Thread: VX3i CDS scope advice please

Originally Posted by dannyb

The vx3 4.5-14×42 cds is a brilliant scope for stretching the legs a bit, the cds dial is great for extended ranges and is a accurate when making adjustments.
Highly recommend doing the zero stop mod on it too.
It's lighter than the vx5 and it gives away a little bit of low light performance to the vx5.
I have one on my light weight hunting rifle a 270wsm and it's a bloody good combo.
Can I suggest you are better off borrowing the forum chrono and getting someone to help you make a drop chart.
Keep the original dial as the custom dials are only good if your shooting flat.
If your shooting up hill or down hill it alters your trajectory you are better off with a range finder that gives equivalent horizontal distance or ""TBR" as it is called in some brands.

What? thats nonsence to say the custom dial is only good at shooting flat. You get the custom dial, when shooting a animal with any dial up scope you have to range it with a range finder.
Clearly its best to get a +TBR+ one that gives you the true distance for the angle. Then you use the custom dial just the same and dial it in.
I have the VX3i in 3.5 x10x 40 cds. The custom dial works good, if the animal is 400 m with a TBR range finder you just Dial to 400 and you good to go.

Only downfall is the CDS is only set for that one ammo. So you cant change ammo, you cant change anything on the rifle that effects ballistics ie cut the barrel etc otherwise without getting a new cds it wont work.
I thought the FOV and overall perfance of the 3.5x10x40 was far better than the 4.5x14 x40 model.
But if you want more mag maybe another brand and just use dial up as some reviews on the 4.5 models are average where the reviews on the 3.5 model are all good.
I dont think the 4.5 model is there best in that range of scope. My mate has one, i dont like it compared to my 3.5 model.

Still, with the right infor sent to leupold the CDS seems to work fine and is so easy to use you prob be fine with one but there maybe better options