IdaRam
AH legend
Hi All,
Just finished up a Scout Scope project for my buddy's Ruger Alaskan in 416 Ruger. He and I are hunting plains game next year in SA, then he's heading to Zim for Cape Buffalo with me tagging along with a camera and this will be the rifle he uses for the Buff.
Leupold has offered Scout Scopes in the past such as the fixed power FX II 2.5 X 28mm but really nothing to get overly excited about. According to Leupold that is about to change!
For 2015 they are adding a VX-R 1.5 - 5 X 33mm Scout Scope to their standard line. They have been building a handful of these by special order only through their custom shop up to this point, which is where this one came from. It is based on their VX-R 2-7x33 with added eye relief and reduced magnification. The standard reticle is Leupold's Fire Dot. This one has the Ballistic Fire Dot.
My reaction was, finally an off the shelf Scout Scope for Dangerous Game. Especially for those of us who's eyes are aging and no longer work as well as they used to with open sights, particularly in low light, here's a great option. The field of view is wide open, it gathers light very well, has an illuminated reticle and gives you a little extra magnification if you need it for a longer shot. Oh yeah, and Leupold durability. Seems like a winner to me.
As you can see from the pics below, the mounts are Leupold's machinable gunsmith bases with quick detach levers. The bases are machined to match the barrel contour and attached with screws. The forward base uses the existing tapped holes from the factory rear sight and the rear base is mounted via the addition of 2 additional tapped holes. The quick detach lever system allows removal of the scope and access to the open sights, a peep rear and standard Ruger front in this case, in just a couple seconds.
Throw on a MGM SwitchView for rapid magnification adjustment and I think we're ready to go!
Here's the end result.
Just finished up a Scout Scope project for my buddy's Ruger Alaskan in 416 Ruger. He and I are hunting plains game next year in SA, then he's heading to Zim for Cape Buffalo with me tagging along with a camera and this will be the rifle he uses for the Buff.
Leupold has offered Scout Scopes in the past such as the fixed power FX II 2.5 X 28mm but really nothing to get overly excited about. According to Leupold that is about to change!
For 2015 they are adding a VX-R 1.5 - 5 X 33mm Scout Scope to their standard line. They have been building a handful of these by special order only through their custom shop up to this point, which is where this one came from. It is based on their VX-R 2-7x33 with added eye relief and reduced magnification. The standard reticle is Leupold's Fire Dot. This one has the Ballistic Fire Dot.
My reaction was, finally an off the shelf Scout Scope for Dangerous Game. Especially for those of us who's eyes are aging and no longer work as well as they used to with open sights, particularly in low light, here's a great option. The field of view is wide open, it gathers light very well, has an illuminated reticle and gives you a little extra magnification if you need it for a longer shot. Oh yeah, and Leupold durability. Seems like a winner to me.
As you can see from the pics below, the mounts are Leupold's machinable gunsmith bases with quick detach levers. The bases are machined to match the barrel contour and attached with screws. The forward base uses the existing tapped holes from the factory rear sight and the rear base is mounted via the addition of 2 additional tapped holes. The quick detach lever system allows removal of the scope and access to the open sights, a peep rear and standard Ruger front in this case, in just a couple seconds.
Throw on a MGM SwitchView for rapid magnification adjustment and I think we're ready to go!
Here's the end result.
Really happy with how it turned out. A lot like shooting a red dot. Very quick target acquisition and some magnification if you want it.
Make sure to post some pics and a report when you're done!
