Author: JGRaider
Subject: Leica ER vs Leupold VX-6
Posted: June/14/2014 at 08:03
As you know, in the field under hunting conditions you never know what your shooting position may be....uphill, downhill, prone, standing, etc. The eyebox on the VX6 is very, very friendly, even at higher mags. This is where lots of scopes fail to deliver IMO. Mine has a CDS dial for my 7mag. I've dialed it out to 900 yds, back to 100yds, and everywhere in between over the past year and a half and the adjustments are on the money. No worries about getting way past legal shooting light/times either. I just returned from Namibia with this 7mag/VX6 rig and over there your equipment can take a beating. Performance on 12 head of game was perfect.
I am also a big fan of some other scopes, mainly Meopta, and I like the Conquests (Meopta made those too), but this VX6 is very impressive. Also, if you ever decide to get rid of it, the VX6 warranty with Leupold transfers to the other owner (lifetime transferrable), whereas the Leica's does not (original owner only), which is retarded. The Leupold will be much easier to sell.
The only way I'd buy the Leica is with an illuminated reticle. The regular duplex's I've seen in the ER's is way too thin for me in challenging light.
Subject: Leica ER vs Leupold VX-6
Posted: June/14/2014 at 08:03
As you know, in the field under hunting conditions you never know what your shooting position may be....uphill, downhill, prone, standing, etc. The eyebox on the VX6 is very, very friendly, even at higher mags. This is where lots of scopes fail to deliver IMO. Mine has a CDS dial for my 7mag. I've dialed it out to 900 yds, back to 100yds, and everywhere in between over the past year and a half and the adjustments are on the money. No worries about getting way past legal shooting light/times either. I just returned from Namibia with this 7mag/VX6 rig and over there your equipment can take a beating. Performance on 12 head of game was perfect.
I am also a big fan of some other scopes, mainly Meopta, and I like the Conquests (Meopta made those too), but this VX6 is very impressive. Also, if you ever decide to get rid of it, the VX6 warranty with Leupold transfers to the other owner (lifetime transferrable), whereas the Leica's does not (original owner only), which is retarded. The Leupold will be much easier to sell.
The only way I'd buy the Leica is with an illuminated reticle. The regular duplex's I've seen in the ER's is way too thin for me in challenging light.