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<blockquote data-quote="TRexF16" data-source="post: 2180935" data-attributes="member: 108912"><p>Your last point is a good one - 15X is mighty high magnification to be on if the animal bolts and a follow-up shot is required. BUT, regarding the Windplex, as well as the the other Leupold reticles that have fixed reticle subtensions "valid" only at max power:</p><p>On the VX5 HD 3-15, there is a very distinct tic mark on the power ring at the 7.5X point, such that you can precisely set that magnification. IMO, 7.5X is plenty out to 500-600 yards and still a pretty decent field of view. With the power set here, all you have to do is realize each of the windage increment tics in the reticle is doubled. IOW, with the 3X-15X Windplex, set at 7.5X the large 5 MOA tic is actually 10 MOA and each of the small 1 MOA tics are 2 MOA.</p><p></p><p>I just noted that 7.5X tic mark yesterday while boresighting it and was thinking how very useful it would be when I did not want to turn it up to 15X in a "moderate" range situation. </p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Rex</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRexF16, post: 2180935, member: 108912"] Your last point is a good one - 15X is mighty high magnification to be on if the animal bolts and a follow-up shot is required. BUT, regarding the Windplex, as well as the the other Leupold reticles that have fixed reticle subtensions "valid" only at max power: On the VX5 HD 3-15, there is a very distinct tic mark on the power ring at the 7.5X point, such that you can precisely set that magnification. IMO, 7.5X is plenty out to 500-600 yards and still a pretty decent field of view. With the power set here, all you have to do is realize each of the windage increment tics in the reticle is doubled. IOW, with the 3X-15X Windplex, set at 7.5X the large 5 MOA tic is actually 10 MOA and each of the small 1 MOA tics are 2 MOA. I just noted that 7.5X tic mark yesterday while boresighting it and was thinking how very useful it would be when I did not want to turn it up to 15X in a "moderate" range situation. Cheers, Rex [/QUOTE]
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