Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope

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Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
The Hi-Lux Leatherwood M-1000 scope doesn’t look like any other optic and it doesn’t work like any other optic. Those big dials at the front allow you to set a cam adjustment tailored to your ammunition, and “frame, aim and shoot,” point of aim, point of impact, out to 1000 yards.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLvk-3fBMVM
If you have the time to watch this video, it shows you how the scope can be used manually and with the auto-ranging. The guy doing most of the shooting and all the talking is Corbett Leatherwood, the son of the inventor of the original ART scope from Vietnam.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
It is based on the ART and ART II scopes from the Vietnam era M21 sniper system, which was an accurized M14. The designer, Jim Leatherwood, updated the technology in 2007 shortly before his death, and his son has carried the technology forward in the M-1000 today.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
This is an original M21 system, with the original Leatherwood ART scope, recently for sale on GunsAmerica.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
We mounted our Leatherwood M-1000 on the M40 build from Tactialrifles.net that Ben shot into 3″ at 1000 yards. The M-1000 isn’t a piece of antiquity. It is perhaps the best buy in a scope today that you can actually use out to 1000 yards without being a mathematical genius.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
These three rings loosen from each other. The middle and scalloped ring use thumbscrews. Do not loosen the screw on the inside cam. This scale, set to 4.4 here, corresponds to a “cam setting” of 440 in the manual. It is the approximate meters that the 18″ boxing square in the reticle will be correct at. Once this is set, you lock the middle ring to the cam.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
This is the side view. The cam is an oblong ring that is calibrated to the bullet drop for this setting. When you turn the rings together to frame your 18″ target at distance, the cam raises and lowers the scope on a roller as part of the base.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
Those four lines that form a box in the middle of the reticle are your estimating tool. Frame something you known to be 18″ wide or tall downrange and, if your ballistics are set correctly on the “Cam-Puter,” your bullet will hit point of aim, point of impact, with no holdover required. The calculations are done in the geometry of the cam. The extra dots are actual Mil-Dot capable at 10x power besides the auto-ranging system. Note that this is a second focal plane reticle, so the reticle stays the same size and the target size zooms.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
I used the Android ap called “Shooter” to give me a ballistics table for my load, and matched it up as closely as I could to the cam setting chart in the manual. All trajectories are not the same, especially once a bullet goes subsonic, so it is best to verify as much of the Cam-Puter reliability as possible.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
The Cam-Puter is not the only thing unique on the M-1000. These are capped turrets on the scope. Both windage and elevation have four zero markers, in addition to the zero setting, to hold four different zeroes for 4 different loads or even rifles.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
With your cam ring locked to its setting (it is a thumbscrew but a screwdriver is better), you can untighten the thumb screw on the scalloped 2.5x-10x power ring and zoom it in more without disturbing your point of aim, point of impact. Two pins allow you easily re-couple the power ring to the cam ring to re-range for another shot at a different distance.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iXt1J08NxE

This is a video of Corbett’s daughters learning and shooting with the scope at distance.

Leatherwood ART M-1000 Auto-Ranging Riflescope
That perpendicular screw sticking out of the back of the rings is to lock the cam ring and its setting ring at one distance so you won’t disturb them by using the power ring. I think there is enough drag from the cam on its roller to prevent accidental movement, and you can leave this screw home. If you don’t want to, the bottom collar tightens down on the cam to make it less likely to fall out.

Hi-Lux Leatherwood M-1000
https://www.hi-luxoptics.com/
(Sold online at: Optics Planet– $324)

When it comes to shooting gadgets it is very seldom that I want to jump up and down on my roof and yell “look at this look at this look at this!” But this is the way I feel about the Leatherwood M-1000 scope. I almost wish it was a $2,000 thing, because people would take it more seriously, but though it is based on technology going all the way back to 1970, and the MSRP is $459, with a general street price just under that, it is one of the most excitingly nerdy thingamajigs I have ever encountered in the shooting world. It may be a little ugly compared to the more elegant scopes of today, but this largish awkward looking scope can give you the ability to “frame, aim and shoot, ” point of aim, point of impact between 100 and 1000 meters without ever having to lift your eye from the eyepiece. And you can change from one load to the next, or even one rifle to the next with two minor adjustments. Does that totally rock or does that totally rock?

