Thread: Leica ERi Scope

Originally Posted by Sauer

I looked at both the er5 and the eri, but ended up not buying either.

The er5 is half the price of the eri, and is built for the American market so reticle is in the second focal plane. I thought the reticle was far too heavy, but optics were great.

The eri was a nice scope,first focal plane and much finer reticle, but I thought there were better options for the money. Ended up buying a Zeiss Victory HT with ASV+ from a store in Sydney.

Not sure which Er you had a look through Sauer but mine is this one
Leica ER 2.5-10x42 BR Ballistic Reticle with BDC 50004 for sale! - EuroOptic.com
The reticle is quite thin much more so than say a Leupy VX3 on 10x, not quite as a P4L fein on 12, and to my eye the glass holds with the S&B all the way to dusk.

The only thing I'm not keen on is the clicks are a little close together and moa but it's not a dialer anyway.
Second focal but that's not really an issue as it's on a simple hunting rifle

Not sure but a guy at Euro optic a couple of years ago told me the only difference with the i model was the illumination, I haven't seen an ERi so cannot confirm.