No surprise there, Leupold is convinced hefty up charges for illumination is what the market wants. Been doing it for years now even though every other major mfr has done the opposite.
It's 2.5-10. I'm sure Leupold will keep the reticle a premium only option in the MK5 for at least a year.
The black 2-10 illum cmr-mil part number 179707 is in stock at various vendors. Just got one ordered for 2049 shipped.
I’ve got one mounted but haven’t shot it yet. Really like the reticle and it’s DL bright. It’s like a red dot at 2x.
If I get time in the next day or two I’ll try to take pics. I love the reticle, and can’t think of any ways I’d improve it honestly. I’ve got it on a 14.5” block ii, and I think it would be good on a mk12 type rifle as well. To me it’s a dmr or hunting optic that will do great in those roles out to 900-1k. Obviously it’s not a thin f class optic meant for shooting tiny groups at 1k.
Yeah I’ve been waiting pretty hard on this one. It’s the only game in town as it sits before the ZCO.
I could see it being a better option on a more precision rig. But then I’d want more mag. The cmr is much better than the reticle on the h6xi for my uses on a 2-10 ish optic imho. Steiner should really make a cmr or fc dmx- ish reticle for the h6xi.
That price difference is illuminated H6xi vs non-illuminated Mk5, correct? Eurooptic has the H6xi (mil reticle) for a little over $1500.
No. It appears you are going off of leupolds msrp. I paid $2049 shipped for mine just a few weeks ago. Yep euro is like 1560 on the Steiner + tax. So it’s less than a $500 difference.
It appears that leupold sent the first batch of 179707’s (black model) out about 3-4 weeks ago. I saw several places with them in stock at the time. Some at full msrp and others in the 2000-2100 range. I got mine from saoguns. I ordered on 2/16 and got one of the last ones they had. I’ve got no idea how long they were in stock but it probably wasn’t more than a few days. I would just search 179707 & 179709 in gundeals or wiki.
The Steiner H6Xi MOA reticle is a lot closer to that new CMR reticle than the MRAD one. It would be great if they made a mil version of the MOA reticle.
Fantastic eye box. It’s why I went with this instead of another lpvo. Cdoes has a good review on YouTube of the TMR model and he does the eye box test.
Is there anything negative about the scope for you so far?
The battery cap is my least favorite feature. It requires a tool to open, but I think you can possible leave it loose enough to open with fingers. I get why they did it to keep it low profile, but yea that’s the only real negative I’ve seen so far. I will say I’ve always been a NF guy (still am) due to their reliability. I know leupold hasn’t had the best track record with drop tests etc. looking forward to banging this one around and checking zero.
Yeah, durability compared to a nf would be one of the few things I can think of, but only time will tell. Are you piggybacking a red dot? Any issues with that?
I’m currently working through both and haven’t settled on one yet. For piggyback I’ve got the comm accessory mount with koeng 509t plate. For offset it’s a 35 degree jarm and factory rmr adapter for 509t. I’m using a SCRS currently. Both are on a c1 1.54”. I’ve used both in the past but tend to prefer offset. Here is a pic of the piggy back set up. I’ll get one of the 35 jarm.