I have to admit that though I have explained the “Mil-Dot” method of range estimation and bullet drop, every time I encounter the issue I have to go back and re-learn it. Every single time I review the calculations, I ask myself, why isn’t this easier? I can also officially report that I have never actively used Mil-Dot calculations in actual shooting. For me, Mil-Dots have been an intellectual and not a practical shooting exercise. Come to find out, the whole Mil-Dot system was rendered obsolete as far back as the tail end of the Vietnam war.

A man named Jim Leatherwood developed a scope for the M14 sniper rifle, the M21, back in the late 1960s. It was called the ART scope, for “Automatic Ranging Trajectory”. That scope combined all the math of the Mil-Dot range estimation and bullet drop system into a simple “box and shoot” made practical for real shooting and battlefield conditions. If you look in the manual for the M21 sniper rifle, FM-23-10, how to use the scope is actually in the appendix. Many of the original ART I and ART II scopes are still in service today. It takes some learning to understand the concept of how it works, and we’ll get to that, but used correctly, it takes all the math out of range estimation and bullet drop, with no batteries!

Jim Leatherwood returned to later improve the ART design for the military ART II, and then in 2007, shortly before he died, he developed what is today the Leatherwood M-1000, and his son has since taken over the company to continue his dad’s legacy. It is one of the Hi-Lux scopes, and like the others we have seen from this new name in the market, a lot of scope for the money. The major difference between the old ART scope and the M-1000 is that the new scope can be set up for more than one rifle, or more than one ammo on the same rifle, or both. They have taken the “cam” concept from the ART and made it adjustable, using one extra ring.

The founding principle of the ART and now the Leatherwood M-1000 is called “frame, aim and shoot.” It eliminates all calculations for holdover using an oblong “cam” that tilts the scope to a set ballistics drop automatically based on a “box” in the reticle. You frame something you know to be 18″ tall on your target, like the belly button to the chin of a human sized target, or the top two thirds of a normal house window. If you are using for game, the M-1000 manual lists average lengths and heights for common game animals, and you can use these known measurements to automatically range the scope. The manual is a little overcomplicated, but it explains that by framing your target in the box to 18,” you are “telling” the scope how much to compensate for bullet drop at that given distance.

I found that reading the manual out loud to myself while tracking what exactly the letters A-F were in the directions helped a great deal, and the lights went on. I have tried to make sense of it for you using the pictures here, but this is no guarantee you will get it right away. Once you do get it, though, you will have little doubt that this is an extremely advanced system for all snipers and hunting situations, and that you scored what is most likely the most useful scope you will ever own.

With all of the hunting scopes coming out these days that are keyed to a specific caliber, or even custom “tuned” to your specific ballistics with a custom calibration ring (that you pay extra for), the Leatherwood M-1000 ART scope is everything that these custom scopes are, and a lot more. With the custom ballistics scopes you are stuck with the ballistics for that turret, or you can buy another turret. If you want to switch rifles, you buy another turret for that, then re-zero, then re-zero again to put the scope back. The M-1000 doesn’t try to do all of the measurements inside the reticle. The cam is on the outside of the scope. But it makes it so that you can custom tune your ballistics for as many loads as you want, and the capped adjustment turrets will even hold 5 zeros each windage and elevation. The M-1000 is not as elegant as an expensive custom cut turret scope, but in many ways its elegance far surpasses any other scope on the market.

If you look at the ballistics tables in the manual, they are keyed to a cam setting on the scope. If you look in the pictures, it corresponds to those numbers on the middle ring, 2.5-10. This is a little confusing because the power of the scope happens to be 2.5-10x, but that isn’t what these numbers mean. That middle ring is what you loosen to set the scope to your 18″ calculation. The 2.5 to 10 on it corresponds to x100 meters, so for my 150 grain military ball 7.62 (.308 Win.) travelling at 2800 feet per second at the muzzle, I can match up my bullet drop calculations to somewhere between 430-450 in the table, which is 4.3 – 4.5 on the dial. If I set it to 4.4, it will be close to correct out to 1000 yards, and if I take it to the 1000 yard range (which we are doing soon with both the M-1000 and the M-1200), I should be able to bang 18″ targets at any distance I want.

