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Thread: Leupold CDS set/grub screw size

  1. 10-11-2019, 06:22 PM #1
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    Leupold CDS set/grub screw size

    Hey, Anyone know what the size specs are for the set screws used on a VX3i CDS turret? There’s three of them which hold the turret on.

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    Yea they suck, stripped one today, I was real lucky to get it back out!!
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    Grub screw spec is 4-40, it is 1/4 (0.250) inch long.

    You need a 3/64 hex allen key, in a pinch a 1.0mm metric allen key will work as well.
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    Awesome! Thanks heaps
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    Warning.... I have had two different sized grub screws on different VX3's, had the same with VX6 and VX5 also
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    Best be confirming with leupold then, thanks for the warning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    Warning.... I have had two different sized grub screws on different VX3's, had the same with VX6 and VX5 also
    Both CDS @Ryan_Songhurst ?

    This was from my CDS turret.
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    Theres two different sizes, some scopes have one size, some have the other, seemingly at random
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    Warning.... I have had two different sized grub screws on different VX3's, had the same with VX6 and VX5 also
    My vx6 non hd and vx5 hd have two different sizes

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    Quote Originally Posted by BruntyHunt View Post
    Hey, Anyone know what the size specs are for the set screws used on a VX3i CDS turret? There’s three of them which hold the turret on.

    Cheers
    If it’s about the Allen key it’s a 0.05” for the vx3i cds.

    They’re much smaller than the ones on the VX5-HD!
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