ERIC'S OPTICS PAGE

In this price range, these are the best made scopes in the world. The New VX-I has replaced the venerable Vary-XII. The VX-II is fully multi-coated with Multi-Coat 4 on the exterior lens surfaces. 1/4 min "click" wind age & elevation adjustments are now standard on the VX-II.  The Vari-XIIIs offer all of the features of the Vari-XIIs, are lens coated with Multi-Coat 4 on all lens surfaces, use computer designed lenses and have 1/4 minute click windage and elevation adjustments.

VX-II

VX-II

These are the 2004 models which are a little bit sharper optically than earlier VX-11.

Vari-XIII

The Vari-XIII to millions of shooters and hunters is synonymous with riflescope! The Vari-XIII line is offered in several different models including a traditional 1" tube that spans the magnification range from 1.5-5X all the way up to to several varmint and target models in 6.5-20X. The Vari-XIII is also offered in several long range models with 30mm tubes (which includes target knobs and side focus), several illuminated reticules and finally several extremely popular tactical models. 

Leupold Long Range Target

Leupold offers an excellent line of long range scopes with 30mm main tubes, 50mm objectives for exceptional light transmission and side focus (or parallax) adjustments, rather than the traditional adjustable objective. The long range models also have target knobs! Leupold also offers several long range models including a silver model 6.5-20X 50mm and a matte (only) 6.5-20X 50mm model with a mil dot reticule. 

Leupold VX-III  Long Range

Leupold Competition Series

Leupold's new competition scope. The LCS also features tough as nails Diamond Coat lens coating, 1/8" finger adjustable windage and elevation adjustments, side focus parallax, and a 30mm tube. In a word...SUPERB!!!!.

Leupold Illuminated Reticule

 Leupold's first illuminated reticule riflescopes, the Leupold ILs in your choice of the Duplex or 3/4 Min Mil Dot reticule in higher magnification scopes such as the 3.5-10X and 4.5-14X 50mm models and the Duplex, German # 4 and circle dot reticules in the Vari-XIII 1.5-5X 20mm model. All ILs have 11 different intensity settings to match your shooting conditions. With the exception of the IL feature, ALL IL scopes are identical to standard or non IL Leupolds in every way. Only the inner section of the IL reticule is illuminated to insure maximum light transmission. This is one of our most popular scopes.

Leupold Premier Scopes

Leupold's premier rifle scope. Hand made quality in a 30mm tube for superb light transmission and range of adjustment! The LPS also features tough as nails Diamond Coat lens coating, four inches of constant eye relief, finger adjustable windage and elevation adjustments and a 30mm tube.

Leupold Tactical Scopes

Leupold is the industry leader in law enforcement and military optics. The Mark IV series has been used for years by the U.S. armed forces. Numerous law enforcement teams around the world rely upon Vari-XII and Vari-XIII scopes. Leupold offers the Vari-XIII 3.5-10X model with M-1 style target turrets and 1/4 minute adjustments. The M-1 as with the M-3 model (in addition to a 30mm main tube) are based on the use of side parallax adjustments similar to those found on the Mark IV scopes. The M-3 3.5-10X also comes with the Leupold bullet drop compensation system. ALL Long Range tactical models come with Leupold's patented side focus or "side parallax".

Tactical Scopes

Mark IV Long Range Tactical Scopes

Mark IVs

Leupold Fixed Power & Compact Scopes

Carl Zeiss Scopes

Carl Zeiss is renowned world wide as the ultimate optics manufacturer. Zeiss scopes capture colors and contrast brilliantly. Zeiss scopes are made in one-inch tubes as well as 30mm main tubes for greater windage and elevation adjustments. Zeiss offers three riflescope lines. The first is ZM/Z line made here in the USA and offering many of the qualities of the German made VM/V line. Zeiss also offers the VM/V Series which is made in Germany and offers a combination of light weight compactness and dazzling optics. The new V/VM 5-15X 42 is simply gorgeous and perfect for those long cross country shots. The VM/V 3-12X 56mm with an illuminated reticule is an absolute stunning piece of craftsmanship. Zeiss

