Leupold FX-3 Manual de usuario
Leupold &Stevens
P.O. Box 688
Beaverton, OR 97075 USA
1 (800) LEUPOLD (538-7653)
Leupold &Stevens
14400 NW Greenbrier Parkway
Beaverton, OR 97006 USA
(503) 526-1400
PART # 59809 ARTWORK # 59458
www.leupold.com
RIFLESCOPE
OWNERS MANUAL
Complete Installation & Operation Instructions
AMERICA’S OPTICS AUTHORITY®
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Contents
Know Your Scope ...................................4
How to Install the Scope..............................6
How to Sight-In ....................................14
Making Precise Windage and Elevation Adjustments ....17
What You Should Know About Variable Power Scopes ..25
Using the Illuminated Reticle.........................33
Changing the Battery ...............................35
Leupold Means Minimal Maintenance.................37
Leupold Product Service.............................40
The Best Consumer Protection in the Business ..........41
Français ...........................................44
Español ...........................................48
Deutsch ...........................................53
Italiano ...........................................57
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You’re Part of the Tradition
In a sport rich in tradition, Leupold® has earned its place as one of the classic
names in hunting and shooting. To be sure, the Golden Ring® scope you now
own is the finest example of Leupold heritage.
Frederick Leupold came to Portland, Oregon, from Germany in 1907, and
quickly established a firm to manufacture and repair surveying transits. Fred’s
son, Marcus, broadened the company’s focus in the late 1930s after the avid
outdoorsman missed a buck on the soggy western slopes of Oregon’s Cascade
Range. (His scope had fogged, as was common for scopes of that era.)
Frustrated by the experience, Marcus set out to build a better scope.The rest,
as they say, is history.
Marcus Leupold’s quest for quality has continued on to the present. In the
words of the firm’s founder, Frederick Leupold, “We solemnly promise never
to let down on quality; the customer is entitled to a square deal.”This is why
we build every Leupold Golden Ring product to be worthy of the Leupold Full
Lifetime Guarantee. It’s the best customer protection in the business, and it’s
the best way we know to thank you for buying Leupold.
Part of the Tradition
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Know Your Scope
PARTS OF THE SCOPE
Riflescopes have become far more sophisticated over the years, but
the four most basic parts have remained the same. Working from
front to back they are:
1. The objective lens (or front lens) is critical to a superior
sight picture.
2. The internal erector lenses which right the image.
3. The reticle, often referred to as the crosshair, provides the
aiming point.
4. The ocular lens (or eyepiece lens) works with the other lenses to
magnify the image, provide correct eye relief, and make
diopter corrections.
Know your Scope
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1Objective Lens
2Windage Adjustment
(opposite side of scope)
3Elevation Adjustment
4Erector Lenses
5Power Selector Ring
6Eyepiece Lock Ring
7Ocular Lens
8Eyepiece Assembly
9Reticle Housing
10 Side Parallax Adjustment
HOW SCOPES WORK
As light passes through and beyond the objective lens, the
resulting upside down image is sent to the internal lenses.
Known as erector lenses, these internal lenses return the im-
age to a right-side-up position. Finally, the ocular lens makes
a final enlargement of that image and sends it on to your eye.
Your Leupold scope was designed, manufactured, and tested
to ensure that, when properly
mounted and sighted-in
on your firearm, you will enjoy
exceptional performance.
A solid mount is critical to satisfactory performance of your
scope. If you have problems or questions, please contact
Leupold Product Service (see page 39).
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THE LOWER THE SCOPE, THE BETTER
A scope mounted close to the rifle ensures proper cheek weld on
the stock for a stable firing position and allows for rapid target
acquisition. We recommend using the lowest possible ring height.
No specific clearance is required, but the scope must clear the bolt
handle, hammer (on lever actions and handguns), sights, and
barrel.
When installed, be sure that your scope does not interfere with
firearm operation and does not contact anything except the
mount rings.
How to Install the Scope
CAUTION
Always check and be certain that the firearm is unloaded
before undertaking any work upon it.
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE HANDBOOK
BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR SCOPE.
How to Install the Scope
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INSTALLING THE BASE, RINGS, AND SCOPE
Please refer to the instructions included with the base and rings for
their proper installation on the firearm.
If necessary, it is safe to position the rear mount ring directly on the
exposed threaded area near the eyepiece, but only after focusing the
eyepiece. This allows a more forward placement of the scope. See
page 8 for more details.
NOTE: The windage and elevation adjustments on new Leupold scopes
are centered as part of the assembly process. If you are mounting
a scope that was previously mounted on another rifle, you should
center the adjustments (please see “Zeroing Windage and Elevation
Adjustments” on page 20 for more details).
NOTE: Use care in mounting the 2.5x28mm Scout riflescope. It is
necessary to place the back edge of the rearmost ring at least 3/4" for-
ward of the ocular bell/tube juncture to avoid possible reticle damage.
Because of the longer eye relief of this product, mounting the scope
back slightly will not in any way impair its function or effectiveness.
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ESTABLISHING EYE RELIEF ON
RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
Because of the safety considerations associated with proper eye
relief, Leupold strongly recommends that you mount your scope as
far forward as possible. Beyond that, follow these steps:
1. With the scope as far forward in the mounts as possible, hold
the rifle in your normal shooting position. (Variable power
scopes should be set at the highest magnification for this
process.)
2. Slowly move the scope to the rear just until you can see a full
field-of-view.
3. Position your scope here for maximum eye relief.
4. Proceed to COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION.
NOTE: To confirm that your scope is mounted in the best possible
position, try assuming various positions: kneeling, seated, prone, and
aiming both uphill and downhill. Remember that aiming uphill typically
reduces eye relief. Wearing hunting/shooting specific clothing is
recommended as this may alter eye relief considerations slightly.
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Leupold riflescopes are engineered to provide a generous 3" to 5"
eye relief, depending on the model and the magnification level.
WARNING
If a scope is mounted too far to the rear, the eyepiece
can injure the shooter’s brow. Shooting at an uphill angle
also increases this hazard because it shortens the dis-
tance between the brow and the rear of the scope. For
this reason, Leupold scopes are engineered to provide
generous eye relief. Therefore, when mounting your
scope, we recommend positioning it as far forward in
the mounts as possible to take full advantage of this
generous eye relief.
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ESTABLISHING EYE RELIEF ON HANDGUN SCOPES
Since handguns are typically fired from an arms-extended position,
eye relief is less of a safety issue than with riflescopes. However, it’s
still important to get the eye relief right for you.
1. Holding the handgun in your normal shooting stance, position
the scope in the rings to achieve a full field-of-view.
2. Proceed to COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION.
The eye relief of handgun scopes is more forgiving than that of rifle-
scopes. Nevertheless, it is important that the eye relief is compatible
with your shooting style.
Este manual sirve para los siguientes modelos
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