Tracking Error

[Dmybos]

I have purchased a Leupold Mark 5HD and just ran a tracking test on it. This scope has a tracking error of .3mil at 12mils. All of my other scopes are within .1 mil. Wondering if this error is common of if I should send it back.

 

[TheOE800]

For Leupold it is.

 

[Nik H]

I have purchased a Leupold Mark 5HD and just ran a tracking test on it. This scope has a tracking error of .3mil at 12mils. All of my other scopes are within .1 mil. Wondering if this error is common of if I should send it back.

If you read This article that Frank wrote back in 2020, you would see that acceptable tracking error is no more than 2%. There is a chart there also that has the results of several Mk V and 4/5 were good and one was bad.

Your error was 2.5% so I would try it again to be sure you measured correctly. The article shows you how Frank does it When he conducts a class. I am assuming that you ran the test at 100 yards as well.

Good luck

 

[Baron23]

For Leupold it is.

Lol

 

[TheOE800]

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Lol

They have a rich history in that arena.