The downside of the M-1000 ART system is its physical size. The scope is very tall because of the cam adjusted base, and the front ring system is nothing short of downright ugly. I think that is why, from what I have seen around the web, most people take pictures of this scope on an M1A. It was designed for this rifle, and the historical significance outweighs the ugliness. If you buy one of these for your own M1A, you will want to get a period correct raised cheekpiece if you want to be able to acquire a proper cheek weld with the M-1000. It is very high. As you can see from our pictures, we set it up on our M40 USMC sniper build from Tacticalrifles.net. It has a raised comb and fits the scope nicely. Once you understand the elegance of the external cam, the scope gets prettier, no matter what gun you put it on.

From a practical perspective, it would be a shame to view this scope through the lens of antiquity. The ballistics chart in the back will match close to whatever your actual drop works out to, and there are also factory ammo specifics for the cam setting for calibers ranging from 17 Remington up through 375 H&H and even the 750 grain Hornady A-Max .50 caliber. To switch from a varmint caliber to a muscle caliber you loosen a thumbscrew, turn the cam, and re-zero the rifle. On the adjusting turrets themselves you can save up to 5 zeros for both windage and elevation. Look in the pictures. This is an amazing feature for those of us who use several bullet weights and brands in the same rifle. You can go from a 180 grain Remington green box to a 150 grain Hornady Superformance with two adjustments, frame, aim and shoot, up to 1000 yards, with no calculations at all, in less than 30 seconds. Amazing, and in 1970 technology no less.

The quality of the M-1000 itself, like the CMR scope from Hi-Lux we have used in past articles, is above its price point, but not perfect. The three interlocking rings on the scope are a little scratchy and heavy when you turn them together, but because you are actually tilting the scope with the cam on a roller, it probably isn’t fair to compare it to the zoom ring on a traditional riflescope where all of the adjustments are inside the tube. Side by side, the glass clarity and light gathering ability of the M-1000 isn’t on the level of the high end scopes, but it is easily as good if not better than other scopes in its price range. Both the 2.5x-10x M-1000 and the 6x-24x M-1200 (the 1200 meter big brother we don’t have one of yet) have 1 inch tubes, and as you can see from the pictures, they come on the custom tilting base that fits any standard rail, or Weaver mounts.

It is important to think of this scope as a “working rifle” tool. If you want to properly set yourself up for real zombies out to 1000 yards, find a range that you can shoot out to at least 250 meters and zero the scope at 250. You can zero it at 100 yards using the top cross line, or hashmark, of the box (see the pictures), but this will be a crude measurement. The ballistics tables in the manual also will not specifically match your bullet drop. I used the Android ap called “Shooter” with generic variables, and my setting was close to a setting of 440, or 4.4, but not dead on. When we take it to the range and Ben shoots it at distance, we will find the exact setting for several loads and switch back and forth between them.

Something I feel I should mention is that screw you see that is sticking out of the back of the rings. Even though it has a locking sleeve on it so you don’t lose it, you may just want to leave it home. Its only function seems to be to lock the cam and cam adjuster ring at a specific distance calculation, and I have no idea why you would want to do that. There is plenty of drag on the rings already to hold them at measurement, and it is easy to decouple the zoom ring from the distance ring once you have your 18″ measurement. If you loosen the thumb screw on the zoom ring, the one with the scallops in it, you can pull it forward and zoom the scope without affecting the bullet drop calculation. That odd perpendicular screw is not even really mentioned in the manual other than to name it as F, the locking thumbscrew. I see it is a superfluous part itching to get lost. These scopes will eventually dry up, or move on to the next version, and become collectable, and you’ll want to not lose that screw.

And above all else with the Leatherwood M-1000 ART scope, when all else fails, READ THE MANUAL! Once you understand the mechanics of the scope it will all seem very natural, but until you do, it may feel like a high priced Rubik’s Cube. For what you get it isn’t really high priced at all, and it may be the last scope you ever buy. We will return with this M-1000 for a range report, and hopefully try its big brother the M-1200 6x-24x as well. It may have taken 40 years for this revolutionary technology to be thought of as revolutionary, but it ain’t no snake oil in optics, and the M-1000 may make you want to jump up and down on your roof too.