Conquest Series

VM/V Series

Nightforce Riflescopes

Nightforce is recognized as the preeminent manufacturer of extreme duty and long range riflescopes. Each and every scope is made from a single piece of 6061-T6 aircraft grade aluminum. Nightforce offers two lines of scopes. The first is Nightforce NXS line of riflescopes. NXS scopes are stress tested to 66 feet of water and thermal tested to 250 degrees!! The world over, Nightforce NXS is recognized as the benchmark for durability in harsh or extreme shooting conditions. Nightforce also offers a benchrest model that has become very popular with varmint and benchrest shooters. The benchrest models are every bit as bright as the NXS line but do not have side focus. Needless to say all Nightforce scopes are backed by a lifetime warranty.

Nightforce NXS Riflescopes

Nightforce Benchrest Riflescopes

 All NP Reticules includes the NP-1, NP-2DD, NP-1RR & NP-R2 reticules, available in NP-1, Mil-Dot, NP-1RR & NP2-DD Reticules only .

Bushnell Elite Series Riflescopes

Bausch & Lomb is widely recognized as one of the industry pioneers in high end optics. Bausch & Lomb optics consistently rank among the world's finest. Their rifle scopes are rugged, well designed and are backed by a limited life time warranty. For the price, Bushnell makes an excellent value scope.  

Bushnell Elite 3200 Scopes

Bushnell Elite 4200 Scopes

Burris Fullfield II, Signature Series & Black Diamond Scopes

Burris Signature Series scopes are widely gathering recognition as one of the finest scopes anywhere. The Signature Series 8-32X 44mm is one of the most popular high power scopes in the country. With the exception of the Rim Fire model, all Signature series 6-24X and 8-32X models have 1/8 minute windage and elevation adjustments. Fullfield Series scopes are as durable as any scope on the market.

Compact Rimfire & Scout Scopes

Signature Series Scopes

Burris Black Diamond Scopes

The Burris Black Diamond is an extremely bright and durable scope with a full 30mm tube. The Black Diamond "BD" line includes a super bright 6X 50MM and a range of magnifications all the way up to an 8-32X 50MM. Burris also offers the BD in a bomb proof titanium model known as the "Mr. T" with T-Plate lens coating. 

Burris Black Diamond "Side Focus" Scopes

"Mr. T" Titanium Black Diamond Scopes

Black Diamond T-Plate Scopes

Pentax Riflescopes

 Pentax combines a one piece tube with crystal clear Pentax optics. Each and every scope is backed by a lifetime warranty, is fully shock proof and waterproof. If you're looking for excellent optics wrapped in a rugged one piece tube Pentax has a lot to offer.

Lightseeker Scopes 

Lightseeker II Scopes

Lightseeker 30 Scopes

Lightseeker 30 Side Focus Scopes

Pioneer Scopes

Whitetails Unlimited Scopes

Sightron Scopes

Sightron is a little known optics manufacturer that makes rifle scopes of commendable quality. Listed below is a complete list of the new Sightron II scopes .

Swarovski Optik

 Swarovski Optik of Austria is famous worldwide as one of the truly great optics makers.  Swarovski riflescopes balance crystal clear optics with an extremely rugged and scratch proof tube. Swarovski offers two riflescope lines. The first is the A-Line or "American Line" Series, based on a one inch tube. The second and perhaps most famous is the PH or "Professional Hunter" Series, which includes the 6-24X 50mm target/varmint model. 

American Line Series

Professional Hunter Series

Professional Hunter Series Illuminated Reticules

Kahles

Kahles of Austria, a Swarovski company, makes some of the brightest and durable scopes available. All scope lenses are fully coated using oversize internal lenses to maximize light transmission in critical low light shooting conditions. Kahles also offers a full line of 1" tube models. If you're searching for traditional European craftsmanship and don't want to spend a arm and a leg you could do no better.

