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Leupold is one of the most respected names in
hunting scopes. When a hunter tops his rifle with one of their
Golden Ring riflescopes, it shows that he is serious about his
optics. I learned the hard way, many years ago, that a cheap
scope will let you down, almost every time. I also have learned
that I can trust a Leupold to give me a clear image, and a zero
that will not wander.
Hunting presents a problem that is usually
not encountered by target shooters. The target range is usually
well-lit, and seeing the black reticle against a white target is
easy, with any scope. However, in the field hunting game,
conditions are not always ideal. The best hunting is usually the
thirty minutes before sunrise and the thirty minutes after
sunset. This is when game is the most active, and also it is
when the lighting is far from ideal. Many times in the field, I
could clearly see an animal, but could not see my crosshairs. In
such cases, I have had to let the animal walk away. With an
illuminated crosshair, the animal would have been taken without
a problem, and I have often used scopes with illuminated
reticles for that reason. It just makes good sense. There are a
few scopes now on the market that have illuminated reticles, but
there are many thousands of good scopes out there that do not.
Leupold is now offering through their Custom
Shop the option of sending in a one-inch tube Leupold VX-III
or VX-3 scope
to have it retrofitted with an illuminated reticle. They do this
at a reasonable cost, and for hunting, this is a great way to
make a very good scope even better. Having the reticle
illuminated gives the hunter an extra hour or so of the best
hunting of the day. In the dense woods, sometimes it is hard to
see the reticle against dark hair even at midday. An illuminated
reticle solves that problem handily. The Leupold illuminated
reticle retrofit replaces the ocular bell, and there is a
rheostat atop the bell that has an “off” position, plus
eleven settings of increasingly greater light intensity,
lighting the center portion of the crosshair.
This Custom Shop retrofit is an option that
every owner of a Leupold hunting scope should consider. Find out
if your scope can be retrofitted, and the exact cost to do so by
calling the Leupold Custom Shop at:
1-800-LEUPOLD (538-7653)
Jeff
Quinn
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