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Rifle Scope Product Details
Leupold VX-Freedom 1.5-4x28mm Riflescope
The new vex-freedom delivers the legendary Leopold performance And dependability hunters and shooters have demanded for decades, combined with a host of new and improved features. The VX-Freedom is to get the job done every time.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Leupold Model #175074 – VX-Freedom 1. 5-4x28mm with Duplex reticle and Matte finish
100% Waterproof, fog proof, & shockproof
Made with 6061-T6 aircraft quality aluminum and punisher tested to a lifetime of performance even under harshest recoil
Twilight Light Management System – Adds up to 10 extra minutes of shooting light and reduces glare for crisp image quality
Precision 1/4 MOA finger click adjustments for wind age and elevation offer absolute repeatability and dependability over a lifetime of extreme use
Scratch Resistant Lenses – Lens surfaces are scratch resistant to military standard extreme abrasion specification
3: 1 Zoom Ratio – Ideal for virtually any situation
Designed, machined, and assembled in the USA
VX-Freedom 1.5-4x28mm
Magnification Range: 1.5x-4x
Weight: 9.3 oz.
Length: 11.2 in.
Maintube Diameter: 1 inch
Eye Relief (in) – Low: 6.9
Eye Relief (in) – High: 6
Linear FOV (ft/100 yd) – Low: 41.7
Linear FOV (ft/100 yd) – High: 17.3
Leupold VX-Freedom
Relentless Performance
The new VX-Freedom delivers the legendary Leupold performance and dependability hunters and shooters have demanded for decades, combined with a host of new and improved features. The VX-Freedom is guaranteed to get the job done every time.
Lightweight, rugged performance
Unparalleled low light performance
Designed, machined, & assembled in the USA
Twilight Light Management System
Leupold’s Twilight Light Management systems delivers industry leading brightness and clarity by balancing light transmission, glare reduction, and image contrast and resolution ensuring a crisp image in any lighting condition.
Twilight Max HD Light Management System
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-Freedom VX-R VX-3i VX-5HD VX-6HD
Light Management System Twilight Twilight Twilight Max Twilight Max HD Twilight Max HD
Maintube Size 1 inch 30mm 1 inch, 30mm 30mm, 34mm 30mm, 34mm
Zoom Ratio 3:1 3:1 3:1 5:1 6:1
HD Glass No No No Yes Yes
About the Leupold Manufacturer
Leupold is a premium supplier for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products by choosing building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Leupold VX-Freedom 1.5-4x28mm Riflescope by Leupold. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
Scope Info
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnifying the target by utilizing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to account for varied environmental elements like wind speed and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of modern-day rifle scopes and optics have about 11 parts which are located within and externally on the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
Rifle Glass Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Considering the optimal type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where computations are very little
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” and “lead” equations for their long gun
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom 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 measurement.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture with less area taken up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Optic Magnification
The quantity of magnification a scope offers is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Info About Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not adjust because it is set from the factory.
Variable Power Lens Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will note the magnification level in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope can be changed between 2x and 10x power. This also involves the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is achieved utilizing the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power and Range Correlation of Optics
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they could be effectively used. Highly magnified optics will not be as useful as lower powered glass considering too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same applies to longer distances where the shooter needs increased power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Rifle Scope Lens Finishes
All contemporary rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of glass lens coatings. When thinking about luxury rifle optical devices, Lens finish can be a vital component of defining the rifle’s capability. The lenses are one of the most crucial pieces of the scope since they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The coating on the lenses shields the lens exterior as well as assists with anti glare from refracted sunrays and color profiles.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different procedures, elements, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Optic Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have various coatings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be optimally usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of light (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends upon the scope maker and the amount you spent paying for it. The scope’s maker and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This means the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can show that a maker is taking multiple actions to combat various natural aspects like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This also doesn’t always imply the multi-coated lens is better than a single coated lens. Being “better” depends upon the maker’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of glass used in developing the rifle optic.
Hydrophobic Lens Coatings
Water on a scope lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line or high-end optic producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It treats the surface area of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Optic Installation Choices
Installing approaches for scopes come in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also usually can be found in quick release variations which use toss levers which allow rifle operators to quickly install and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Normal, clamp design 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 a couple of separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is perfect for rifles which need a durable, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Rifle Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for long guns which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used in between multiple rifles.
Info Around Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle glass can mess up a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by resulting in fogging and making residue within the scope’s tube. Most optics protect against wetness from entering the optical tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Normally, these water-resistant optics can be immersed within 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient moisture prevention for conventional use rifles, unless you anticipate taking your rifle on a boat and are worried about the scope still functioning if it goes over the side and you can still rescue the gun.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another part of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less impacted by temperature level alterations and pressure variations from the external environment which might potentially permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
