at 100. The windage and elevation adjustments are very good, very precise,they move just what you tell them to and the first shot is right there, none of this shooting a coupleof shots before the scope moves all it is going to.
But once again, I am just quite surprised how sharp and clear and bright this 3-9 power scope is.
I have become spoiled, I own a bunch of Leupold VX3 4.5-14x40 LR scopes and they are VERY good scopes. But at 100 yards, with both set on 9 power, I could not tell the difference between the VX-R and the VX3.
I was shooting at the Redfield sight in targets, the ones with the large diamond in the middle and four smaller ones in each corner. The background of the target is lined off in one inch squares by fine red lines. I could simply not tell the difference in the VX-R and VX3 in regards to seeing the diamonds and the fine lines in the background.
When I turned on the lighted reticle I found it fit quite nicely inside the little diamonds on the target making sighting quite nice.
I guess I am like a kid with a new toy, but if you haven't guessed yet, I LIKE IT!
I took the new scope mounted on my Remington 700Classic chambered in .338 Win Mag and went to the range this morning. I bore sighted the thing and the first shots at 50 yards were about 3 inches low and left.
Simple to get sighted in at 100. The windage and elevation adjustments are very good, very precise,they move just what you tell them to and the first shot is right there, none of this shooting a coupleof shots before the scope moves all it is going to.
But once again, I am just quite surprised how sharp and clear and bright this 3-9 power scope is.
I have become spoiled, I own a bunch of Leupold VX3 4.5-14x40 LR scopes and they are VERY good scopes. But at 100 yards, with both set on 9 power, I could not tell the difference between the VX-R and the VX3.
I was shooting at the Redfield sight in targets, the ones with the large diamond in the middle and four smaller ones in each corner. The background of the target is lined off in one inch squares by fine red lines. I could simply not tell the difference in the VX-R and VX3 in regards to seeing the diamonds and the fine lines in the background.
When I turned on the lighted reticle I found it fit quite nicely inside the little diamonds on the target making sighting quite nice.
I guess I am like a kid with a new toy, but if you haven't guessed yet, I LIKE IT!
