[taylorce1]

Originally Posted by rc

taylorce1, are you saying Leupold will upgrade to click adjustments? I'm surprised this high end scope does not have precise click adjustments as it was originally created. AS long as it holds zero, it seems to be a nice scope. I like the non rotating adjustable objective and eye piece. Works well with flip up caps and still has AO.

First off you have to realize the Vari-X II was Leupold's premier rifle scope nearly 30+ years ago and was basically discontinued in 2001. In the 90's the premier Leupold riflescope was the Vari-X III. Since 2001 then you have had 2 generations of improvement in the last 12 years. You had the VX-II which had click adjustments done with coin slots and for the most part all Vari-X III technology. Now you have the VX2 and it has finger adjustable turrets, and the optics and internals are all VX-III technology.

Yes the Leupold custom shop will upgrade your scope to click adjustments for a fee. You might only be able to add a M1 dial which isn't low profile but you can have click adjustments on your Vari-X II scope. However it probably isn't really worth the money to do the upgrade as the friction adjustments work just fine.

Leupold FAQ Riflescopes and Reticles #3.

With all of the recent changes, it can be difficult to know exactly how each product will perform. Every scope Leupold produces, including the Rifleman, is fully coated (all lenses, internal and external, are coated) and utilizes glass, coatings, and optical systems of equal or better quality than the discontinued Vari-X II’s of the past. Decreased cost associated with the Rifleman line is due to increased efficiency in our production process, not from reduced quality.

To make things easier, a brief summary of our current scope lines has been compiled including the most prominent features belonging to each.

It is important to note that every lens (internal and external) in every Leupold scope is coated, but the type of coatings will vary. Fully multicoated” indicates that each lens in an optical system is coated with multiple layers of lens coating, such as Multicoat 4. “Fully coated” indicates that each lens is coated with a single lens coating; Leupold uses magnesium fluoride. “Standard multicoated” scopes have a combination of coated lenses and multicoated lenses.

VX-II
•The VX-II line (2003 and older) uses a combination of Vari-X III and Vari-X II (discontinued) technology. VX-II’s also utilize ?-MOA click adjustments, but the lens coatings are unique. The external lenses are coated with Multicoat 4 and the internal lenses are coated with magnesium fluoride.
•Beginning in 2004, the VX-II line is fully multicoated and will perform comparably to the discontinued Vari-X III line.

VX-I
•The VX-I also utilizes a combination of Vari-X III and Vari-X II technology, utilizing ?-MOA friction (non-clicking) adjustments. The external lenses are multicoated and the internal lenses use magnesium fluoride.

Rifleman
•Though the Rifleman line of scopes uses a different maintube (for aesthetic reasons), it is optically the same as the Vari-X II (discontinued for 2001). The adjustments are exactly the same as the Vari-X II (?-MOA friction) as are the lenses and coatings. All lenses, internal and external, are coated with magnesium fluoride. Basically, the Rifleman is a newer-looking matte finish version of the Vari-X II that helped build the Leupold reputation. It is important to note that Custom Shop options (reticle changes, target adjustment installation, etc.) are not available for the Rifleman line of scopes.