Leatherwood CMR 1-4x24 30mm scope

[Phazuka]

I like the neck end of the scope mount to be at the last rail of the receiver forward and still come half way up the magpul rear buis. still go for the extended scout mount?

[Phazuka]

i got the ADM mount Scout Mount

and the burris PEPR mount will work as well.

I think this might be perfect THANKS!

Now.....anyone got a coupon code?

[bp7178]

I like the neck end of the scope mount to be at the last rail of the receiver forward and still come half way up the magpul rear buis. still go for the extended scout mount?

Yes, the extra extended one. That is how my setup looked. You can do it with the standard extended recon mount, but the turrents will not be centered between the rings.

[OMD]

Firemedic: did you ever get around to a torture test?

[Atticus_1354]

I am wondering if everyone is still liking their scope after living with it for a little while longer.

[bp7178]

I had sold mine, but only after upgrading to a TR24G. The glass of the TR24G is better, as is the eye box.

IMO, the TR24G is a better value, but it is at a much higher price point. Probably one of the most underrated scopes out there. I REALLY wish Trijicon would do something else with the reticles in it. IS ANYONE FROM TRIJICON READING THIS???!!!

For the money you spend, the Leatherwood CMR is OUTSTANDING. My complaints regarding the CMR would be the turrents and the way they lock, with the two screws. There are o-rings on the screws that were torn after my first range trip. Not a huge deal. The clicks on the adjusters were sloppy. To adjust, you would fire a group, adjust, loosen the two screws, zero and tighten the screws. But due to the slop, it wasn't that easy. If you didn't get the zero lined up quite right, when you attempted to dial elevation/wind, if you went enough clicks over, the dials wouldn't line up right. You had to almost adjust the zero halfway between the stop detents of the next higher and lower elevation.

In contrast, the TR24G was very impressive in the way adjustments and zero was set. Under the caps of the TR24G are finger adjusters. All you do is fire a group, adjust, the pull up on the adjuster, turn to zero and push back down. No slop at all. Some people don't like the triangle for long range or holdovers/unders, but I just left the cap off and dialed it when I was farting around with it.

The eye box of the Leatherwood was a little picky. Just a little off to one side and the entire thing blacks out. This is a huge contrast to the TR24G, whereas if you head posistion was off, your field of view was more narrow, but you could still see through the tube.

My Trijicon TA31F was the same. Much hub-bub is given to the eye relief, or lack thereof. However, you can hold a TA31F at damn near arms length and still look through it. The field of view is very narrow, but you don't have to have that 1.5" eye releif to use it, just to use it at full field of view.

I had sold my TR24G as well, and went with a EXPS3-2 for a bit. In hindsight, I wish I would have kept the TR24G a bit longer, the only issue was the illumination of the reticle of the TR24G in intermediate lighting enviroments, city streets and such.

The strongest point of the Leatherwood CMR is the reticle. Ranging, holdovers and a horseshoe. Pretty much all you can ask for in one place.

Now I find myself looking to buy another optic. My EXPS3 venture taught me RDS/Magnifiers aren't really for me. I'd rather have a 1/4x, for numerous reasons, but I digress.

I am strongly considering the Leupold Mark 4 MR/T 1.5-5x for my next scope. With the release of the CMR2 reticle by Leupold, I feel that I went full circle back to what can be considered (the Leupold) a much higher quality version of the scope I first had, the Leatherwood CMR.

All in all, the Leatherwood CMR is a FANTASTIC scope at its price point. An outstanding value. My gripes are relatively minor. I wouldn't consider any of these major issues, esp considering how much I paid for it.

[Mr.Anderson]

Thanx for the update

[bp7178]

I really think exit interviews are a better indication of what a user really thinks of an optic, or any item really. People have a vested intrest in approving of something they buy. When they moved on to something else, I think you can get a real honest view of the product, warts and all.

[cjt50]

I had sold mine, but only after upgrading to a TR24G. The glass of the TR24G is better, as is the eye box.

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All in all, the Leatherwood CMR is a FANTASTIC scope at its price point. An outstanding value. My gripes are relatively minor. I wouldn't consider any of these major issues, esp considering how much I paid for it.

I just ordered one based on comments like this. I've seen more people on different fora say the same basic thing.

Thank you for your comments.

[bp7178]

I hope you like it.

A peice of advice if I may, invest in a good QD mount. You can always put better glass in it. A lot of problems people have with scopes, can be traced back to sub-par mounts.