Re: Leupold Mark 4 4.5-14x50mm ER/T M5 Front Focal
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J.J. McQuade</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The glass is pretty good, parallax adjustment is crisp and clear, It tracks pretty well but I've only shot it to 800 meters. I'll keep the one I have and I'd recommend one to a friend. I wouldn't recommend a SFP scope to a tactical shooter, unless he was on the other side of the glass from me.</div></div>This Thread is quickly becoming a cult classic. I will attempt an intervention: Is anyone here other than Mike, who has meaningful experience using a Leupold tactical scope, willing to contribute specific and useful information that may be important to a puchaser or owner of the scope mentioned in the topic section of this Thread?
Something like:
1) What makes 'pretty good' glass? Lenses? Grinds? Coatings? Color resolution issues or lack thereof? Maybe the glass is 'pretty good', but how do you know and why? What do I look for in (my Leupold) scope glass?
2) The parallax adjustment is 'crisp and clear'. OK. Clearly, it's a knob on the left side of the scope. Clearly, one turns the knob to crisply focus the image. Good so far. And I assume that there's value added in the feature that the image can be made clear by manipulating that knob, so I take it that the scope isn't broken. Must a user turn it to infinity and then back to the desired lesser range? If so, why or why not? Is the parallax adjustment accurate to the range desired? How do you know? How do you test it?
3) It tracks 'pretty well'. OK. So the elevation knob isn't siezed. What does 'pretty well' mean? Does it track accurately? If so, what units does it adjust in? If not, what does it do improperly and when? Is the tracking inconsistent? If so, is it constant throughout a range? Come to think of it, what is the adjustment range on this scope and how was it tested?
I shoot SFP in tactical comps and have since day one. So has Terry. It didn't hurt him any, and I would never want him 'on the other side of the glass' from me. SFP has its advantages. Some of those advantages are why I use one. On the other hand, SFP also has its disadvantages. Can anyone who is willing to recommend a scope briefly elborate on the secrets of what are these advantages and disadvantages? Doing so might help me make a decision as to whether or not I want this particular Leupold.
On choosing a scope, check out Ian's article:
http://www.shootingvoodoo.com/index.php/articles/practical_optics_selection/
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J.J. McQuade</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Too many cons not enough pros.</div></div>This post was not meant to pick on you, just to use the info you gave as an example. I have no doubt that your motives were good, but on this last point we happen to agree.
