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Hammer47
Guest
Are all 36X Leupold benchrest scopes 1/4 minute of angle? I am speaking of the older model, not the newer side focus scopes.
Dick Grosbier
Club Coordinator
Perhaps my memory is failing but every 36 Leupold Scope I ever owned and I owned a bunch was 1/4 min clicks.
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.25shooter
Guest
Leopold 36x old model
Mine also has 1/4 MOA clics. Have never seen anyone with 1/8 clics. Not shure about the dot though.
Mine also has 1/4 MOA clics. Have never seen anyone with 1/8 clics. Not shure about the dot though.
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realm-aw
Guest
not all
'Earllier Leupold 36X did not have a lock ring on the parallex adjustment, a problem resolved by the introduction of the BR 36X' ...... that's a paraphrase from the top of page 26 "Ultimate Rifle Accuracy" by Glenn Newick
'Earllier Leupold 36X did not have a lock ring on the parallex adjustment, a problem resolved by the introduction of the BR 36X' ...... that's a paraphrase from the top of page 26 "Ultimate Rifle Accuracy" by Glenn Newick
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Donald
Guest
I have a 1993 model and it is 1/4 inch clicks. Not so good for score shooting, Ok for group. I use my Weaver T36 for score, it has 1/8 inch clicks.
Donald
Donald
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Jim Mullican
Guest
36 X scopes
I shoot indoor 25 yard rimfire. the BR 36X and BR 36X D will focus down to 25 yards and both hav 1/4 clicks.
I shoot indoor 25 yard rimfire. the BR 36X and BR 36X D will focus down to 25 yards and both hav 1/4 clicks.
Dick Grosbier
Club Coordinator
There are actually two versions of the older 36 Leupolds and a few subsets under the two main versions all were 1/4 MOA clicks all had adjustable objectives and the Later BR versions had a locking ring on the AO. The original 36 Leupolds came in any color you wanted as long as it was Black. And the later BR versions came in Black or Silver . The really early 36x Leupolds had problems with the front end adjustable Objective coming loose and several I sent back for repair had came back totally rebuilt in a different housing with even a different serial number, the newer ones can be identified by the finer spacing of the lengthwise ridges on the adjusting Ring. I don't know how many versions there are of the 36BR's but I have been told the BRD's had two springs pushin on the erector tube one opposite each adjusting turret where the earlier BR's had one spring. Thats why the BRD's are considered superior.
I believe all the 36s were available with dot reticles.
I also know many of the earlier 36's became quite erratic unless you sent them to Cecil Tucker who made a very nice modification placing a decent coil spring against the erector tube to hold it against the turret adjustent as the internal leaf type springs Leupold used became quite weak over time.
I also heard..
that the real improvement by Tucker was an O ring inside that held the erector tube in the center of the scope tube and that the coil spring was a show piece. Fact or myth I don't know and he will never tell!! All I know is the one Weaver I had him do was rock solid for one season then became as funky as it was before the conversion. It was worth it as I shot some pretty good scores with it for that one year. Cost of doing business...nothing is forever, etc. etc. etc. --Greg
that the real improvement by Tucker was an O ring inside that held the erector tube in the center of the scope tube and that the coil spring was a show piece. Fact or myth I don't know and he will never tell!! All I know is the one Weaver I had him do was rock solid for one season then became as funky as it was before the conversion. It was worth it as I shot some pretty good scores with it for that one year. Cost of doing business...nothing is forever, etc. etc. etc. --Greg
jackie schmidt
New member
Gregg
You are correct, the real "fix" for the 36x Leupold is the small o-ring that Cecil installed on the OD of the erector tube seating shoulder. This sorta stabilized the unit, keeping it centered in the event that the shoulder ever became unseated fromits spherical reference circle under recoil.
The coil spring is really not that much better than the arch spring that Leupold used. But Cecil told me that shooters expected to see it, so he always used it.
As for the clicks, all 36x Leupolds are 1/4.
I really do not see how a "Tucker Conversion" would even work in a Weaver. The design is quite different than a Leupold. If you saw the inside of one, you would know what I mean.........jackie
You are correct, the real "fix" for the 36x Leupold is the small o-ring that Cecil installed on the OD of the erector tube seating shoulder. This sorta stabilized the unit, keeping it centered in the event that the shoulder ever became unseated fromits spherical reference circle under recoil.
The coil spring is really not that much better than the arch spring that Leupold used. But Cecil told me that shooters expected to see it, so he always used it.
As for the clicks, all 36x Leupolds are 1/4.
I really do not see how a "Tucker Conversion" would even work in a Weaver. The design is quite different than a Leupold. If you saw the inside of one, you would know what I mean.........jackie