Adjustment Styles

Nine adjustment dial styles

The following is a guide to functional differences in windage and elevation adjustment dials for various Leupold scope models.

Precise friction adjustment dials for VX™-I
VX-I scopes come standard with precise friction adjustment dials with graduations marked at
every 1/2-MOA. Fixed Power M-8 scopes also use the same style in their adjustment dials.
Coin-slot 1/4-MOA “click” adjustments for VX™-II
VX-II scopes offer audible and tactile coin-slot style 1/4-MOA “click” adjustment dials in a silver finish.
Coin-slot 1/4-MOA “click” adjustments
for Vari-X® III

Vari-X III scopes feature audible and tactile coin-slot style 1/4-MOA “click” adjustment dials in a stylish black finish.
Finger-adjustable 1/4-MOA "click" adjustments
for LPS®

Leupold Premier Scopes feature precise finger-adjustable, audible and tactile 1/4-MOA “click” adjustments with generous travel. Once sighted in, the pull-up/push-down adjustment dials can be
reset to zero without tools.
Coin-slot 1/2-MOA “click” adjustments
for Mark 4® CQ/T™

Windage and elevation adjustments can be made in 1/2-MOA "clicks," which are both audible and tactile.
Target-style adjustments
These tall windage and elevation adjustments are tailored for three varieties of scopes.

Leupold Target scopes offer 1/4-MOA "click" target-style adjustments and a full 15-MOA of adjustment for each revolution. Long Range Target scope models additionally feature a generous range of windage and elevation travel with more than 65-MOA each.

Leupold Tactical scope models also feature 1/4-MOA "click" target-style adjustments and a full 15-MOA of adjustment for each revolution.

Target-style adjustments for Competition Series
Leupold Competition Series scopes offer unique competition-style windage and elevation adjustment dials that are marked and click at 1/8-MOA increments.
M1-style adjustments
The oversized adjustment knobs on M1-style adjustments give you audible and tactile confirmation of each 1/4-MOA click and can be zeroed after sighting-in. The elevation knob has a horizontal scale for counting adjustment revolutions.
M3-style adjustments
With 1/2-MOA windage and 1-MOA elevation clicks, M3-style adjustment dials can be reset to zero after sighting-in. The elevation dial also features bullet-drop compensation marks.

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