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Leupold & Stevens
P.O. Box 688
®
Beaverton, OR 97075 USA
AM ER IC A’ S OPTICS AU THOR IT Y
1 (800) LEUPOLD (538-7653)
Leupold & Stevens
RIFLESCOPE
14400 NW Greenbrier Parkway
Beaverton, OR 97006 USA
OWNERS MANUAL
www.leupold.com
(503) 526-1400
Complete Installation & Operation Instructions
PART # 59809 ARTWORK # 59458
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Contents Know Your Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Leupold Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . How to Install the Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Best Consumer Pro . tection in the Business . . . . . . . . . 41 . How to Sight-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Français . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Part of the Tradition You’re Part of the Tradition In a sport rich in tradition, Leupold® has earned its place as one of the classic Marcus Leupold’s quest for quality has continued on to the present. In the names in hunting and shooting. To be sure, the Golden Ring® scope you now words of the firm’s founder, Frederick Leupold, “We solemnly promise never own is the finest example of Leupold heritage. to let down on quality; the customer is entitled to a square deal.” This is why we build ever
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Know Your Scope PARTS o F THE SCo PE 4 . The ocular lens (or eyepiece lens) works with the other lenses to Riflescopes have become far more sophisticated over the years, but magnify the image, provide correct eye relief, and make the four most basic parts have remained the same . Working from diopter corrections . front to back they are: 4 1 . The objective lens (or front lens) is critical to a superior sight picture . 2 . The internal erector lenses which right the image . 3 .
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3 4 7 1 2 5 6 Ho W SCo PES Wo RK As light passes through and beyond the objective lens, the resulting upside down image is sent to the internal lenses. Known as erector lenses, these internal lenses return the im- age to a right-side-up position. Finally, the ocular lens makes a final enlargement of that image and sends it on to your eye. 10 5 9 8 Your Leupold scope was designed, manufactured, and tested to ensure that, when properly mounted and sighted-in 1 Objective Lens 4 Erector Lense
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How to Install the Scope THE Lo WER THE SCo PE, THE BETTER PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE HANDBoo K A scope mounted close to the rifle ensures proper cheek weld on BEFo RE Mo UNTINg Yo UR SCo PE . the stock for a stable firing position and allows for rapid target acquisition . We recommend using the lowest possible ring height . 6 No specific clearance is required, but the scope must clear the bolt handle, hammer (on lever actions and handguns), sights, and barrel . CAUTION When installed, be s
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NoTE: Use care in mounting the 2.5x28mm Scout riflescope. It is INSTALLINg THE BASE, RINgS, AND SCoPE necessary to place the back edge of the rearmost ring at least 3/4" for- Please refer to the instructions included with the base and rings for ward of the ocular bell/tube juncture to avoid possible reticle damage. their proper installation on the firearm . Because of the longer eye relief of this product, mounting the scope back slightly will not in any way impair its function or effectiv
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ESTABLISHINg EYE RELIEF o N RIFLES AND SHo TgUNS 3 . Position your scope here for maximum eye relief . Because of the safety considerations associated with proper eye relief, Leupold strongly recommends that you mount your scope as 4 . Proceed to CoMPLETINg THE INSTALLATIoN . far forward as possible . Beyond that, follow these steps: NoTE: To confirm that your scope is mounted in the best possible 1 . With the scope as far forward in the mounts as possible, hold position, try ass
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W ARNING If a scope is mounted too far to the rear, the eyepiece can injure the shooter’s brow. Shooting at an uphill angle also increases this hazard because it shortens the dis- tance between the brow and the rear of the scope. For 9 this reason, Leupold scopes are engineered to provide generous eye relief. Therefore, when mounting your scope, we recommend positioning it as far forward in the mounts as possible to take full advantage of this generous eye relief. Leupold riflescopes are
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ESTABLISHINg EYE RELIEF oN HANDgUN SCoPES Since handguns are typically fired from an arms-extended position, eye relief is less of a safety issue than with riflescopes . However, it’s still important to get the eye relief right for you . 1 . Holding the handgun in your normal shooting stance, position 10 the scope in the rings to achieve a full field-of-view . 2 . Proceed to CoMPLETINg THE INSTALLATIoN . The eye relief of handgun scopes is more forgiving than that of rifle- scopes. Nevert
