Leupold VX II 3-9x40 or VX II 3-9x50
Is the difference in these two scopes worth the extra money?
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I don't think so. I always prefer my Leo VX II in 3x9x40 because 40 obj. lens is the largest scope that will fit on "short" rings. This makes for a faster hurry up shot on my hunting rifles. When my cheek hits the stock, the crosshairs are in focus. My rifle scope is always on 3 power for that same 'hurry up' reason. Leopold 40 obj. VX II scopes are good enough to see the cross hairs well past legal shooting light.
Having said that, if your rifle will only be used for bench shooting or some other precision game where you have LOTS of time to make your shot, why not buy the biggest optics you can afford ?
Just my "15 years hunting in the Rocky Mountains" 2 cents worth.
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I own both , prefer the 3-9x40. 0 -
I also own both and prefer the 3-9x40, the 50 seems to set up a little too high and for the life of me I can't seem to see any advantage as far as light gathering. 0 -
I always thought with scopes or any optics that brighter was always better. There is about $100.00 difference in the two scopes I have found. 0 -
How late do you stay in your tree stand? The 50mm provides our hunting crew about 15 extra minutes of useable daylight. Over the past two years several nice larger deer were taken just before dark. Other than that, I don't think there is a great deal of difference.
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Stock weld is better with the lower rings that go with the 40mm. If you want better low light, go with the vx-III. The 50mm adds clumsy bulk to a huntig rifle 0 -
This is how I learned it:
The pupil of the human eye will dilate to about 5mm in low light. This means that a scope with more than a 5mm exit pupil isn't going to help much in those low light periods.
The exit pupil of a scope is determined by dividing the objective lens diameter by the scope power,i.e.,if you have a 3-9x40mm scope set at 6 power the exit pupil is 6.6,which is well above what your eye can see. This same scope set at 3 power gives an exit pupil of over 13!
Now here is the catch. MUCH of this depends on scope quality and the amount of coatings. This is why scopes range from a few dollars to over a thousand. In my experience a quality 40mm scope will outperform an inferior 50mm scope hands down. This has to do with quality of glass,coatings and other variables.
I own both and prefer a good 40mm scope because in my opinion they work just as well,look better and usually cost less. Remember,this is only my opinion but it does come from experience. Hope this helps.0 -
The shape of your rifle's stock will have much to add to which will work better for you. If your rifle has a real high monte carlo style stock and or high bolt lift, you may have to have the scope mounted extra high to work properly. In general however this isn't usually the case and as said before, repeatable cheek weld will add consistancy and repeatability to your shots. This usually means better accuracy. I used to own a nice Vari III 50mm, when I had the chance to get my money back out of it, I took it. The difference in price bought a whole lot of beers and I have never noticed a lack in preformance. 0 -
To further what Bigt7 said, in these two scopes (VX-II) coatings and glass quality are presumably equal, so the 50mm set at 6x will yeild an exit pupil of 8.3 which amounts to even more light your eye cannot use than the 40mm. Given that that huge objective bell will require higher bases to clear the barrel which will certainly compromise your cheek weld, where is the advantage. Stick with the 40mm and put any extra bucks you have into an even higher quality scope, like the VX-III or a Burris Signature. 0 -
Check the actually verses advertised magnifications on these scope before you buy. The numbers of a Leupold scope 3X9, may indicate a scope that is a actually 3.3X8.5, etc. They are great scope but check this out.
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