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Rifle Scope Product Details
Leupold Rx-1300i TBR Laser Rangefinder, Black/Gray, 6X (174555)
Performance, versatility, and reliability all come together in the RX-1300i TBR range finder. Its yard accuracy out to 1,300 yards and True Ballistic Range (TBR) out to 800 yards means you’ll have the tool you need to be successful in almost any environment. This range finder delivers superior brightness and resolution and also features our unique Trophy Scale, so you can easily gauge an animal’s size while you’re ranging it to make sure it’s a shooter. And at only 7 ounces, the benefits far outweigh the weight.
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
Model #174555 – RX-1300i in Black/Gray
100% Waterproof, fogproof, and backed by Leupold’s gold ring 2-year electronics warranty
True Ballistic Range (TBR) technology accounts for incline, range to target, and your ballistics information
3 Reticle Options – Plus Point, Duplex, and Duplex with Plus Point
Scan Mode – continuous range updates keep you on target as you track movement or scan an area
Sport type: Hunting
RX-1300i TBR Laser Rangefinder
Performance, versatility, and reliability all come together in the RX-1300i TBR range finder. Its yard accuracy out to 1,300 yards and True Ballistic Range (TBR) out to 800 yards means you’ll have the tool you need to be successful in almost any environment. This range finder delivers superior brightness and resolution and also features our unique Trophy Scale, so you can easily gauge an animal’s size while you’re ranging it to make sure it’s a shooter.
Magnification: 6x
Finish: Black/Gray
Max Range (yds): 1,300
Weight (oz): 7
Leupold RX Rangefinder
Relentless Performance
We’re relentless because you’re relentless. You don’t back down. You don’t give in. You keep going when others stop. No matter where you take us, on the battlefield, in competition, or on the hunt, we won’t let you down.
Unparalleled accuracy-short and long distances
Lightweight, compact, and waterproof
Rubberized armor for secure grip in any conditions
Fast Accurate Ranging to 1300 Yards
+/- 1 yard accuracy on reflective targets to 1300 yards, 1100 yards on trees, and 900 yards on big game.
Fast Accurate Ranging to 1300 Yards
High Contrast LCD Display
Rifle & Bow Modes
True Ballistic Range
Shot Angle Compensation
Provides accurate horizontal range distance for uphill & downhill shots.
Scan Mode
Continuous range updates in Scan Mode keep you on target as you track movement or scan an area.
100% Waterproof
Tested to extreme climate conditions and guaranteed to be completely waterproof.
RX-950 RX-Fulldraw 3 RX-1300i TBR RX-1600i TBR-W RX-2800 TBR-W
Max Range 950-Yards 1300-Yards 1300-Yards 1600-Yards 2800-Yards
Display Type High-Contrast Black LCD High Light Transmission Black LCD High Light Transmission Black LCD High-Contrast Red OLED High-Contrast Red OLED
Magnification 6x 6x 6x 6x 7x
Ballistics Trig Bow Mode Bow Mode & TBR Bow Mode & TBR-W TBR-W
Weight 6.2 oz 7.0 oz 7.0 oz 7.8 oz 7.9 oz
About the Leupold Company
Leupold is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their mounts and related products by making the most of elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Leupold Rx-1300i TBR Laser Rangefinder, Black/Gray, 6X (174555) by Leupold. For additional shooting items, visit their site.
About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of various environmental factors like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of modern-day rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are located within and outside of the optic. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of an optic.
About Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Considering the best type of rifle optic is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the extent of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified distance as they are at the non amplified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the exact same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are very little
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” and “lead” relationships for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Info
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic picture without space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Rifle Glass Magnification
The amount of magnification a scope supplies is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Scope Details
A single power rifle optic will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not fluctuate since it is a fixed power scope.
About Adjustable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the magnification degree in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the zoom of the scope could be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved by operating the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Rifle Glass Power and Ranges
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the distances where they could be effectively used. Keep in mind that higher power scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered glass since excessive magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The very same idea relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
Rifle Scope Lens Finishing
All top teir rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. Lens finish can be a significant aspect of a rifle’s setup when considering high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some rifle glass makers additionally use “HD” or high-def glass finishings that take advantage of various processes, chemicals, components, and polarizations to enhance separate colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-def covering is typically used with greater density lens glass which brings down light’s capability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be obvious over objects with defined shapes as light hits the item from particular angles.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have various coverings used to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finish
Water on an optic’s lens does not support keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line or high-end optic producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It deals with the exterior of the Steiner optic lens so the water particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Installing Options
Mounting solutions for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically can be found in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the optics.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounts
Normal, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is created for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is wonderful for rifles which require a long lasting, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Rifle Optic Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifles which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle glass can ruin a day of shooting and your expensive optic by resulting in fogging and making residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of optics prevent wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Generally, these water resistant optics can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of moisture avoidance for conventional use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle on a boat and are worried about the optic still performing if it falls overboard and you can still rescue the firearm.
Info on Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less altered by climate changes and pressure variations from the outside environment which could potentially permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
