Thread: VX3i CDS scope advice please

Originally Posted by deer243

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

Yeah that ^^^^^^^^ ooops I stand corrected

On the FOV of the 4.5-14 yup agree it's not as good as the 3.5-10 but hey it's not a bush scope it's for shooting longer range where you want more magnification the closest I have shot an animal with the 4.5-14 was about 150 yards and there was plenty enough FOV for me to shoot 2 deer 1 after the other at 14× mag.
Sure there may be better options in this price range (dunno haven't tried the zeiss or burris etc) but there's certainly nothing wrong with the 4.5 I guess you get what you pay for to an extent.
With scopes i find there is always a trade off if it's cheaper then usually the glass is lesser quality, if it's got a big mag range then it's heavier and bulkier I'm sure there are other trade offs but I guess my point is you've got to figure out what's important to you and what features you want.
There is no perfect scope (puts flame suit on) but there are some very good options out there.