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    Posted: February/09/2011 at 19:50
Got it in today...
Took it out in the backyard and looking at the field behind our house at dusk.
Compared it into darkness against the following scopes and I am shocked at how well it performed:

Viper 2-7 C3
S&B Zenith 1.5-6x42 Flashdot #9
Accupoint 3-9x40 mildot / green dot

All I was really doing was seeing how it stacked up against the others as darkness fell and observing some oak trees at 90 yards and how well I could see the trunk and branches into to the point they were no longer visible with the naked eye.

It had better glass than the Viper, instantly noticeable and the reticle was much bolder.
Clear winner: Firedot, hands down

OK.. the shocker was how well it held it's own against the Accupoint and S&B
Not talking about how stunningly clear and high resolution the S&B is, but how, the Firedot would have let me take a shot that the S&B and Accupoint would have and how comparably bright it was..

Hard to to believe
The dot was very small and dimly lit, as dim as the Accupoint and as small, very precise aiming point
The #4 was done well, not TOO thick or close together like some I have seen

I did not test in bright light to see how the daylight visible setting is but it is clearly MUCH brighter than the night time setting.

I am usually disappointed with stuff, sometimes impressed and almost never have my expectations far exceeded... 

I will test field of view on 2x, eye relief consistency, resolution, etc.. and report back

I put it close to the Viper 2-7 for a size comparison










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Thanks for posting.  Any chance you could get a picture of the reticle in day and night settings?
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sure...
well, night time reticle pix are hard to capture, but will try
on my 18" Wilson 68



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Looks good.  What mount are you using?  What is the mounting distance on the scope (max distance rings can be apart)?
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Will check and report back
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Good news, looks like a winner from leopuld
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote moeman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/09/2011 at 23:20

Very encouraging... can you please give info on:

At 2x can two eye open shooting be done w/o too much trouble?
 
Please let us know how it the scope's dot works well in daylight.
 
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Does Leupold guarantee a scope illumination for life too?
 
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will check the warranty, but I believe so
will check daylight visibility

I haven't shot it yet but I shoot everything both eyes open and I didn't seem to have any issues engaging targets at 10-20 yards in my backyard

I wouldn't use it for CQB obviously, but for hunting (and I try to never shoot at running animals) it should be fine

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Trees at 200 yards, scope at 2x
this was right at daybeak with the sun just to the left of the trees
Lots of light coming in my direction and the dot is set to max




Same but with scope at 7x



Fence at 10 yards, scope at 10x
dot set to max
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I like the reticle. Simple and fast. Thanks for the pictures.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote RifleDude Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/10/2011 at 12:54
That's great to hear!  Looks like a very nice scope!
 
I really like the size of the dot and the reticle in general.
 
Overall, how would you rate resolution against the Zenith?
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Originally posted by ccoker ccoker wrote:

Trees at 200 yards, scope at 2x
this was right at daybeak with the sun just to the left of the trees
Lots of light coming in my direction and the dot is set to max




Same but with scope at 7x



Fence at 10 yards, scope at 10x
dot set to max

Admittedly, I am not the sharpest ball in the drawer; how did you get a 2-7X scope to 10X magnification?
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need to do some more testing
it was wicked cold last night!

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Originally posted by Rancid Coolaid Rancid Coolaid wrote:


Admittedly, I am not the sharpest ball in the drawer; how did you get a 2-7X scope to 10X magnification?
 
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DOH!
2x
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Plange Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/10/2011 at 14:37
LOL, he multiplied it 2x7 = 14? Isn't that how optics work.....Smile
 
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I might be willing to buy a Leupold 2-7X that goes to 10X.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Gray Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/10/2011 at 18:54
It is far easier to be critical than it is to be correct
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