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  • robert March 29, 2015, 7:48 pm

    What would I set my settings on for a 7.62X54r Russian Ammo. say 147GR

  • Mike October 31, 2014, 7:06 pm

    This is a cool scope to simplify the bullet drop calculation. Out to 400m that should put you right on the money if you can read your wind accurately. Beyond that point, failing to compensate for barometric pressure, temperature, spin drift, and to a lesser extent humidity and coreolis effect- will put your shot several feet off target out near the 1000m mark. This is a cool scope that will get you reasonably close-don’t get me wrong- but it doesn’t make the user an instant x-ring killer out at extreme ranges.

  • David A. O'Connor October 28, 2014, 3:20 am

    For those of you that want to watch the video but have been unable to due to error messages: Copy the link for the video above ( httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLvk-3fBMVM ) and delete the “v” after http.

  • John Mahoney October 27, 2014, 5:33 pm

    About 15years back I bought a bag of gun parts at a gun show for $80. Included in the bag was a scope the guy “could not figure out”. It had two horizontal lines? needless to say it was a Leatherwood ART Redfield. It is now mounted on my M1A1, along with an M14 E2 stock. The higher comb on the stock put your eye exactly where it should be. Great, great scope. Will hand this down to my boys.

  • Quisno Rodonovich October 27, 2014, 1:18 pm

    I have a lapua 338 with the 1200 art and I use it up to over 1800 yards Along with my BR7 they are unbeatable team. here in Idaho the wolves need to be controlled ,and my rifle is up to the task as 1400 yards in a still day using 300 grain scenar bullets in a lapua case is just the ticket. you might note that the 3 grade leveling procedure on a 12000 is close to 400 800 and1200 yards on a standard rail but a 1/4 inch higher rail now you can center site the 1800 yard shot. This is a scope few know about and I have taken on the best out there. Upon realization that my scope costs chicken feed for the potential it has always brings humor to the campfire.
    leatherwood was a genius with out match > his son should be proud. All my far shooters sport leatherwoods like the one i used in Vietnam.

  • Alex October 27, 2014, 11:50 am

    Burris has a similar but better scope (Burris Eliminator), they have integrated laser rangefinder and dot shows where bullet would hit on the reticle.

  • Michael Christensen October 27, 2014, 10:12 am

    How is the cheek weld with this? Looks pretty high?

  • Bryce October 27, 2014, 9:59 am

    Works fine until environmental conditions come into play.If you sight in at 1000 ft and then go hunt a t 9000 ft see how far off it is.LOL

  • Robert Dalesio October 27, 2014, 8:14 am

    I have the m-1200 would not trade it for the world .this is the best rifle scope that I have ever bought .
    I have had it for quite a few years now I can shoot from 300 m out to 1200 m with out a problem .i use it on a 300 win.mag once you figure out what the sizing graft set and shoot works every time if I miss it is ME not the scope

  • Robert Dalesio October 27, 2014, 8:12 am

    I have the m-1200 would not trade it for the world .this is the best rifle scope that I have ever bought .
    I have had it for quite a few years now I can shoot from 300 m out to 1200 m with out a problem .i use it on a 300 win.mag once you figure out what the sizing graft set and shoot works every time if I miss it is ME not the scope

  • Brian Johnson January 9, 2013, 1:31 am

    I have an original ART-II Purchased in about 1982 from Leatherwood in original Army Green…

    Mounted on my Colt CAR-15 SP1-A It looks so wicked it drops Antelope in their tracks just to see it.

    The ultimate in Gun Control. She’s a beaut!

  • concho November 27, 2012, 9:22 am

    I have the scope , put it on a .338 win mag the base only has 1 bar to connect to the scope picatinni mount it is not enough ‘the bar bent rearward from recoil and mount was ruined , I asked the people at Hi Lux about a replacement bottom bar ? No answer ! A pal ordered the same scope , he mounted it to 300 win mag same damage , He sent his back .
    I am retired machinist ,toolmaker, graduate master gunsmith school 1979 , I will make another base for mine with several locking bars . don’t buy this scope for heavy calibers as the base is not designed for them !

  • Michael W Perkins November 27, 2012, 7:39 am

    I own one & still have to get bit adjusted, it’s very intimidating. I am going to give it another shot in a week or so.
    Have it on my DPMS Panther Oracle, in 5.56/.223 I have it kind of close at 100 yds but I havent touched the adjustments yet, Just got a bore site so that should help.

