I picked up this scope pretty cheap to put on a 20" upper build for my brother.
It has decent glass, a TMR reticle, and seems to be typical Leupold quality. If Leupold had only stopped there...
They put a BDC elevation dial on the scope that ranges from 100 yards to 600 something with a positive stop at 100. To zero the scope, you use the worlds smallest hex key (provided) to loosen the dial, re-tighten, adjust, and then repeat until the scope is zeroed at 100 yards. At that point, you loosen the dial again and set it to stop at the "1" mark.
I don't think I have ever zeroed a scope with a more frustrating system. Before I was through, I had removed the dial and just used kung-fu grip on the smooth turret that remained. I am sure the system makes sense to someone, but I'm still baffled how Leupold thought this is an improvement over anything.
I would much rather they had just supplied a regular capped or a target turret.
Its too bad, because its not a terrible scope and I fully expect my brother to get plenty of use out of it. It is pretty clear and has a useable eyebox at 9X. It even looks decently purposeful with a pair of pop-up caps installed.
I'm not really suprised Leupold discontinued it so quickly - it was not their best effort.
Andy
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