A few months ago, Leapers reached out to the crew at The Firearm Blog and asked if anybody would be interested in reviewing one of their new 1-8 LPVOs. I was particularly intrigued by this, as I was not aware that Leapers/Integrix was creating military spec optics, and I thought that they only made scopes for airsoft guns or pellet rifles. I was surprised to see that they are bringing to market a whole line of premium optics for real firearms. One of the standup features that really caught my eye with their INTEGRIX IX8 1-8 LPVO optic was that from one to eight power, they claimed that your eye relief will not change. I’ll be doing a full review later on on this optic but for now, this is just a first impression piece. You can find the manufacturer specs below and then at the bottom of this article, I will give my first impressions on this new optic from Leapers.

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The INTEGRIX IX8 1-8X28 LPVO was provided to me by Leapers, I’m not sure if they are letting me keep this optic or if I will need to buy it from them at the end of the review but either way, this will not change my opinion on any of their current or future products. Leapers has not been allowed to preview this article prior to publication. 

INTEGRIX is pinnacle performance. Years of experience were brought to the forefront through expert development and evaluation, countless testing, and meticulous manufacturing. German and Japanese glass lenses used exclusively in every INTEGRIX optic are individually centration tested, multi-coated for glare, reflection, and scratch resistance, and upon assembly are inspected for concentricity as a whole.

Manufacturer Specs

• Individually Centration Tested German and Japanese Glass, Concentric Tested Post Assembly
• Multi-Coated Lenses for Glare, Reflection, and Scratch Resistance
• Low Aberration Optimized Image Quality with Over a 92% Light Transmittance
• Edge to Edge Sharpness, High Contrast, and High-Resolution Standard
• Reliable Adverse Temperature and Environmental Performance with -40° to 160° Fahrenheit Operational Range and IPX7 Waterproof Rating

• Rated, at Minimum, for .338 LAPUA Magnum
• Red and Green Reticle Illumination with 10 Brightness Intensity Settings

• 12 Hour Automatic Shutoff
• Intuitive Lockable and Zero Resettable Windage and Elevation Turrets, Serrated and Oversized for Glove Use
• Serrated Power Ring and Rear Adjustable Eyepiece Diopter
• Make Transitioning Across Magnification Range Effortless with Included Oversized Throw Lever

For more information on the INTEGRIX IX8 1-8X28 LPVO from the manufacturer, click here 

 

First Impressions

First of all, the fit and finish of the INTEGRIX IX8 are on par with some of the other premium optics I’ve used at this point. The turrets all are locking, which is a really nice feature in my opinion and something that some of the more expensive optics on the market actually don’t offer. Overall, the fit and finish of the optic are really nice and it should be for the price tag of $1400.

I also think that the reticle in this optic is pretty good and gives the shooter a lot of options for ranging their target at unknown distances, which can’t be said for some other optics on the market. The illumination is also pretty good and definitely daylight bright. I will say though that even at max brightness, the illumination is hard to discern when looking through this scope into a bright snowy environment. This is an area where a lot of optics struggle, so I’m not going to say that this is really out of the ordinary. It may seem a little bit. I do like that there are red and green options for illumination. One thing I don’t like about this optic is that at least from UTG you don’t really get a very lightweight mount. Of course, you can swap out the mount for whatever you want but this is the one that UTG/Leapers sent me for this review. Speaking of weight, this is a heavy scope coming at a hair over 2 pounds with that UTG mount.

Overall, I would say that my first impressions of this optic are pretty good. It comes in at a price point where there’s a lot of competition in the market but I hope to get out to the range soon to do some long-range shooting with this optic and bang up a little bit to see if it can handle more rigorous circumstances. Stay tuned for a future review hopefully in a few months on the INTEGRIX IX8 1-8X28 LPVO Scope.

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