Pictures VX-L Illuminated B&C

Just got this Leupold 4.5-14x56 VX-L illuminated Boone & Crockett.  It's different looking; I'll probably mount it on this Sako 85 which has a weird futuristic stock.  Made for each other, ha ha.  Anyway, Leupold calls the reticle '2nd generation' and is suppose to be brighter - it looks it - it's certainly bigger than the illuminated duplex in the VX-111.  It's suppose to be able to be seen in sunny daylight conditions.  On the lowest setting (1-11 settings) it's very very dim, not too bright for low light conditions.  EDITED: For Spelling

Edited by timber - May/03/2008 at 20:17

 Cool pics!

Edited by timber - May/03/2008 at 23:36

RONK wrote:  Cool pics!  Thanks for sharing!  I mounted a VX-L 4.5-14x 50 on a friend's rifle and was impressed with the brightness and resolution. His wasn't illuminated though, and your pics are the first I've seen of the illuminated reticle.  It's good they set it up to be very dim at the lowest setting, that is a shortcoming of many lit reticle systems -they're just too bright for some conditions!  The coped-out objective is weird-looking at first, but not so much when it is mounted on a rifle. It does what it was intended to do though, and that is its' real beauty.  If you want a large objective mounted low, there are simply no other options.

cheaptrick wrote: RONK wrote:  Cool pics!  Thanks for sharing!  I mounted a VX-L 4.5-14x 50 on a friend's rifle and was impressed with the brightness and resolution. His wasn't illuminated though, and your pics are the first I've seen of the illuminated reticle.  It's good they set it up to be very dim at the lowest setting, that is a shortcoming of many lit reticle systems -they're just too bright for some conditions!  The coped-out objective is weird-looking at first, but not so much when it is mounted on a rifle. It does what it was intended to do though, and that is its' real beauty.  If you want a large objective mounted low, there are simply no other options.   Ron, I too have seen two 4.5-14x50mm VX-L's mounted on acquaintances rifles that I thought were superb optically. No lit reticles on them either though.   I agree too that once the VX-L are mounted on a rifle they don't look as weird or "wonky".       Thanks for the excellent pics, Timber!! Pics are VERY helpful to people on the forum. Much appreciated

The cost for all of this + illumination seems very reasonable to me.

Nice pics, timber!  Thanks for posting.  The illumination control improvements are nice.  Scope manufacturers are beginning to realize that lit reticles are useful in daytime as well as low light.  Once it gets really dark, I assure you that the lowest setting will be visible.  If you hunt at night for predators and other non-game species (if legal where you live), you don't want the illumination to be any brighter than necessary to be seen, or it will hurt your night vision and overpower the view through the scope. 

I haven't tested it in daylight yet but I'm hoping it'll be bright enough to see.  My area does not allow night hunting but I'd think the lowest settings would work on the VX-111 or VX-L.