Now thinking of throwing the Huskemaw blue diamond 4-16 x 42 mm into this mix as well.
Does anyone have any direct experience comparing that to the Leupold?
I've used Huskemaw in 4-16x and 5-20x, I would take the Leupold every time. The Leupold has a locking two rotation turret with free custom dial, the Huskemaw is under a threaded cap, and no free dial. Leupold has larger magification range, and is lighter weight. Click value is also finer, being 1/4moa per click instead of 1/3moa for the H
I do not doubt the Leupold warranty would be better than Huskemaw, and it's dealt with in Alberta instead of USA
"If you ever go into the bush, there are grizzly bears lurking behind just about every bush, waiting to pounce, so you need a powerful gun, with huge bullets" - Gatehouse ~ 2004
Took out the VX-5HD last weekend... dialed to 400 (plugged info in ballistics app) and the bullet went right where it was supposed to. Wouldn't mind trying 500 and 600 next time. Pretty awesome! I just am worried about the failure rate of the turret systems, but hopefully that doesn't happen.
I dont have a HD5 yet,,but I do have 2 VX3 - CDS scopes,,one is on my 375 which I shoot frequently,,,and those dials are amazing,,,I always send the info to Korth about 50-100 ft per second slower than my chrony says it is to allow for lot variations...I can consistantly hit the one gallon milk jugs at 750 yards with a 300 grain bullet,,the HD5 has a turret with 2 rotations of the dial,,therefore you can dial it out a lot farther than the VX3 scopes
I have had a leupold scope with the cds for around 7 years and it has yet to fail on me and whats the worst case you get them ti replace it under there warranty