Customer Reviews

Leapers 5th Gen 3-9x40 AO Mil-Dot Rifle Scope with R/G, 1 Tube

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I purchased this scope for my RWS 350 Magnum Feuercraft Compact air rifle. This is a powerful, spring powered, .177 caliber gun. Most scopes are not appropriate for high power air guns due to the "double recoil" effect. This particular scope IS air gun rated.

My gun came with RWS brand 3-9 x 40 scope which has not had the greatest of reviews. After a few hundred rounds of testing and getting what I felt was very inconsistent shooting results, I decided to try a different scope. So after some research I decided on this one.

To zero the scope you must unlock the turrets with the supplied allen wrench. The spring loaded turrets sort of pop up when released. The cliks are a bit fiddly at first, and takes a little time to get the feel of how they work.

Once you adjust them a couple of times you'll get the feel of it. The allen lock-downs are great to hold the settings but are a bit of a pain to re-adjust for different ammo or shooting situations.

It didn't take long to zero the scope and so far it seems to be shooting well. The mil dot reticle works fine for me. The included illuminated reticle (red or green light) feature is not useful to me but it's there and it seems to work fine. Two batteries are included.

The construction seems solid and the cosmetic appearance is very nice. Flip-up lens caps are included along with an extended sunshade and lens cleaning cloth. The flip up lens covers seem like a good idea, but for me they are not very useful and are hard to take off and on and to re-position. I'd rather have slide on caps.

It comes packaged in a solid manufacturers box but the shipping packing from Amazon could have been a lot better. I didn't think it was protected very well for transit. Luckily it arrived OK.

Looking through this scope is clearer than the RWS scope and the adjustable optic focuses the target very nicely. Minimum focus on this scope is 5 yards. Both the AO and the magnification adjusters have turning resistance that seems just about right. They are easy enough to adjust but still have enough resistance to stay where you put them.

So far I've shot about 200 - 250 rounds and my shots are definitely more consistent in their placement.

If you need a scope of this type, I'd say give this one a try. At $60 I think it's a decent value. You can pay a lot more for a scope to be sure. Obviously, I have had this for a relatively short time and need more time to fully test it out. I will update in a few weeks.

I bought a Gamo CFX air rifle last summer. It came with a fixed 4X scope. After using a friend's adjustable optics(AO) scope and seeing how much easier it was to hit the bullseye when target shooting, I knew I had to have one. I looked at a number of different scopes at prices up to $200. I didn't want to pay too much after only paying $200+ for the Gamo rifle. I bought this because of 3-9 adjustability. Also the 40mm AO dia. fits my gun without having change the rings to a larger size.Power Illuminated Reticle with Red/Green Dual Illumination is really neat.
Remember when you shoot an air rifle the spring recoil can ruin an average scope. Make sure whatever scope you buy is air rifle rated.

Purchased Leapers 5th Gen 3-9x40 AO for air rifle (.177). The primary purpose was for varmint control in my backyard.

Unit received was defective: up/down adjustment was not responsive. Although left/right adjustment work just fine. I am shipping the item back to Amazon (very hassle free and quick transaction for another try at the Leapers scope). Amazon offered either refund or replacement, I opted for the replacement, and the replacement will arrive within a week. Very impressive customer support.

As far as optic was concerned, it seemed flawless in all magnification from 3 to 9. Optic was bright and contrast better than other similarly priced scope.

Zeroing-in requires use of allen-wrench to loosen the up.down & left/right adjustment. On my unit the up/down adjustment did make clicking sounds but did not change the up/down center location on the scope. The right/left adjustment worked as expected. I am not sold on this idea of allen wrench for ajustments. As you release the screw via allen wrench the adjustment knob pops up (via spring), the amount of looseness of the the screw determine whether you get the "click" or not. Too much of loosening made the "clicking" to disappear. It seems that the screw has to be loosen just right. However, once you lock it down, the adjustment is rock solid. I guess you cannot have everything (ease of setup versus stability of zero set).

As soon as I get the replacement, I'll give it another try.

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4-10-2011 (additional comments on the new unit)

I promptly received the replacement unit from Amazon (within a week of request).
Replacement is not defective and is working so far after 1 month of use.

I have bought plenty of scopes for my various air rifles, I have to say this is the one I would recommend
1, it has great clarity
2, outstanding illumination . The cross hairs and mil dots are as bright as you want them, in red or green.
3, the locking adjustment knobs. I love the fact that the scope stays in sight after unlimited number of rounds

I have this scope on a Gamo rocket 177 it is dead on and reliable put the cross hairs on the target and bullseye.
Please buy this scope. You will be very pleased. I have purchased an additional scope for my silent cat. The dial in time was less than 10 rounds. I cant say enough about how pleased I am with this scope.

I read great reviews on this scope on several airgun websites. It did not disappoint. Hard to believe all the features for the price! They even include an extra battery, extra screws and other scope accessories, like a lens cleaner. I will probably but another one for use on a future airgun purchase (I believe these will eventually go up in price once the word gets out). For a rimfire or airgun, this won't disappoint!

I puchased the Lapers/UTG "5th Generation" scope to mount on a 22 bolt action I had recently acquired for pest control. I sighted it in using a Tasco laser bore sighter to make sure I was on paper from the get go. It was, giving me a tight group just high and right of the bulls-eye. After the first magazine, I began zeroing the scope, and it only took one magazine to get it dialed in exactly. This is a great product!

I bought this scope for my brother for his birthday, for his Ruger 10/22. It took a bit of work to get the scope zeroed in (had to borrow an allen wrench from someone at the range), but he loves it and it works really well. I don't know how well this scope would hold up on something other than a center-fire tool, but on the 10/22 it works like a charm.

Attached this scope to my Marlin 60 .22 using the "Instapark One Piece High Power Magnum Airgun Scope Mount Stop Pin" and am very happy with this combination.

Reading and following the included instructions made zeroing the scope a snap.

Optics are clear and every feature works just fine.

Highly recommended - features/quality/affordable.

I emailed Leapers and they emailed me PDFs of the instructions and mil-dot chart, so I can print them out if I misplace the originals from the box.

Added a Blackhawk Mountain Sling (nylon/black) with attached swivels, a Spee-D-Loader, and MidwayUSA Pro Series Scoped Rifle Gun Case (40").

Pictures included on Amazon.

I was looking for a low end scope for my 308 bolt action. Had no problem with mounting, but did have problem zeroing in. Main reason is windage and elevation dials are backwards. In fact same problem happened on another Leapers I purchased. Once you get use to the adjustments, it is pretty good on holding zero. Clarity of lens was good. Just wish Leapers would address dial problem with their source.

Well ill start off by saying something that's been repeated in almost every review. You can't beat this scope for the $$$. Construction seems to be pretty decent. The illuminated mil dot is nice actually exceeded my expectations. The sun shade and flip up scope covers work good and the focus and windage and elevation knobs are pretty easy to operate. Well that's pretty much it good scope for my air rifle maybe a .22 also but not really made to drive nails with a .308 sorry that's gonna cost ya some more money I'd buy it again.