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Rifle Scope Product Details
Leupold RX-FullDraw 3 Laser Rangefinder, Green, 6x (174557)
Built with the bowhunter in mind, the new RX-FullDraw 3 gives you the advantage you need to tag out every season. And with 1/2 yard accuracy, there’s no second-guessing your distances. The RX-FullDraw 3 rangefinder 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. This extremely fast rangefinder also ranges out to 1,300 yards, so even if you’re too far to take the shot, you’ll know how much distance you need to close in order to seal the deal.
Details:
– Weight: 7 oz/198 g
– Linear FOV (ft/1000 yd): 325
– Linear FOV (m/1000 m): 105
– Twilight Factor: 12
– Eye Relief: 14 mm
– Angular FOV (degrees): 6
– Length: 102 mm
– Width: 36 mm
– Height: 64 mm
– Min Range: 6 yd
– Measuring Accuracy at Under 100 Yards (+/-YDS): .5
– Max Range – Reflective: 1300 yd
– Max Range – Trees: 1000 yd
– Max Range – Deer: 900 yd
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
Model #174557 – RX-FullDraw 3 in Green
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-FullDraw 3
Built with the bowhunter in mind, the new RX-FullDraw 3 gives you the advantage you need to tag out every season. And with yard accuracy, there’s no second-guessing your distances. The RX-FullDraw 3 rangefinder 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: Green
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
6x Magnification
Makes ranging longer distances easier.
6x Magnification
High Contrast LCD Display
Bow-Specific Settings
Trophy Scale
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 Scope Maker
Leupold is a premium maker for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and supply their products choosing materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Leupold RX-FullDraw 3 Laser Rangefinder, Green, 6x (174557) by Leupold. For more shooting items, visit their website.
Facts About Rifle Optics
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnification by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for consideration of numerous ecological considerations like wind and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing via the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most contemporary rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are arranged inside and on the exterior of the scope body. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage dials, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle glass.
About Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Selecting the optimal type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” ratios for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) come with the reticle behind the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the very same overall size in relation to the level of magnification being used. The end result is that the reticle measurements evolve based upon the magnification employed to shoot over longer ranges considering the markings represent different increments which change with the zoom. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular styles of scopes are handy for:
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture with less area used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Glass Zoom
The quantity of scope zoom you require depends on the kind of shooting you desire to do. Virtually every style of rifle glass offers some degree of magnification. The level of magnification a scope supplies is determined by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the optic 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 generally be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Rifle Glass Facts
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not fluctuate since it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power adjustment is accomplished by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range of Rifle Scopes
Here are some advised scope power settings and the distances where they could be successfully used. Remember that high magnification scopes and optics will not be as efficient as lower magnification level glass due to the fact that excessive zoom can be a detractor. The same idea goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Covering for Rifle Optics
All modern rifle optic and scope lenses are covered. Lens finishing is a significant aspect of a shooting system when looking at high end rifle optics and scope setups.
Details on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use various techniques, aspects, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out separate colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Details on Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have different finishings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you spent for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This implies the lens has had numerous treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can indicate that a company is taking numerous actions to fight different environmental elements like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t always mean the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single covered lens. Being “better” hinges on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of glass used in developing the rifle glass.
Anti-water Lens Finish
Water on a lens does not assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering.
Scope Installation Choices
Installing approaches for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also typically are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which allow rifle shooters to rapidly mount and dismount the glass.
Scope Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Basic, clamp-on style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use two detached rings to support the scope, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for far away accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is effective for rifles which are in need of a durable, unfailing mount which will not shift regardless of just how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you want for a devoted scope system on a long distance hunting or competitors rifle that will hardly ever need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the scope mount’s screws to keep the hex screws from wiggling out after they are mounted tightly in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Glass Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and take off a scope from a rifle before reattaching 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 convenient for rifle platforms which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between several rifles.
Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by causing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less affected by condition changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which may possibly allow water vapor to leak 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.
