Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Leupold Mark 6 1-6x20mm Riflescope
Rifle Scope Product Features
Leopold Model #114337 – Mark 6 1-6x20mm with Illum. Front Focal 7. 62 CMR-W reticle and Matte finish
100% Waterproof, fog proof, & shockproof
M6C1 Turrets – Tactile and audible 2/10 Mil per click dials and 11 mill radians of elevation travel in a single revolution
Front Focal Plane (FFP) – The reticle magnifies along with the image, so you can estimate range at all magnification settings
Twilight Max HD Light Management system – Adds up to 30 minutes of shooting light, best in class glare reduction, and edge to edge HD lens clarity
Scratch Resistant Lenses – Extreme military-standard scratch resistance for added protection
Lightweight Design – Disperses recoil energy for unrivaled durability and performance with ultra-lightweight construction
Designed, machined, and assembled in the USA
Mark 6 1-6x20mm
Magnification Range: 1x-6x
Weight: 17 oz.
Length: 10.3 in.
Maintube Diameter: 34mm
Eye Relief (in) – Low: 3.7
Eye Relief (in) – High: 3.7
Linear FOV (ft/100 yd) – Low: 105.8
Linear FOV (ft/100 yd) – High: 19.3
Leupold Mark 6
Relentless Performance
The Leupold Mark 6 is extremely accurate, compact, lightweight, and easy to use; that’s what makes it a game-changer for military forces around the globe and elite law enforcement units here at home. It’s not just easy to manipulate, it’s tough, too. Drop it or run it over and a Mark 6 is still drop-dead accurate.
Lightweight, rugged performance
Unparalleled low light performance
Designed, machined, & assembled in the USA
Twilight Max Light Management System
See a more vivid, bright, and clear target image in a wider variation of low and bright lighting conditions. The combination premium edge-to-edge lens clarity, full visible-spectrum lens coatings and glare management provides an extra 20 minutes of shooting light.
Twilight Max HD Light Management System
M6C1 ZeroLock Adjustments
Designed, Machined, & Assembled in the USA
Rugged Reliability
Proprietary gas blend and seals are tested to a 33-foot depth and a multitude of pressure changes.
Every Leupold riflescope is designed to survive a minimum of 5,000 impacts on the Punisher, Leupold’s recoil simulation machine. The force of each impact is 3x the recoil of a .308 rifle.
All Leupold riflescopes are tested to perform from -40F to 160F.
VX-3i LRP Mark 5HD Mark 6 Mark 8
Light Management System Twilight Max Twilight Max HD Twilight Max Twilight Max
Maintube Size 30mm 35mm 34mm 34mm, 35mm
Zoom Ratio 3:1 5:1 6:1 8:1
HD Glass No Yes No No
About the Leupold Scope Maker
Leupold is a premium supplier for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their products using materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Leupold Mark 6 1-6x20mm Riflescope by Leupold. For more shooting items, visit their site.
Optic Info
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in for consideration of many ecological aspects like wind and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing using the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Most modern rifle optics have about eleven parts which are located within and externally on the scope body. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle glass.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The type of focal plane a scope has determines where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the scopes magnifying adjustments. It literally suggests the reticle is located behind or before the magnifying lens of the scope. Deciding on the best form of rifle glass is based upon what style of shooting you anticipate undertaking.
First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are very little
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” as well as “lead” ratios for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic picture without area taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Optic Zoom
The extent of scope magnification you require depends upon the kind of shooting you plan to do. Practically every style of rifle scope delivers some amount of magnification. The volume of zoom a scope delivers is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lens glass inside of the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the scope. This indicates what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle scope or optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not change since it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the zoom degree in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished by working with the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Optic Power and Ranges
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the distances where they may be efficiently used. High power scopes will not be as useful as lower magnification rifle scope glass since too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same concept goes for longer distances where the shooter needs enough power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Coating for Optics
All top of the line rifle scope and optic lenses are covered. Lens coating can be a crucial element of a shooting platform when looking at high end rifle optics and scope setups.
Info on Glass Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use various methods, aspects, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
What to Know About Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have various coatings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some kind of treatment or covering applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is since the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It must have a finish placed on it so that the lens will be optimally functional in many kinds of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Coverings
Water on a lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and military grade optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering which is water repellent.
Rifle Scope Mounting Choices
Installing approaches for scopes are available in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also normally can be found in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly install and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is fine for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and remove a scope from a rifle. If they all use a comparable design mount, several scopes can often be swapped in the field. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach firmly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while keeping the original sighting settings. These kinds of mounts come in practical for rifles which are shipped a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are chosen for use between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics brand. It usually costs around $250 USD
Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes prevent wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Optic Tubes
Another component of avoiding the buildup of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less influenced by condition alterations and pressure variations from the external environment which could potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
