The Leupold VX-I 3-9x40mm Duplex rifle scope is a high-quality scope for a very cheap price. This American made riflescope has a generous eye relief, powerful magnification, and easy to use precision adjustments that will make your shooting experience an enjoyable one.
Review of the Leupold VX-I 3-9x40mm Duplex Riflescope
The Leupold VX-1 is no longer available and has been replaced by the VX-Freedom riflescopes.
Features
The Leupold VX-I 3-9x40mm Duplex has an impressive collection of features that hunters will love considering the accuracy that it brings at quite an affordable price. Below are just a few of the major features that you can expect to like on the Leupold VX-I riflescope:
- Multi-coated lens set up that brings you the best contrast even during low light.
- Easy to use adjustment dials that come with micro-friction functionality for windage and of course elevation adjustment. These are dials with a 1 / 4 MOA click rate.
- Lockable eyepiece that makes sure your desired focus does not move even after heavy recoil
- Cover to put your scope in when not in use.
- Full lifetime guarantee
Magnification, Field of View & Resolution
The Leupold VX-I 3-9x40mm Duplex comes with an objective magnification of 3x to 9x magnification that allows you to take shots of targets that are quite far away.
The riflescope also comes with a wide field of view that lets you see about 33 yards across at 100 yards when you are at 3x magnification and 13 yards across at 9x magnification. The wider the field of view you have the better off you will be when it comes to spotting and focusing on your target.
The multicoated lens system of the Leupold VX-I 3-9x40mm makes sure that you have a high-quality resolution. You get edge-to-edge sharpness and bright picture even when there is dim lighting.
Objective Lens Diameter
It is important to have a wide objective lens diameter so that a lot of light enters your riflescope to let you see bright images. The Leupold VX-I comes with an objective lens diameter of 40 millimeters which is sufficient for bright viewing from dawn to dusk.
Eye Relief & Precision Adjustments
The Leupold VX-I riflescope has a very leisurely eye relief of 4.2 inches at a magnification of 3x and an eye relief of 3.7 inches at a magnification of 9x. This is more than enough if you have to take long range shots from positions where you cannot easily get closer to the viewing lens. It is also a plus because you never have to worry about the rifle’s recoil taking off your brow.
The precision adjustments on the riflescope factor in windage and the elevation. The dials have micro-friction functionality. The click rate on the dials is an industry traditional 1 / 4 MOA which is very easy to set and return to zero.
Optical Coatings & Water/FogProof
The optical coatings on the Leupold VX-I have been made to make sure that you get only the brightest picture even when the sun is going down or just coming up. It has a standard lens system that is coated over and over again to make sure you get crisp, crystal clear sight pictures.
As with all Leupold riflescopes, the Leupold VX-I has that tough ruggedness with a nitrogen sealing that makes them waterproof and fog proof as well. You will not have to always be careful that moisture will get into your riflescope.
Optional Accessory Attachments
There are plenty of accessory attachments that one can get once they have purchased the Leupold VX-I 3-9x40mm. The best place to begin with the optional accessory attachments would be with the Leupold Std Medium Rings Matte 49901.
This is a set of rings that were constructed from machine steel for the mounting of Leupold riflescopes. They are available for many different rifles so you will not have a problem finding one that is for you.
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Pros & Cons
One of the biggest pros about the Leupold VX-I 3-9x40mm riflescope is that it is very affordable and still manages to deliver that accuracy that you would usually only get in the high-end riflescopes. The riflescope also has a very generous eye relief that you would not find in most scopes of its class.
One of the cons about the Leupold VX-I is that if you clamp the mount too tightly onto the scope, you can end up crashing the tube structure.
Leupold VX-I 3-9x40mm Riflescope Price
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