Is My Scope Faulty - RESOLVED, PLEASE READ!

[Shauny 0]

Hi all.

 

I have a Leupold VX-1 4x12 scope from new, and it is about 1 year old now. This is a basic Leopold scope, but I think the clarity is fantastic.

 

However, I seem to have a lot of height adjustment, but the windage doesn't seem to have as much by far, probably about 1/4 as much I would guess. Also, the windage drum seems to move the crosshairs for half of the turning capacity, but the rest of the play which is about another full turn and a half doesn't seem to do anything!

 

Is this normal or would you say this is not functioning quite right? If I needed to get this repaired or replaced under the Leopold lifetime warranty, does anyone know what would need to do??

 

Many thanks for any help with this,

Shaun.

Edited May 5, 2009 by Shauny

[Mr_Logic 5]

Difficult to say without looking really but it does sound like there might be a problem. I have emailed Leupold in the past and did get a response but it took a while.

 

GMK could help as the UK distributor as well.

[Shauny 0]

Hi. Thanks for the reply Mr Logic. It seems that the Leupold FAQ section actually answered my question. Following what it said did indeed get my adjustment where I wanteed it to be. The link to the official site FAQ is here (under section 6 if intersted),

 

Leupold FAQ

 

and I have included what it says in brief here...

 

"If an issue exists on the windage axis, the correction needs to be made with windage adjustable bases or rings. Leupold offers windage adjustable bases (STD) which have two windage screws holding the rear ring. By loosening one side and tightening the other, they shift the rear of the scope right or left. It should be noted that shifting the rear of the scope to the left will cause the point of impact to shift to the left and vise versa. It should also be noted that if one axis is near the limit of its adjustment, there will be a reduction in the amount of adjustment on the other axis. If the elevation adjustment is near the top of the adjustment range, the windage adjustment will be reduced; if windage adjustment has been induced, there will be a reduction in elevation adjustment. This can be illustrated by drawing a circle on a piece of paper to represent the maintube of a scope. If you start in the center of the circle with your pencil, you can move an equal distance in any of the four directions: up, down, left, or right. If you start in the center of the circle and move upwards toward the top of the circle, you will see that the distance remaining to the left and right has been diminished. The same is true in any direction; if you start in the center of the circle and move to the left, you will have diminished travel to adjust up or down.

 

** It is not uncommon for lower quality optics to have more adjustment travel than their higher quality counterparts for a number of reasons, but is typically due to the use of smaller, less expensive internal components. When smaller parts are placed in the same size housing (maintube), they will have the ability to move farther, but will also have negative aspects relating to image quality and durability."

 

Cheers,

Shaun.