  • Frank September 22, 2012, 3:21 pm

    Today 9/22/12 I shot 2 rifles with the above scope , Both bent the location bar thar holds the scope in place on rifle mounts , Both scopes failed to stay in place , 1st rifle was a 300 win mag , second was a 338 win mag .
    The mounting system for this product needs to have more bars and better metal to hold this fine scope in place .

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  • Mike Rapolas May 2, 2012, 9:59 am

    Administrator: Can this scope be mounted on a M1 Garand?

    Does anyone know if this mounting will interfere with the shell and clip ejection?

    I am looking forward to purchasing this scope if it fits on my rifle. There are a lot of hogs here in Florida and I would like to do my part in eliminating some of the population. We are starting to be overrun with these “ground breakers “.

    Thanks a whole bunch.
    Mike

    • Administrator May 2, 2012, 12:14 pm

      We have an article coming on mounting scopes on the M1. Your best option for it is the S&K mount, so call them and ask.

    • Mainzer September 28, 2012, 6:27 pm

      I’ve never tried it on a Garand. The issue with the Garand is the clip flying out of but interference there would be a function of the mount…not the scope. Any scope/mount combo would be a problem if not offset to the left somewhat. That’s my opinion only since, as I said, I haven’t tried it on the Garand. Not so much of an issue on an M1A/M14 type platform as there IS NO clip and there are mounts made for the M1A in addition to the fact that the original Leatherwood ART scope was specifically designed for the M14 during Vietnam.

  • Terry April 21, 2012, 9:14 pm

    Would love to try one on my 7400-270!

  • Frank G in Tennessee April 16, 2012, 11:46 am

    For the past 4 years I have been carrying large bore handguns (S&W 460 and TC muzzle load pistol) are my go to on white tail hunts (other then archery season). Both are topped off with red dot Aimpoint 9000SC 2 MOA optics. Very comfortable with both out to 120 yards. One area on my lease will allow me to send one out in the 400 to 600 yard range. I have in my possession a Weatherby 300 WM with all the “goodies” B/C stock, T trigger. My intent is to “snipe” that one monster where he hangs out. I am a pro red dot guy and this Leatherwood seems just the optic to set on top. Any suggestions or recommendations out there guys. The package will be case specific. It will not be swapped to another rifle, the one/only change may be the projectile grain weight. Thanks to all.

  • john Ouillette April 15, 2012, 2:37 pm

    Is this suitable for LE duty use?

    John

    • Administrator April 15, 2012, 2:40 pm

      Yes I would say it is a good option for an LE sniper who will most likely not have time for a rangefinder or a spotter.

  • richard April 13, 2012, 11:36 am

    This might be the one that replace’s my Springfield Armory 2nd Gen

  • mike April 13, 2012, 12:04 am

    looks great! would love to try it out

  • Dennis K April 12, 2012, 5:53 pm

    Had one years ago marked “made in China” . Still that way?

    • Administrator April 12, 2012, 6:44 pm

      Yep, probably the only downside. The quality seems to be great.

    • Mainzer September 28, 2012, 6:20 pm

      It is made in China….however, Hi-Lux Leatherwood OWNS the Chinese plant it is built in and the owners brother/brother in law (forgot which) is resident in China and runs the place. My understanding is that they are way past the quality problems that once troubled them. I have an M-1000 as well as a leatherwood (steel, windage adjustable) mount for my Fulton M21. Working like crazy to get it all set up and off to the range.

  • Gary April 12, 2012, 2:37 pm

    I had heard of this scope years ago, but had completely forgotten about it. (Maybe too much scotch over too long a period–or I’m just getting old!) Would it be necessary to adjust for the +20MOA slope on the scope rail on my BA 110 and, if so, what would they be?

    • Administrator April 12, 2012, 2:51 pm

      Dont know i would ask them

      • Gary April 12, 2012, 2:59 pm

        OK, thanks, I have, but no response yet.

  • Ken B April 12, 2012, 2:00 pm

    Great scope, we just started shooting 1000 + yds in the field.

  • Thomas Blessing April 12, 2012, 12:51 pm

    I want one. I have a M1A loaded version and would love to try that out on top.Price seems to be right.

  • Brian B. April 12, 2012, 10:14 am

    Just Purchased my Springfield M1A a couple of months ago and have been looking for the right optics for it. Guess I won’t have to scratch my head on this one. I appreciate the background and information. Thanks!

