Kahles K318i or Leupold Mark 5HD 3-18x

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I knew I had seen a bad review about the LRP optically, and just saw it mentioned here which reminded me where I saw it. So not only are they not durable (per sample of 1), they also optically suck in their price range (per sample of 1).

 

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I knew I had seen a bad review about the LRP optically, and just saw it mentioned here which reminded me where I saw it. So not only are they not durable (per sample of 1), they also optically suck in their price range (per sample of 1).



Interestingly, both @Ryan Avery and I haven’t thought the glass was anything special either. Him on two, me on one sample.
 

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I knew I had seen a bad review about the LRP optically, and just saw it mentioned here which reminded me where I saw it. So not only are they not durable (per sample of 1), they also optically suck in their price range (per sample of 1).

To my eyes it(lrp) looked worse than the v4 across the mag range

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Interestingly, both @Ryan Avery and I haven’t thought the glass was anything special either. Him on two, me on one sample.
I think the optics quality is average, I have trouble seeing the grey reticle on the Mil version. I don't have any trouble seeing the reticle in the MOA version. The Kahles and Minox glass are better to my eyes.
 
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Interestingly, both @Ryan Avery and I haven’t thought the glass was anything special either. Him on two, me on one sample.

I’m surprised Leupold Mark 5HD performed better than Tangent Theta in these tests. I’ve owned a Mark 5HD before and it is clear glass but it doesn’t correct CA very well.
 
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