Seeing double cross hair

[Handi204]

I bought a used Leupold VX 1 3x9x40 to put on a Thompson Contender rifle barrel it came with Leupold base and rings. I wear trifocals and have no issues with my other scope, none are Leupold when I look in the scope most of the time I see 2 vertical lines, and I can’t get it to focus. If I use my midrange part it will focus but that’s not natural. Only thing I can come up with is the Leupold may have a first focal plane, were the others have second or vice versa. My other scopes are Nikon, Vortex, Swift, Tasco, Bushnell. Any suggestions or contact Leupold.
thanks

 

[jelenko]

1st, 2nd focal plane shouldn't make a difference.
Will the reticle focus without using your glasses?

 

[Rocketvapor]

Try to focus the reticle with a pair of single vision glasses that you can see midrange 10 to 20 feet or so. Get a test pair for a doller

 

[Handi204]

My question is why just this scope no issues with my others. The Leupold is mounted with low rings, would that make a difference?

 

[Eagle Six]

Are all three of your focal areas corrective? Are your glasses tri or progressive lens? And to confirm when you see double it is the vertical hair of the reticle that is double, not the horizontal? It sounds to me that your scope needs to go to Leupold customer service. It would be possible to see double horizonal hairs of the reticle with trifocal lens at just the right angle, but if that was the issue it would happen with your other scopes as well. If the rings are to low, or lower than your other scope rifle combinations it may cause a eye scope ocular alignment issue, but you would be able to easily detect that.

When you say you can focus the reticle using the first bifocal (mid-range) do you then see double vertical reticle hair? Looking at the specs for the VX 1, they list it as a 2nd focal plane, which as @jelenko posted should have no difference.

 

[Handi204]

Glasses are lined I can’t get used to the progressive, yes the vertical, the focus through my top part of my glasses, no matter at what distance 25 to 100 yards the target image will not focus not matter how far or how little you move eyepiece. With my midrange part of my glasses if I hold my head almost vertical the target is clear and no double lines. I’m stumped. May contact Leupold and see what they say.

 

[Eagle Six]

Are you using the ocular adjustment on your scope to focus the target?

 

[glide]

Are you using the ocular adjustment on your scope to focus the target?

Thats what I do when I see double. I have more trouble the thinner the crosshairs are. Don't believe it's the scope.

 

[fkimble@charter.net]

Pretty sure there where no VX1 3X9 front focal scopes. I wear glasses and have the same problem until I get the parralax,,oops meant ocular, adjusted correctly. Try shifting your eye a little left or right and see if the two verticals become one single dark line.

Frank

 

[Eagle Six]

The ocular lens is used to focus the reticle. The target focus in the VX1 is preset probably some where between 150-250 yards or so.

@fkimble@charter.net, the VX1 specs show the parallax is fixed, are you using a VX1 scope or something else to adjust parallax?

 

[snert]

I have had this issue with my tri-focals and my 6.5-20 Leupold. I don't recall how I fixed it! I do know that I refocused rear lense to be clear pointed at the sky. I also often just took my glasses off. I wish I could tell you how I did it but I no longer have the problem, and I have the same scope, glasses and eyes.

 

[JFrank]

When I see a double crosshair I adjust the ocular lens.

 

[Handi204]

Thank you for the tips I’ll give them a try, give me something to do this winter.

 

[fkimble@charter.net]

Eagle six, good catch. I meant ocular, have corrected my comment. For target shooting, I use target scopes, the old straight 12x, 16x, and 24x's, also a couple 6.5x20's. And a 3 digit serial # Weaver T10!

Frank

 

[snert]

I revisited this. I tested and discovered that it was head position thru my glasses. If I shot off the bench thru glasses, two crosshairs. If I shot offhand, one crosshair. Apparently I was looking thru the transition line between "focals"

 

[snert]

Eagle six, good catch. I meant ocular, have corrected my comment. For target shooting, I use target scopes, the old straight 12x, 16x, and 24x's, also a couple 6.5x20's. And a 3 digit serial # Weaver T10!

Frank

Are you my twin brother from a seperate mother?

That sounds like my list...only I have three old T10