Leica 5-30x56PRSi review

[deerhunter338mag]

I was very lucky to be given a scope from Rick the Sales representative from Leica in Australia and New Zealand to try, but with covid issues in Victoria I just hadn't been able to give the scope a good run till now. I will give an honest option from my point of view regarding this scope. I also give the pros and cons to what I found.

The scope I was given was in MRAD and FFP and L-4a reticle. I mounted it with Tier one 20moa rings as its 34’’ tube, and on an original QR Blaser mount and was bore sighted for zeroing at the range. I mounted it on my custom R93 338Rum using 250gr Elite hunters from Berger going 2965fps.

Range Day. Awesome day just a touch of wind but nothing really to worry about at all. Just a hand full of shots to zero it at 100m. The scope is extremely accurate with its clicks and was something I was very impressed with. Then I set the zero stop. I found this to be incredible easy to do and one of the pros with this scope is the windage turret has the Allen key mounted inside it. How cool is that and extremely handy. Then it was just adding the current temperature and all the other factures to test it at 760m. Now been MRAD I’m a bit new to it but I found it just as easy as MOA. I fired only hand full of shots and all hit the gone. The glass on this scope is just amazing and watching the hits through the glass I could pick the projectile exploding so much clearer than my Nightforce. I honestly cannot fault the glass and the functionality of how the scope works, its top end quality no questions there.
I had to do some test loads using the 225gr SST as I wanted a mag feed round for the 338Rum that shot the same point of aim or as close as I could get the 250gr Elite hunters using the same scope without touching it. I thought what a good opportunity to use the scope. I tried 2217 powder which is what I’m using with the 250gr Bergers. That’s was within the dinner plate at 100m but I wanted a bit better. Then I tried 2209. Yep, that got 2 shots in the one hole just under an inch off the bull. I found my mag feed round.
I waited till it was a bit darker to re test in fading light and the glass was extremely good. And in a long-range hunting situation, I can see the benefits with this glass as it was amazingly clearer than what I would have expected.
Ok pros and cons

I’ll go with the cons first. The weight is one. It’s a heavy scope. Ok if you have light rifle and from a long range point you wanted a bit more weight in the rifle to help stabilize it, this is a good option. Now I know this was designed with the PRS guys in mined so I get that. But not a big difference with the Nightforce Atacr range but if you’re after a lite scope then this is not it.
The next issue I found was the tube is just too small and a picatinny rail is really needed. The problem using a normal set of rings you’re just not going to get a good eye relief unfortunately. This is a problem that I have spoken with a few people, and they found the same with Leica scopes.
Honestly there the only 2 issues I have with the scope and there really no big deal and more just me.
The pros. The glass is shape and clear as can be. The dialing and turret functionality is superior no questions there at all. The zero stop is about the easiest I have ever used and having the Allen key mounted in the windage turret is such an ingenious idea, I wish I thought of it. This was illuminated and that had a great set up on the focus turret where you can go from 1-10 in different light conditions. I was impressed how it didn’t become over powering like some can be.

As you would expect from a top end scope the engineering and craftsmanship is superior and is pure silk in quality.
Big question is would I buy one. Yes, but for me its SFP and moa with L Ballistic reticle. I would love the tube to be longer as using a QR Blaser mount made it a touch difficult, as well as some of the weight taken off it. Now its time to pack it up and handed it back to Rick, which I would like to thank for giving me an opportunity to try it in the field.

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[TheoR8]

Great stuff mate, good to see someone that knows what he's doing with that Leica stuff.

[Olsen]

Top class scope

[deerhunter338mag]

Top class scope

I have to agree there. Even with the clicks its rock sold, no play nothing. Might be hard giving it back, if it was in moa and sfp.

[deerhunter338mag]

Great stuff mate, good to see someone that knows what he's doing with that Leica stuff.

Hahaha no looking at some guys brown hairy ass through this one. Very nice scope that's for sure.

[TheoR8]

Great stuff mate, good to see someone that knows what he's doing with that Leica stuff.

Hahaha no looking at some guys brown hairy ass through this one. Very nice scope that's for sure.

Speaking of Joe, where is he??

[deerhunter338mag]

Great stuff mate, good to see someone that knows what he's doing with that Leica stuff.

Hahaha no looking at some guys brown hairy ass through this one. Very nice scope that's for sure.

Speaking of Joe, where is he??

Not sure Theo, I know his house got smashed with the bad weather we just had and he got a fair bit of damage.