Leupold LX MOUNT SYSTEM Installation Guide

LEUPOLD LX MOUNTING

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SYSTEM INSTALLATION

GUIDE

How To Install the

LX Mounting System

The LX mount adjustment screws have

been factory set to fit the LX 12mm base.

To install the LX Mounting System onto the

LX 1-piece base, pull the release button

rearward (1). The locking lever will

open automatically

to the left (2).

Seat the LX

Mounting System

onto the LX base

with the extended

locking lever on the left side of the base.

Be sure that the oval recoil lug (3), that

protudes from the mounting system, sits in

one of the oval recesses on the base (4).

On LX base models

with multiple recesses,

choose the one most

suitable to your eye

relief. Slide the LX

Mounting System forward slightly to

ensure contact between the recoil lug

and the recess.

closed position (5). The locking lever

should engage with the release button

and remain closed.

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Move the locking

lever into the

Making Adjustments to

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the Mounting System

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CLOSE THE

LOCKING LEVER, OR IF THERE IS A LOOSE

FIT BETWEEN THE LX MOUNTING SYSTEM

AND BASE, THE FOLLOWING

ADJUSTMENT MAY BE NECESSARY.

1. Remove the LX Mounting System from
the LX base, and close the locking lever.

2. Loosen both set screws (6) by means of
the supplied 3mm
Allen wrench.

3. Insert the 2.5mm
Allen wrench
through the set
screws into the
adjustment screws
(7). Turning the
adjustment screws
will change the
position of the
locking jaw (8).

4. Counterclockwise
will create a looser fit,
clockwise will make a tighter fit.

5. Turn the adjustment screws one turn
counterclockwise.

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COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION

1. Reinstall the LX Mounting System onto
the LX base. The LX Mounting System
should now have excessive play.

2. Turn the adjustment screws (7) clockwise
slowly and gently until you feel a
slight resistance.

CAUTION: Do not over-tighten the
adjustment screws as it could
damage your LX Mounting System.

3. Tighten both set screws (6) with the
3mm Allen wrench.

4. The locking lever should easily close.
Just prior to engaging with the release
button a small amount of resistance
should be felt. Once the locking lever
is closed there should be no movement
between the LX base and the LX
Mounting System.

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