Leupold VX-3 2.5-8 x 36mm: The Definitive Hunting Scope

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Everyonce in a great while a product comes along that defines the breed and alsodefines the company that offers it. That is precisely the case with theriflescope being reviewed here, the latest incarnation of the VX-3 2.5-8x36mmfrom Leupold (part #66340). For a long while hunters, spurred by misleadingadvertising, have been making some illogical decisions when it comes to huntingscopes. Often, we are over-magnified, but underscoped. We fall prey to thepromise of busy reticles, oversized objectives and heavy riflescopes that donot compliment our rifles.

From timeto time, folks will comment about how many Leupolds are seen on custom built rifles.Actually, the scope is usually specified by the customer for whom the rifle isbuilt, but some observers might suppose that custom riflesmiths select Leupoldbecause it is a better scope based on their experience, which is also partlytrue. The simplest answer, in my view, is even less complicated. Leupold Gold Ringscopes make rifles look good because they have extremely durable, hard anodizedfinishes and tasteful accents. If I was selling a custom rifle, I'd wanteverything on it to make my product look good. Who wouldn't? Aesthetics is oneof the primary appeals of this scope. Anyway, putting a scope on a custom riflethat makes the rifle look good is my story and I'm stuck with it, or stickingto it.

How oftenhave you seen, or used, a two pound blob of melted sand and aluminum with giantplastic turrets and knobs on what might otherwise have been a clean,fast-handling rifle? It doesn't make a great deal of sense to buy alightweight, easily carried, fast handling hunting rifle and then plop a giantscope tube on top of it, to destroy what you once had. It often happens. It issomething like a wristwatch on a Roman gladiator. Whatever it is, it doesn'tbelong.

The VX-3 is built on a one-piece,one-inch diameter main tube finished in a hard-anodized black with a gold ringaround the front of the objective bell. The optical elements are fullymulti-coated. The fast focusing eyepiece is secured by a lock ring. The low,fingertip windage and elevation adjustments click in 1/4 MOA increments. Thewindage and elevation adjustment range is 70 MOA. The adjustment dials areprotected by aluminum screw caps. The front and rear bells are threaded toaccept Leupold Alumina accessories. The front and rear lens elements arerecessed to help keep fingers and other foreign matter off the lens surfaces.The shooter's eyebrow is protected by a rubber eyepiece guard. The outsidediameter of the front objective bell is 1-5/8' and the outside diameter ofthe ocular bell is 1-17/32'. The objective lens diameter and clearaperture are 36mm. Exit pupil diameter is 4.6mm at maximum magnification (8xsetting) and 13.8mm at minimum magnification (2.5x setting). Eye relief is 3.6'.Overall length is 11-3/4'. Weight is 11.5 ounces.

This VX-3has the latest bells and whistles from Leupold. A few of the featured goodiesare:

·The Xtended TwilightLens System™ optimizes the transmission of low-light wavelengths, so you seethe details of low-light scenes in greater, brighter detail than with any otherriflescope available.

·DiamondCoat 2™ lenscoatings on exterior lens surfaces provide the highest level of scratchresistance Leupold has ever offered.

·The twin bias springexerts up to 30 percent more holding force on the erector, virtuallyeliminating erector system backlash and stress on the vital internal workingsof the scope, for longer life.

·Blackened lens edgesreduce light diffusion, so more usable light reaches the shooter’s eye, for abrighter image with increased contrast.

·Finger-adjustable,cryogenically treated, ¼-MOA click windage and elevation adjustments with resettablepointer dials marking the zero point.

·Tactile powerindicator also features built-in range estimation functions and graphiteO-rings for easy operation.

It mightsurprise you that none of these features are the main reason to buy this scope.The most important features already existed on the 2004 VX-III Leupold series,the 2.5-8x36 Leupold of that vintage already having more optical quality thanmiddle-aged human eyes can discern. VX-III's hold their zero, which is the mostimportant thing any scope can do. The VX-3 may well be an upgrade from aVX-III, but the primary reason to get a VX-3 is that they no longer make aVX-III.

I'm alsodelighted to say that this Leupold does not have a Boone & CrockettReticle. I have nothing against the B&C reticle, specifically. It doesn'tseem that Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett ever used a reticle (or a scope!), butthat isn't the reason. For most big game hunting, a clear, simple view is thequickest and easiest. The original Leupold Duplex reticle (probably the mostcopied scope reticle ever designed) offers just that.

The marvelof this scope, actually a 2.6-7.8 power scope, is its form factor, weight, andgeneral utility. At 11.4 ounces, it weighs under three-quarters of a pound, hasgenerous eye relief of 3.6 inches and a generous internal windage and elevationadjustment range of 74 inches at 100 yards. A 36mm objective, it means a 4.62mm exit pupil. Your eye doctor can measure your maximum dilation for you, butmiddle-aged human eyes rarely quickly dilate past about 5mm. At low power,where my hunting scopes normally reside, the VX-3 2.5-8 yields around a 13.85mmexit pupil. With a .270 Winchester using the Hornady SuperFormance 130 GMX load#8052, the +/- three inch kill MPBR is about 315 yards. Even so, a ten mphcrosswind can move your bullet a bit over six and a half inches at that range.The great fail of ballistic reticles is the focus (pun intended) solely on dropto the exclusion of windage and all other variables.

At thesame time, I hardly question that Leupold's latest coatings, gas-fillingefforts and addition of a twin bias spring does make a fine scope even better.What makes the VX-3 the definition of a great hunting scope, and the definitionof Leupold & Stevens, is a sensible combination of attributes. You mightthink that a premium scope of this nature is going to cost more than yourrifle. That, too, is a pleasant surprise, as the VX-3 2.5-8x36 has a streetprice of around four hundred dollars.

The VX-3 is brighter than most,clearer than most, has better eye relief than most, a wider field of view thanmost, more internal adjustment than most, is lighter than most, better-looking andcan take more recoil. That makes it the most big game hunting scope mosthunters will ever want or need. For all of these reasons, it is in many waysLeupold's best all-around big game hunting riflescope and the scope that youshouldn't fail to consider.

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