    Brian

  • hawk45 April 12, 2012, 9:37 am

    Interesting for sure. Gen2 should upgrade to a 30mm tube, 50mm objective, remove/modify that hokey screw thing (obviously would not survive hard use), mil/mil reticle/knobs, illumination (maybe with a 3mil/1moa dot). FFP???
    A good concept needs a good build. If the hard use guys will use it.. it will catch on. Plinkers don’t shoot past 100-200yds and rarely know how to range. Keep up the innovation and good work. Sometimes we have to look back to move forward.

    • Administrator April 12, 2012, 9:42 am

      Yea, and how much do you want to pay lol?

      • Brian B. April 12, 2012, 10:17 am

        I bet you could come up with away to improve a free lunch.

  • Troy April 12, 2012, 9:03 am

    Looks great, my wish list getting to be awfully long these days though.

  • Mike Rapolas April 12, 2012, 8:51 am

    I am new to long range shooting, math skills lacking and would like to have something to do some of the hard work for me. This scope seems like the perfect addition for my M1 Garand. I envy the long range shooters for their patience and perseverance. I can use a little.
    All I can do is hope to win this.

    Mike

  • Brian Snyder April 12, 2012, 8:21 am

    This is going on the top of my wish list.

  • Sanford Seymour April 12, 2012, 8:17 am

    Looks like this scope would make it easy to ingage life size targets out to 500 to 750 yards it would look great on my Springfield M1A.Easy to adjust to multopal ranges and windage I would love to dial in and get first round hits. I would purchase this scope if I didn’t win it

    Sandy Seymour

  • Forrest April 12, 2012, 7:51 am

    That little knob sticking out in front of the rear ring is just going to break right off.
    Maybe in the case.
    Surely in the field

  • David April 12, 2012, 7:46 am

    John, you should have paid more attention- it ain’t the gun, it’s the SCOPE! What I like about this is, after I got out of the military, I could no longer effectively shoot with a scope. I had to shoot open sights, because I was no longer any good at figuring range where I deer hunt. I can’t figure range accurately past 100 yards anymore. This little piece of heaven would do just fine on a .308, so it wouldn’t matter where the deer was on my ranch, be it 100 yards or 1000. I could get an accurate shot off every time!

  • Gary April 12, 2012, 7:40 am

    Looks like a cool and easy system to quickly engage targets with.
    Seems like in the videos’, the peopleshooting were very close to the eyepeice.

    What is the eye relief?, If one were shooting say a .300WM or .338LM or even a .50BMG with tyour eye that close, wow………………….SCOPE EYE!

  • Bennett Jacobsen April 12, 2012, 7:30 am

    I want one weather I win it, or have to buy it!

  • Mike April 12, 2012, 7:27 am

    I don’t shoot high powers anymore due to a bad back, but I shure would like to mount one of these on my double duce.

  • Walt Kachanis April 12, 2012, 7:22 am

    This would make a fine addition to my collection. It would look mighty fine on my M1A.

  • John Parker April 12, 2012, 6:45 am

    Now we are talking about excellence in long shooting. This is on my Wish List for Prepping.

  • Todd Van Dyke April 12, 2012, 6:15 am

    This is awesome! I would love to mount this on top of my M-21. Thanks for covering this scope system!

  • Mike April 12, 2012, 5:23 am

    SWEET!

  • Dave April 12, 2012, 4:10 am

    Bought one on the surplus market in the late 70’s, grear scope then, and still is. Would like to update to a newer one in the near future.

  • John Parker April 11, 2012, 8:41 pm

    Sure would like to win this fine gun.

  • ETHEL CARPENTER April 11, 2012, 4:45 pm

    GREAT

  • David Leibensperger April 11, 2012, 2:23 pm

    As a Navy sniper in Vietnam, I was issued the M-21 Sniper system complete with a Leatherwood ART, Redfield 3×9 scope. I can personally attest to the accuracy of this Riflescope. The ART-M now adorns my current day AR-15 and it has come a long way since my days in Nam. This is a scope for everyone that wants to be accurate to no more variance than 1/4 of an inch. The M-21 Sniper Rifle System was a huge success thanks to the pioneering work of Jim Leatherwood.

  • deb preston April 11, 2012, 10:19 am

    looks interesting great

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