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Asking on behalf of a mate who recently bought a very nice looking wood/blued Kimber in 300 wsm, the rifle came with a vx1 3-9x40 , think ole mate is quite happy with the scope but would certainly be more versatile if he could fit an S1 MOA turret to dial up the required moa for those longer shots past his PBR. So any info is appreciated. cheers
Check reloaders website. Saw one the other day
Going off this thread the other day Reloaders don't have them and they are difficult to get....Quote:
Originally Posted by superdiver
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....e-scope-62986/
The dial wouldn't fit my vx-1 or freedom, the slots in the scope were too small for the dial. It fitted the vx3i fine.
Well if you look they do have them.Quote:
Originally Posted by zarathustra
https://www.reloaders.co.nz/shop/Opt...+Dial+Cap.html
If it’s on the site, it’s in the shop, that’s their thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by superdiver
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They only have windage dials remaining, Cant get any more, leupold have stopped making them apparently , I bought the very last elevation dial about a week ago and it was a mil..dial....Quote:
Originally Posted by MSL
It's now surplus...if anyone wants it.....
Try these guys
https://www.nioa.com.au
I purchased a dial for my VX3i (Non CDS) and it was a straight swap.
They're based in Aussie. $89AUD
Photo supplied by NIOA
Attachment 146575
The S1 dials only fit the scopes with the click adjustments, so not the old vx1 with the friction adjustment.
I have two or three stoney point type dial which screw onto the turret cap threads. Tested them on my vari x with friction turrets and ok. BUT- THESE are 15 moa marks per turn, not 12 so user needs to allow for that fact.
CRG85, -where did you find that turret on their site? Does it have a zero stop? Thx
Thanks for the replies fellas , some interesting information there.
It does seem strange to me why they would stop making these dials but we will see if or when we try to get one. Cheers
My guess is so people would buy their new scopes with dials on
I tried to get hold of one for awhile - no joy, none left in stock in NZ new. NZ distributor had a couple of S5 (Mil) dials left (obviously markings would be wrong), even contacted Leupold directly to see if I could get one from the states - nope.
I ended up sending my VX3 in to Leupolds service center to have the new ZL-CDS elevation turret fitted - cost is $260 +gst and freight - down side is the turnaround is up to 2 months (haven't got it back yet)
The photo was just an email exchange with the NIOA rep. From his email, he mentioned that they can supply it fitted with a zero stop but then your limited to only 1 full revolution. So only about 15 MOAQuote:
Originally Posted by rossm-96
Thx
Bit of an update for anyone interested , ole mate with the vx1 on his Kimber is quite happy using it as is, but was talking to my brother who is a regular hunting mate about these S1 moa dials and so yesterday got a message from him saying he's got one from H@F here in Palmy , So must be a few floating around if your lucky.
Now my bro has recently taken a major leap forward to catch up with technology ,about a year ago he replaced the fixed 4 x Leupold that I lent him thirty years ago with a flash new vx3i 3.5-10 x40 (non cds model) and more recently got himself a range finder and had a DPT Suppresser fitted to his old Tikka .308.
Bro has informed me he has fitted the S1 moa dial and being the first time using a Suppresser was surprised at how much it reduced the recoil as well as noise reduction .
He has got his rifle sighted in with a two hundred yard zero, with the plan being to get some shots on paper at 300 and 350 yards to see exactly what his trajectory is and make up a drop chart he can use with the moa dial.
The Winchester factory ammo he uses is a very reliable killer at bush hunting ranges but with a BC of .294 has the trajectory of a 'brick' out past 300 yards but if we can get him shooting accurately out to 350-375 yards he will be as happy as a 'pig in muck'. Cheers
