Leupold Mark 5hd 3.6-18x 44mm With Tmr Reticle

Leupold Mark 5hd 3.6-18x 44mm With Tmr Reticle

- John Haviland

Scopes seem to always increase in size. However, Leupold turned to a compact with its new Mark 5HD 3.6-18x 44mm scope. It weighs 26 ounces and measures a short 12 inches. All manner of features are included in the scope.

The adjustment dial, with three revolutions of elevation adjustment, is the most obvious new feature. The elevation dial contains a lock release button located on the top side of the dial. The dial locks in the zero position but can be unlocked by pushing the button and turning the dial one or more clicks to raise elevation. The dial can also be turned five clicks below zero to sight in at a shorter distance. To indicate where the rotation of the dial is set, the button remains extended during the first revolution, pulls in flush with the dial during the second revolution, and on the third revolution the button pulls inside the dial and a silver “revolution indicator pin” rises on the top of the dial. The Mark 5HD scope’s elevation and windage turrets are equipped with a .1 milliradian (MIL) click adjustment to mesh with the Tactical Milling Reticle (TMR).

The TMR uses hash marks (instead of the more common dots) spaced .5 MIL apart on the horizontal and vertical wires. Hash mark spacing narrows to .2 MIL between the fourth and fifth MIL hash marks. Out from there the reticle wires thicken. With magnification adjusted just short of 18x, 10 MILs of hash marks are visible.