Kahles American Hunter (1" Tube)

Kahles 30mm Riflescopes

 Schmidt & Bender Riflescopes

Schmidt & Bender is a small, family owned optics company with a world renowned reputation for superbly designed and crafted rifle scopes. Each and every scope is made by hand. The optics on Schmidt and Bender scopes are excellent superb. Schmidt and Bender offers several lines including the Zenith Series, the Hunting/Varmint Series with magnifications up to the powerful 4-16X 50mm model. The Hunting/Varmint series also includes the brilliant Illuminated reticule models, with the L9 Illuminated being perfect for low light close encounters!! Schmidt & Bender also offer the Precision Hunter Series with a mildot reticule and blank BDC cam.   Last Schmidt also offers the Police/Marksman line. To top it off, all Schmidt and Bender scopes use etched glass reticules.

Zenith Series

Hunting/Varmint Series

Precision Hunter Series

One of our most popular super high end scopes. The Precision Hunter line offers a rock solid 30mm scope with side focus and the Mil-Dot Reticule. If you're looking for that ultra long range scope for a super magnum these scopes are awesome.

Police Marksman II Series

New For 2004, Schmidt & Bender offers the PMII line with several new features such as 1/4 moa adjustments with a double turn system for elevation and 180 degree power adjustment.  

Fixed Power Scopes

CARE and MAINTENANCE

Focusing the Eye Lens

2. Quickly glance through the scope at a featureless area, such as a wall or the open sky.

  3. If the reticule did not instantly appear in sharp focus, loosen the eye bell locking ring, rotate the eye bell in either direction until reticule is sharply focused. 

Riflescope Features:

1. Eye Piece

2. Eye-Bell
3. Locking Ring (not on 44 Mag series)
4. Power Ring (zoom models only)
5. Elevation Adjustment
6. Windage Adjustment
7. Objective Bell
8. Adjustable Objective (some models)

 Attaching Scope to Mount

1. Remove ring caps from mount, place scope in cradle formed by uncapped rings.

2. Slide scope fore or aft to position scope at the proper eye point so a full field of view can be seen.

3. Rotate scope to align the reticule horizontally and vertically.

4. Replace ring caps and tighten firmly.

Pre-Zeroing

At an approved range, or other safe area, bench rest the rifle. Remove the windage and elevation caps. If you have a bolt action rifle, remove bolt. If you have a lever, pump or semi-auto loading rifle, use a mirror type bore sighting device, available from your gun retailer.

If you have a zoom power scope, turn the power change ring to the highest setting. If your scope model is equipped with an adjustable objective lens mount for a parallax correction, rotate the focusing ring to the appropriate standard-parallax setting.

Sight through the bore at a target of 100 yards. Move the rifle about to centre the target in the bore.

Sight through the scope and adjust the windage and elevation screws to centre the target on the reticule.

NOTE: Never force the windage and elevation screws past their natural stop. Internal damage can result rendering the scope inoperative. The most common occurrence with "over-adjusting" includes: power change system jamming, broken lenses, poor image quality, insufficient grouping of shots, and limited or irregular movement of Point of Impact alignment.

Final Zeroing 

Fire three rounds at your target. Note impact on target. Measure the distance from group center to target centre.

Adjust the windage and elevation screws accordingly. Each click adjustment will move the bullet impact by the amount shown on the dials (type C or D) at 100 yards.

NOTE: Never force the windage and elevation screws past their natural stop. Internal damage can result rendering the scope inoperative. The most common occurrence with "over-adjusting" includes: power change system jamming, broken lenses, poor image quality, insufficient grouping of shots, and limited or irregular movement of Point of Impact alignment.

If the bullet hits were more than 3 inches (12 inches/100 yards) apart from where you aimed at, you have problems with your mounting system.

Replace windage and elevation caps when zeroing is completed.

C. One Click=1/4" at 100 Yards

D. One Click=1/2" at 100 Yards

Each click of adjustment will move the bullet impact by the amount shown at the distance indicated.