Optic Passport · Configuration record
Leupold VX-3HD CDS-ZL
3.5-10x40SFPMOA
This record answers a narrow question: which optic configuration does the indexed evidence describe? Exact retail-SKU identity remains open until primary-source documentation closes it.
Identity record
What is documented
- Brand
- Leupold Field-evaluation source
- Model
- VX-3HD CDS-ZL Field-evaluation source
- Magnification / objective
- 3.5-10x40 Field-evaluation source
- Focal plane
- SFP Field-evaluation source
- Adjustment units
- MOA Field-evaluation source
These values identify the configuration named in the public evaluation. Enriched claims below retain their own evidence scope so a family manual is never presented as proof of the tested unit's exact UPC or revision.
Evidence enrichment
What the receipts add
Manufacturer receipts
catalog2025 product catalogLeupold ↗Scope labels matter: tested unit describes the evaluated optic, exact SKU maps a manufacturer product code, and configuration family applies to the documented model family without proving serial-level identity. A scope match can still remain an evidence lead when its authority or identity chain is incomplete.
Receipts attached
Evaluation history
Rokslide field eval
2023-06 zero-retention record
Sample size: 1 · single serial number, tested before and after warranty service
Tracking / RTZFailRTZ threw fliers that would miss deer vitals at ~400 yd; tracking heavily compromised per source
18″ dropsFailfirst 18″ left drop shifted ≈2.5 MOA; erratic through the series
36″ (single)FailNo additional detail
3×36″Failwould no longer group after; source: the erector is busted
Long-termFaillost zero from an 8–9 mile forest-road truck ride before any drops
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