Leupold 36x BR question

[mshelton]

Hello,

I'm getting into benchrest and I recently came into a nice PPC bench rifle from a gentleman who passed away a while back and it has a Leupold 36x BR scope with the locking ring. I own and have used AO scopes in the past but not one like this, the ones I have experience with have a has mark and the distances marked on the dial, I can set them to the distance then adjust them slightly as needed. I know that this one probably has a lot more fine adjustment than that but I'm having trouble finding that quick starting point.

I've attached a picture of the AO and if anyone could give me a quick rundown on adjusting this I would greatly appreciate it.

thanks

 

[fdshuster]

mshelton: I had a Leupold BR24x with the same AO yardage markings, and never came close to having the actual focus even close to the "lineup" markings. My Leupold 36x has the yardage distances on the moveable ring only with just a reference line on the non-moveable objective bell, a little simpler, but still not close. I ignore those reference markings on all my scopes, and use a small colored dot (model airplane paint, applied with a toothpick, red=100 yds., white= 200, blue=300, yellow=400 & green= 500). The "dots" also provide a quick reference reminder for the distance the scope is adjusted for at that time. The only scopes that I have that are right-on, or very, very close are 3 Weaver T-24x's. I will also sometimes use the colored dots on the elev & wind turrets, and in a match they provide a quick reference. Example: for 100 yd. I want to see 2 reds, 200 yd., 2 white's, etc. Might sound strange, I know, but it works for me.

 

[k80skeet]

Gee Frank, I was hoping you were going to give the explaintion on how to use those markings on the Leupold 36BR as I didn't have a clue either. The marking are so different than all the other Leupold scopes I have.

 

[fdshuster]

k80skeet: You would think that when looking at the yardage markings if you lined up the 200's you would be at least close to a 200 yd. focus. On mine, not even close. Gave up trying to figure it out & just used the colored paint dots. If you think this is a problem, and if you are not already familiar with it, you should see the system that was designed for the Competition 35x,40x & 45x line, for adjusting the turrets for a zero reference. Excellent scopes, but for that one problem, and for them I'm also using the colored dots to identify zero settings for 1,2,3,400,etc. Of course they provide no instructions on the proper way to adjust the turrets to zero. If anyone has had similar problems with the Competition series, I'd like to hear if they figured out how they should be adjusted. I can relate my experiences, but don't want to highjack this thread. A PM would even work.

 

[k80skeet]

Great Question, I sure was hoping I just didn't understand how to do it. Maybe someone will be able to tell us. Thanks Russ

 

[TnTom]

I have a T-24 and its AO is way off. I have just picked up a 36X Leupold just mounted it but yet to get to the range but at 100 it seems very close to matching the mark. My 10X Redfield is right on at all its marking (well out to 400).

I was surprised my Weaver was so far off. I returned the first one for other reasons and the second was about the same. The first one was so eccentric at the bell that with .100" clearance it would strike the barrel when I rotated it 1/2 turn from max clearance.

I've found a couple of pieces of surgical tape applied to the ring and bell making my own marking with an ink pen works good.

 

[snowshoe]

Instructions for using the locking adjustable objective, per the Leupold instruction sheet included with my BR 36X scope are as follow:
Step #1 To "Lock In" the adjustable objective at a chosen distance,first loosen the locking ring at the very front of the scope.
Step #2 Turn the adjustable objective until the line indicating yards matches the corresponding yardage engraved on the objective bell. The horizontal line engraved on the objective bell should be completely visable when adjustment is complete. If horizontal line is not visable, the objective has been rotated too far. If the image is not clear, you need to make one more revolution of the objective.
Step #3 When you are satisfied that the correct adjustment has been made, turn the locking ring clockwise until snug.
NOTE: Settings may vary slightly upon individual preference and various climatic conditions.

Good stuff, Huh.......................

 

[Xedefoplop]

Thank you for good communication.