How To Get Leapers Rifle Scopes Cheap November 30th, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments »
The leapers rifle scopes brand is one of the rifle scope worlds hidden gems. Possibly due to the cheap price (just over budget level) most hunters looking for a new rifle scope pass them by while heading towards a multi hundred £$ purchase
In this article I am going to specifically look at the Leapers Rifle Scopes 3-9×50 and 3-9×40 mil dot models and tell you how to get a good deal on one immediately after you finish reading.
Leapers Scope Review: 3-9×50 and 3-9×40 5th Gen Full Size AO RGB Mil Dot Models
If you don’t understand what those numbers mean by the way then I’ll briefly explain.
3-9 means the range of magnification levels the scope has. The 3 means 3x magnification and the 9 means 9 times, when termed 3-9 it means that the scope can be adjusted from 3-9x magnification, so 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x and 9x. The level of magnification is adjusted simply by turning a dial on the scope to zoom in and out.
On the Leapers 3-9x variable is good and wide and will suit you for shooting any where from about 5 to 500 yards.
On some scopes, especially budget ones with large magnification ranges you may find that the higher magnifications produce a less than perfect image. However, this is not a worry with the Leapers 5th Gen for reasons I’ll outline below.
Leapers Optics Lenses
The Leapers optic lenses are grade A, fully, multi coated for total protection and maximum light transmission so you can be sure you will get crystal clear vision. No low grade lens vision problems at high magnification.
Very Close Range Focus
The 5th Gen scopes are also able to focus at a much closer range than most scopes, at 3x you will be able to focus on a target as close as 3 yards away (most scopes are 8+) this is very useful when trying to get a pinpoint shot on a tiny target.
The 40 and 50 in the 3-9×40 and 3.-9×50 means the diameter of the “big end” lens (Objective) diameter in millimetres.
As a rough guide, bigger is better as the larger the lens the more light it can gather and send to your eye and the easier it is to locate and track a target. More light also means it works better in low light so you can start to hunt earlier and finish later. This might be essential for you lots of species tend to move most at dawn and dusk.
40 or 50mm lens is considered an excellent medium to large size lens, well suited for low light use. Coupled with the 3-9x magnification it means you can hunt in low light at ranges from from 3 metres to 500.
SWAT Illumination Crosshairs
The 5th Gen models have the option to illuminate the mil dot cross-hairs with adjustable intensity levels of red or green colour. Red illumination can help clarify a target in very bright light whereas green is very helpful in low light or when used in conjunction with night vision aids such as hunting lamps and IR illuminators.
Parallax Adjustment
The Leapers scopes also come with parallax adjustment by way of easy to use lens adjustment. Parallax, or rather the parallax effect, if you don’t know is where, targets will often “seem” to drift or wobble against their background making locking on them very difficult.
When your scope has Parallax adjustment this problem is solved by using the Parallax dial, then you’ll shoot a lot better. The Leapers scopes have a range of distance settings from5 metres upward and are very easy to adjust.
Zeroing
The Leapers scopes have lock and reset windage and elevation target turrets with hex screws that allow you to lock you zero settings and reset them if you change them and want to go back. A very useful function found on very few rifle scopes at any price level.
Style
Physically, they looks the business. It’s what is known as a full size scope so not one for juniors or small carbine rifles. The models are extremely well packed and presented and also feature quality flip up caps to protect the lenses, screwin sniper sunshades, good English instructions and mil dot range cards.
How to Get a Good Deal on Leapers Rifle Scopes?
Prices are quite frankly astonishing for what you get with the 3-9×40 or 3-9×50 Leapers 5th Gen scopes. Expect to pay under £100 for a new one in the UK and a similar Dollar amount across the pond. To find a good deal shop around online. On Google these days shopping results and prices appear very prominently so you will have no problem comparing results.
The best deal I can find at this time on leapers rifle scopes is on eBay at http://bit.ly/5thGen3950 for the 3-9×50 and http://bit.ly/5thGen3940 for the 3-9×40 and seems to tick all the boxes if you’re in the UK or Europe.