Thread: advice ? zeiss or leupy ? HD5 vs VX5HD

And not a great deal cheaper than the vx5

Hasn't the HD5 been superseded by the Conquest V4? Can you still get the HD5?

Ive got an HD5 3-15 and have only got good things to say about it. You can take the zero stop out if you need more that 17mins of elevation. The pop up locking turrets are excellent to use.

I can't compare it with the VX5, but I would rate the glass on my 3-12 vx6 as being brighter than the HD5 at 12 power.

The Leupold warranty is good but Zeiss give fantastic service too. Just bundle it up and send it straight to Zeiss.

Im picking that you could buy either of your choices and be very happy.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Not in my price range buddy

Will be by the time you buy one of the others
Then change your underwear so you will sell that then buy another gun then change underwear again
Then you will be back to the start and at the same money value of that s&b

Originally Posted by longrange308

Will be by the time you buy one of the others
Then change your underwear so you will sell that then buy another gun then change underwear again
Then you will be back to the start and at the same money value of that s&b

And then you will buy the s&b and think to yourself why do I need this heavy ass over engineered brick on top of my my hunting rifle and go back to a vx5

Ive got the HD5 in 5 - 25x. About 4 years old and still remains a great scope. Gets looked after, but not pampered, so has to take a few knocks and bruises along the way. Has always been reliable and optically seems pretty good in shadows and low light.
Haven't looked through a VX5 but the very thin cross hairs on the VX6 dont do a lot for me. Both good quality scopes;one 25mm, the other 30mm

Leupy, zeiss has a fussy eyebox imo

In fact two VX6 2-12x42 on the yellow site at minute. Both seem over priced for older models at $1800 & lacking the newer ZL turrets. One is the fire dot. Worth keeping an eye on

Originally Posted by chainsaw

In fact two VX6 2-12x42 on the yellow site at minute. Both seem over priced for older models at $1800 & lacking the newer ZL turrets. One is the fire dot. Worth keeping an eye on

Yup seen them and agree over priced I would really like a little more zoom than 12x too at that price I'd just buy a new vx5 from Guncity or the likes.

No side focus on 2-12 either if that's really important

Either will be fine. I would give the nudge to leupold 3-15x44 as it's more proportioned then the 3-15 hd5. The hd5 does go for about $1000 so maybe 300 cheaper than a vx5 for essentially exactly the same thing...

I have both and prefer the VX5HD

I havent owned a zeiss but have owned a fair few Leupolds with no issues.
If one chooses a sensible "hunting" recticle there is absolutely no need for illumination....at least not with a leupold.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I havent owned a zeiss but have owned a fair few Leupolds with no issues.
If one chooses a sensible "hunting" recticle there is absolutely no need for illumination....at least not with a leupold.

like the duplex reticle with a CDS vx5HD ?

this was the issue with the Leupy I had on my Rem 700 it had a fine target dot reticle that I really struggled with at any decent range or a dark background such as scrub

Duplex, LR Duplex, B&C, and Windplex are all pretty good leupold reticles for a hunting scope

Windplex and CDS is the shit