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Unlike riflescopes, adjustments to the eyepiece in handgun scopes Misalignment will not affect accuracy at moderate distances but affect the eye relief as well as the reticle focus . Turning the eye - it can diminish long range accuracy . piece clockwise increases eye relief and turning it counterclockwise 3 . When you are satisfied, tighten the ring screws evenly decreases it . and securely . CoMPLETINg THE INSTALLATIoN FoCUSINg THE RETICLE 11 1 . Without disturbing the optimal eye reli
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If your Leupold scope is one of our models with an eyepiece that has 3 . Looking through the scope when pointed at the sky, take a a lock ring, follow these simple steps: few quick glances at the reticle . The focus of the reticle should be noticeably different from when you started . Continue this 1 . g rasp the eyepiece with your hand and back it away from the process until the reticle appears clear and sharp . lock ring . once the lock ring is free from the eyepiece, turn it clockwise
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If your Leupold scope is one of our models without an eyepiece lock normally changes . You may want to check the sharpness of the ring, follow these simple steps: reticle on your scope every few years to ensure it is still adjusted cor- rectly for your eye . 1 . All adjustment is made with the eyepiece . NoTE: To protect the integrity of the waterproof seal of every Leupold 2 . Look through the scope with quick glances while focusing the Golden Ring scope, an internal mechanism prevents
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How to Sight-In USINg A Bo RE-SIgHTINg Co LLIMATo R USINg THE LEUPo LD zERo Po INT ILLUMINATED MAgNETIC Bo RESIgHTER To save time and ammunition, start out in your shop or gun room with a bore-sighting collimator . Follow the directions included with This tool fits any rifle, shotgun, or pistol, and helps you get “on the the collimator for specific instructions on its proper use . Remember, paper” fast, without barrel spuds . It works with any optical sight, 14 when possible, it is better
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Figure B TRADITIoNAL BoRE-SIgHTINg (BoLT ACTIoNS) Figure A Preliminary sighting-in can also be accomplished by bore-sighting at the firing range using a target from 20 to 50 yards away . 1 . Position the firearm on the bench, using sandbags to steady Target as seen the firearm . through the bore. 2 . Remove the bolt from the firearm . 15 3 . Looking through the bore itself, move the firearm to center the bull’s-eye of the target inside the barrel, as shown in Figure A . 4 . Hold th
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adjustable objective or side focus model scope, perform any correc- three inches right . Assuming tion for parallax before continuing, as explained in “Understanding you’re sighting-in at 100 yards, Parallax” on pages 29-32 .) you should make a 2-MoA adjustment up, and a 3-MoA 1 . Fire a shot or two . adjustment left . Your next 2 . If you are several inches off center, make an appropriate three-shot group should be amount of adjustment to move the reticle to the center of 16 very cl
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Precise Windage & Elevation Making Precise Windage And Elevation Adjustments The style of elevation and windage adjustments on Leupold The letters found on the windage and elevation dials refer to the riflescopes varies with specific models . Each, however, is clearly direction that the point-of-impact of the bullet is moved when an marked in easy to read increments . If, for example, there are four adjustment is made . hash marks from zero to (and including) the number one on an 17 adjustmen
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ADjUSTINg WINDAgE AND ELEVATIoN ® ™ oN VX -7 RIFLESCoPES (SPEEDIAL ) The adjustment cover is integral to the adjustment mechanism . To make a correction, simply rotate the adjustment cover counter- clockwise until it “pops up,” fully revealing the adjustment indica- tion markings, and make the appropriate correction . To secure the 18 adjustment cover, push down while tightening the cover .
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ADjUSTINg WINDAgE AND ELEVATIoN oN TARgET AND TACTICAL SCoPES Leupold Target, Competition, and most Tactical scopes have micrometer-style windage and elevation adjustments . A click for each adjustment division can be both heard and felt so adjustments to the scope can be made without looking at the dials . Indicators on 19 the micrometer portion of the dial show the number of complete 360˚ rotations that have been made . Target style adjustments for range and wind adjustments in the f
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further adjustments are made in the field . BULLET DRo P Co MPENSATIo N DIALS ® ® ™ To reposition the dials on Rifleman , VX -I, and FX -I models, place Special bullet drop compensation (BDC) elevation dials are featured a coin or screwdriver in the slot in the numbered dial and rotate it so on selected scopes . These dials are calibrated to achieve adjustment that the zero aligns with the stamped line indicator mark on the top to specific distances rapidly by distance indicators marked dir
