Hi-Lux M40 3X-9X Dual Focal Plane Riflescope

I got this scope to match my rem700 HTG "M40a1" (pre Unertl) budget lookalike. My first impressions are: The scope seems to be a much more true reproduction of the old Redfields than what the original manufacturer has managed to deliver to the market! Dimensions and style are pretty close to the originals, with only the elevation and windage adjustment turrets giving it away as they are somewhat taller than on the original. The shape of the eye piece ets is a really good match to the originals. Also, this scope has the proper reticle, although the lines in are perhaps a tad thicker. Anyway, this scope features the range finding "tomb stone" which is just awesome!
The green colour is perhaps a tad on the bright side, but it is difficult to know what the originals were like, as there are only old and faded photos available, or old and weathered scopes to compare against.
Optically it seems to compare with my other mid-range scopes. Click are very nice and tactile. Eye relief is good, which in turm makes the mounting of it look like on the orgininal M40.
Still haven't taken it to the range, so I can't say how it performs in regards to holding zero etc.
The adjustment turrets beeing slightly too tall, and the bright white Hi-Lux logo on the side og the scope sort of "pulls down" the total impression a little bit, together with the perhaps slightly too green/too bright anodizing.
Anyways; this scope is a really nice touch if you'd like to make a "close enough" replica of a classic M40. :-)

I mounted my new scope my M40 and took it to the range to zero. Factory zero was almost perfect. 12 clicks down and 3 left and I am placing 3 shots in the X consistently. Accu rangefinder works as did the originals. Optics are very clear. Only complaint would be the shipping. I paid for 2 day shipping and it to 7 days to arrive.

Hi-Lux M40 3X-9X Riflescope

I have not put it on a rifle yet. Right out of the box I was dissatisfied because the front scope cove when I put it on it fell right off so I Made sure it was put on correctly and it fell of again. This the second review I’ve been rote on it but apparently they care once it’s yours. Ralph International Falls,Mn

I purchased the M40 for a Vietnam retro build that I was completing. Initially the looks out of the box were great. The scope was packaged very securely. I was able to mount it without issue. All caps could be removed freely and the magnification ring moved without issue. Mounting was without any problem. Scope ring crews were set at "hand tight +". Double checked functioning and went to range.......here is where things began to go south.

The very day I received it, I fired 30 rounds of .308 and got a great zero at 100 yards. The range finder on the scope works great, and is a wonderful addition (I can see why these were so useful during the Vietnam War). However I then noticed that the magnification ring had become stuck. I checked the tightness of my scope rings and the orientation of the rings to ensure no binding was occurring, After checking this out I fired 20 more rounds and the ring was functional again. I decided to reconfirm my zero with another 30 rounds and noticed that the range finder in the bottom right had migrated to a 45 degree angle and intersected the bottom crosshair post.

I contacted HiLux, whose staff were very helpful, and immediately sent me a return form. After receiving my troubled scope, they sent me a new one. I have once again mounted and double checked all components, but have not yet had the opportunity to test the new scope out.

Pros.......retro look, range finder, staff support
Cons.....price especially compared to the reliability issues I encountered, reliability (since it is in a circle, even tilted you could still use the rangefinder in a pinch though)

I am hoping that when the opportunity to go to the range again presents itself that this scope will function without issue...... and I can make additions to this review for future customers.