Finally got a chance to look at this thing outside and compare it directly to my PST G2. It was a 4.5-18 with the PR2 MIL reticle
Definitely looks a lot better the further out you go. Inside 100, not a huge difference, you can see it, but once you get to 200+ yards, you can really see a much cleaner image.
The turrets were crisper than I remembered from looking at it in the store. Parallax and zoom were stiff, but smooth.
Then I started to play with the turret and I have to ask, why did Leupold put those huge numbers on the elevation dial such that you cannot determine if the dial is exactly on the x10 mark? Look at the turrets and the 2, 3, 5, 6, the larger numbers. The number is right at the bottom of the dial where you’d expect to see a tick mark. They basically cover the x.9 and x.1 marks as well.
When I tried to dial elevation, I had to look twice to make sure I was on 2, or 3 or 5 or whatever. Same as 1.9, 2.1, 2.9, 3.1, etc., you cannot tell exactly where you are with a quick glance. Who cares when I’m shotting at a target off a bench, but having to look twice on a PRS or NRL stage seems like a time suck. I’m not sure I understand why Leupold put THREE revolution indicators on the dial when it has a lock at the 0.0. Do they really think someone is going to dial past 10 and read that little tiny “10” or “11” or “20” and know they’re at +10?
I really wanted to switch to this scope, but it seems like Leupold just made some poor decisions and having to spend another $80 on sun shade is making me lean towards probably not.
Maybe it’s not a big deal and I’d “get used to it”, but the get used to it phase will suck for a few matches.