Lynx

LEFT: Louis Steyn
sighting in the
LX3 on Johan’s
.308 Win.
RIGHT: Johan Raath
with his .308 Win
rifle.
Some difficulty with close in focus at
25 metres while aligning the scope
quickly disappeared at 100 metres.
The RF-Tactical reticle proved to be
a hit with Johan using it successfully
to gauge distance with the scope set
at 20 mangification as suggested by
the well written user’s manual. While
Johan was ‘guesstimating’ distances
using the scope’s reticle, I was using
my rangefinder. I could pretty much
confirm his surprisingly accurate
estimations.
He found the 1/4-MOA turret clicks
positive with bold markings easy to use
and, despite a pesky estimated 15-km
crosswind springing up when we got
around to the gongs, he managed to
ring their bell out to 500 metres with
an 80% success rate. The reticle’s green
illumination has 11 settings for low light
shooting and switches off automatically
after use. This switch-off feature is
hugely positive to those of us who have
in the past liberally used foul language
every time we found a flat battery as a
result of someone not switching it off
manually after use.
I have no doubt that this scope, with
the right ammo, will find justified favour
with our long distance sport shooting
community and, bowing to the expertise
and knowledge of Johan, I therefore
have no hesitation in recommending it
most highly. See Johan’s typically terse
‘mil-speak’ dozen descriptions of the
scope, and with these I leave you to
make up your own mind.
1. Mounted 34-mm Warne Maxima
QD Steel 221LM rings (easy, no
problems, return to zero).
2. At 100 m: sub-MOA (3/4 inch)
groups.
3. At 300 m: 1½ MOA group (five
shots, see photo).
4. ¼ MOA (positive) turret clicks
– markings bold and easy to use –
100 elevation MOA and 50 wind
adjustment MOA.
5. Great RF-Tactical reticle, used for
distance judgement.
6. At 20x, the reticle lines subtend
2.5 mm at 100 m, which is fine
enough for accurate shot placement
without being too difficult to see,
and 15 indicator markings, evenly
spaced 1 MOA apart, run along the
full length of each crosswire from
centre.
7. The ranging scale inset at the top
of the reticle provides a quick and
accurate means of ranging a 20-cm
high target from 200 to 500 metres.
8. In poor light, reticle can be
green-illuminated using 11-
step brightness control which is
mounted atop the parallax wheel on
the saddle of the scope.
9. Easy to focus with parallax control.
10. Good clarity (beyond 100 m and
best at 300 m) – anti-glare glass.
11. Good scope. Good value for money.
12. Deserves better ammo.
Stay safe! WL
The LX3 includes a RF-Tactical reticle with
green illumination in 11-step brightness control.
The Lynx uses ¼ MOA clicks on its turrets that
are very easy and comfortable to use.