Post by bradshaw on Oct 23, 2017 7:53:54 GMT -5
toddoyky.... well, there you have it from boys who throw lead. Decades ago Leupold set the gold standard for weatherproofing scopes, which forced the industry to follow----including the most expensive European brands----or attempt to follow. Leupold also set the standard for 4-inch eye relief in rifle scopes, and maintained a regard for necessary eye relief in handgun scopes (although it is difficult to maintain extended-arm eye relief at higher magnification without tunneling the field of view).
A hard North Country cold tests waterproofing when a scope is brought into camp with the wood stove cranking. Fog on the eyepiece can be caused by having the revolver in your armpit or exhaling as you raise the pistol to shoot. Fog on the inside of the scope is caused by a sudden change in temperature on a poorly-sealed scope.
A further advantage of Leupold----micrometer-click target turrets, generally 1/2” @ 100 yards. A 1/2” click comes in handy on a handgun scope, where trajectory and wind may call for large adjustments.
As to the power, 2x is faster than 4x on a sweeping shot and requires less practice to hold well. But PRACTICE is implicit in handgunning. Many thousands of rifle hunters are lousy shots. It is my impression a handgun hunter takes a greater interest in learning to shoot. Crucial to performance.
An illuminated reticle----any light source inside the scope----causes the IRIS, or aperture of the eye, to contract and reduce light landing on the RETINA. An illuminated reticle may reduce light available to see game through the scope at the end of the day. Nor is a regular scope battery-dependent. Again all this, the illuminated reticle grabs your eye, vital to fast shooting.
UNITY MAGNIFICATION means 1X or no magnification. Red dot scopes work best without magnification. Unlimited eye relief. Red dots are fast, really fast. If your opportunities come late in the day, a standard optic buys time.
Leupold offers a selection of reticle options. A multi-aiming point reticle would compliment the trajectory of a .500 Linebaugh. Re-reading your query reminds me we’re talking T/C Encore with 23” barrel, which presumes a rifle stock, although that’s not specified. Thus, a rifle scope. Were the decision mine, I’d consider time of day and, if I chose a regular scope, I’d ask Leupold whether a Mil Dot reticle may be fitted.
David Bradshaw
A hard North Country cold tests waterproofing when a scope is brought into camp with the wood stove cranking. Fog on the eyepiece can be caused by having the revolver in your armpit or exhaling as you raise the pistol to shoot. Fog on the inside of the scope is caused by a sudden change in temperature on a poorly-sealed scope.
A further advantage of Leupold----micrometer-click target turrets, generally 1/2” @ 100 yards. A 1/2” click comes in handy on a handgun scope, where trajectory and wind may call for large adjustments.
As to the power, 2x is faster than 4x on a sweeping shot and requires less practice to hold well. But PRACTICE is implicit in handgunning. Many thousands of rifle hunters are lousy shots. It is my impression a handgun hunter takes a greater interest in learning to shoot. Crucial to performance.
An illuminated reticle----any light source inside the scope----causes the IRIS, or aperture of the eye, to contract and reduce light landing on the RETINA. An illuminated reticle may reduce light available to see game through the scope at the end of the day. Nor is a regular scope battery-dependent. Again all this, the illuminated reticle grabs your eye, vital to fast shooting.
UNITY MAGNIFICATION means 1X or no magnification. Red dot scopes work best without magnification. Unlimited eye relief. Red dots are fast, really fast. If your opportunities come late in the day, a standard optic buys time.
Leupold offers a selection of reticle options. A multi-aiming point reticle would compliment the trajectory of a .500 Linebaugh. Re-reading your query reminds me we’re talking T/C Encore with 23” barrel, which presumes a rifle stock, although that’s not specified. Thus, a rifle scope. Were the decision mine, I’d consider time of day and, if I chose a regular scope, I’d ask Leupold whether a Mil Dot reticle may be fitted.
David Bradshaw