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westlund_125
What are the differnces between the leupold rifleman and the vx-1? I cant find any differnce between them except the name.
Im gonna get one of them in 2-7 power.
Any help would be great.

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  • westlund_125
    is there even a difference?


    "A good scope can end a bad situation"
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  • Bill Costik
    I've wondered the same thing westlund. I think one is 33mm and one is 1 inch. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Either one of them are good scopes though.
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  • westlund_125
    quote:Originally posted by Bill Costik
    I've wondered the same thing westlund. I think one is 33mm and one is 1 inch. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Either one of them are good scopes though.


    I just looked at them in cabelas and the only thing that i noticed was that the rifleman is .6 of an oz. heaver. They are both 11 in. and 33mm

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  • He Dog
    Both have 1" tubes; the 33mm is the objective diameter. The only significant difference in the two is in the lens coatings. The rifleman is fully coated and the VX-1 is fully multi-coated. Thus the VX-1 transmits more light, losing less to refraction and reflection.
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  • KX500
    ...so between the two, buy the VX-1, since pricing is pretty much the same......
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  • He Dog
    Yes. Light can be relected and refracted at each glass/gas interface of a scope. Each time light strikes a glass/gas interface (front OR back of a lens) some light is lost to reflection and some to refraction. The different chemical coatings on the glass elements of lenses each admit light of specific wave lengths (or colors). Multi-coated lenses allow a greater percentage of light to pass through the lens without reflection or refraction delivering a greater percentage of the light through to your eye. No big deal at noon on a sunny day, but it can be the difference between getting a shot just after sunrise or just before sunset (when you are more likely to encounter game), and seeing only darkness. Personally, I would never buy a scope that is not fully multi-coated.
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  • Snellstrom
    Westlund the other posters are right it's all about lense coatings and light transmission. Leupolds "rifleman", "VX-I" and "VX-II" scopes are nearly identical in features and function except the more expensive you get the better the lense coatings are and the better that makes the scope transmit light and images ( clarity). Buy the best you can afford, you won't regret it. By the way I have a 3x9-40 VX-I on my 30/06 ( do it all, deer elk antelope rifle) and it works flawlessly, I shot a huge bull this year just before dark when some scopes wouldn't have been able to see and I could see better through my scope than I could with naked eye.
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  • Bittersweat
    I really like the Leopold VX series of scopes. My favorite is the VX_ 3x9x40. I used a Leopold VX 2 2x7x33 but switched to the 3x9x40 not for the increased scope power but for the larger objective lens. In mho a 40mm objective is the smallest lens that will allow a shot without scope/crosshair blackout, right up to the last possible minute of legal hunting light. This is also the largest objective lens that will fit on "low" rise rings on most rifles. Low rings are important to me because of the good cheek weld I can get on the rifle stock using them. A larger objective (50mm) will give a better dawn/dusk picture but will require "medium" rise rings. My offhand shooting is better with the scope closer to the barrel.
    Just my 2 cents worth.
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  • salzo
    quote:Originally posted by Bittersweat
    In mho a 40mm objective is the smallest lens that will allow a shot without scope/crosshair blackout, right up to the last possible minute of legal hunting light.




    I dont know about that. I have a Leupold 4x28, an old varix2 1x4,a new VX2 1-4, an old varix2 3x9, and a new VX2 3x9. As far as which scope "lasts" the longest as it is getting dark
    In this order
    VX2 1-4 (20 mm obj)
    Varix2 1-4 (20mm obj)
    VX2 3-9 (40 mm obj)
    Varix 2 3-9 (40 mm)
    M8 4x28 (28mm)
    I find them all to be adequate until sunset, and a half hour before sunrise, but the smaller 1-4s seem to go a little longer than the larger objective scopes. I was suprised by the results. Maybe at the closer distances I tested these (100 yard is about max for muy hunting conditions), there is some advantage for the smaller scopes, which is a detriment at farther distances, but at the close cover stuff. I definately believe te 1x4s are the brightest.
    Incidentally, the "brightest" scope I have is an IOR valdada 4x32. Unfortunately the eye relief is bnot adequate for any of the firearms I have, so it sits in my safe until it can find a gun to call home.

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  • He Dog
    Sal it seems to obvious to ask, but you did test all at 4x magnification didn't you? If not, that could certainly account for the unexpected variation in perceived light transmission. Exit pupil at 4x for a 40mm objective can only exceed that for a 28mm assuming equal quality glass and same coatings.
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