Leopold vx5 3-15

[Bellis]

How do you guys like it ? Max yardage ?

 

[The Harbor Master]

Caveat emptor

Thread 'Leupold VX5-HD 3-15x44mm Field Evaluation (#1)'

Aug 24, 2025

This is a field evaluation of the Leupold VX5-HD 3-15x44mm scope. This scope was sent to Ryan Avery for an evaluation.


The scope:



Turrets: Leupold’s Zero-Lock elevation turret. The button must be pushed to move them off zero. The windage turret is capped a d Leupold’s standard resettable.








Reticle:
Wind-Plex . 1 MOA per tick at 15x. 10 MOA from center to thicker outer posts.





Drop Evaluation RTZ and “Tracking”:


For an explanation see- Scope Field Eval Explanation and Standards


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Thread 'Q&A (#1) Leupold VX5-HD 3-15x44mm Field Eval'

Aug 24, 2025

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[Kyguy]

How do you guys like it ? Max yardage ?

What does "max yardage" mean? People shoot 500 with aperture sights and 1000+ wth 10x scopes all the time.

 

[Bellis]

max yardage wasn’t the right wording to use my bad . Just looking to see how people like it and there experiences shooting it out far . Tracking, holding zero etc. I’ve got a brand new one in the box and trying to decide if I want to use it on a new build or if I should go a different route

 

[bpitcher]

My experience is that it is a scope with a lot of potential that fails in execution.

Lost the seals on mine within a couple months of use. Not to mention all the problems you'll read about here with zero retention and durability.

Leupold fixed it (had to pay to ship it to them) and I sold it immediately.

 

[Rwwilliams]

I have several Leupold VX6s. They had been solid until I randomly had a scope go blurry after firing a shot a few weeks ago. They did replace the issue quickly under warranty, but my confidence in them is shaken a bit.

 

[journeyman713]

max yardage wasn’t the right wording to use my bad . Just looking to see how people like it and there experiences shooting it out far . Tracking, holding zero etc. I’ve got a brand new one in the box and trying to decide if I want to use it on a new build or if I should go a different route

I've had one of those for years now. Have a 600yd range nearby, typically I'll dial it throughout the various distances out to 600 and back. It always impresses me! A couple of bull elk and a few deer can't argue with the results.

 

[tracker12]

Ive had one for maybe 10 years with zero problems.

 

[Floridave]

Mind has been great and I’d buy it again. But i only shoot to 500 yards regularly. Naysayers say what they like, but I did drop my rifle 16 feet out of a tree with no loss of zero at all.


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