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Rifle Scope Product Details
Leupold VX-Freedom Rimfire Riflescope
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
Model #174179 – VX-Freedom Rimfire 2-7x33mm Riflescope with a Rimfire-MOA reticle and Matte finish
100% Waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof.
Parallax adjusted for 60 yards, ideal for rimfire cartridges
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 windage and elevation offer absolute repeatability and dependability over a lifetime of extreme use
VX-Freedom Rimfire
Magnification Range: 2x-7x
Weight: 11.1 oz.
Length: 11.04 in.
Maintube Diameter: 1 inch
Eye Relief (in) – Low: 4.17
Eye Relief (in) – High: 3.7
Linear FOV (ft/100 yd) – Low: 43.8
Linear FOV (ft/100 yd) – High: 17.8
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 by us 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 by us 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 Company
Leupold is a premium producer for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and make their mounts and related products choosing building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Leupold VX-Freedom Rimfire Riflescope by Leupold. For more shooting items, visit their site.
Rifle Scope Facts
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom by utilizing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for many natural factors like wind and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing with the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Most modern rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are found within and on the exterior of the scope. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of scopes.
The Varieties of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding upon the finest type of rifle scope is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Scope Facts
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the magnifying lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based upon the extent of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced distance as they are at the non amplified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards by using 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are very little
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” correlations for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the exact same overall size relative to the volume of magnification being used. The end result is that the reticle measurements evolve based upon the zoom employed to shoot over longer ranges due to the fact that the reticle markings represent different increments which fluctuate with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These varieties of optics work for:
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic picture without area used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Magnification for Optics
The quantity of zoom a scope provides is identified by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle scope and optic will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of scope can not change since it is a fixed power optic.
Info on Variable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power adjustment is handled using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. Highly magnified optics will not be as efficient as lower magnification optics given that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The very same idea relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Rifle Optic Lens Finish
All state-of-the-art rifle glass lenses are covered. Lens coating can be a vital aspect of a rifle when looking at high end rifle optics and scope systems.
Details on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope suppliers will also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use various procedures, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations to extract a wide range of colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This HD coating is normally used with more costly, high density lens glass which drops light’s ability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to describe “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious over things with defined shapes as light hits the item from certain angles.
Single Scope Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have various finishings used to them. All lenses typically 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 usually a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope company and just how much you spent for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can prove that a manufacturer is taking several steps to combat different environmental elements like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This also doesn’t necessarily mean the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single covered lens. Being “better” is dependent on the producer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of glass used in creating the rifle glass.
Anti-water Scope Lens Finish
Water on a lens doesn’t help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Glass Installing Alternatives
Mounting options for scopes come in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to quickly install and dismount the scopes.
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These kinds of scope mounts use two detached rings to support the optic, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long distance accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is very good for rifles which need to have a resilient, hard use mount which will not change no matter how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you want for a faithful optics setup on a far away hunting or sniper competition long gun that will seldom need to be modified or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used to keep the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are mounted tightly in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics brand. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Rifle Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and remove a scope from a rifle. If they all use a comparable design mount, a number of scopes can often be swapped out on the range. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten nicely to a flat top design 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 preserving precision. These types of mounts come in beneficial for rifles which are shipped a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are employed between a number of rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics manufacturer. It generally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Glass Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle glass can mess up a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and producing residue within the scope’s tube. The majority of scopes prevent humidity from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Typically, these 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 ample moisture avoidance for standard use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle aboard watercrafts and are worried about the scope still working if it goes overboard and you can still rescue the gun.
Optic Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the buildup of moisture within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less impacted by temp changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which could possibly enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
