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Home » Premium optics in a hand-polished, high-gloss riflescope: Leica Fortis Glossy enhances luxury rifles

Premium optics in a hand-polished, high-gloss riflescope: Leica Fortis Glossy enhances luxury rifles

Adam Green By Adam Green January 13, 2025 8 Min Read
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Premium optics in a hand-polished, high-gloss riflescope: Leica Fortis Glossy enhances luxury rifles

Leica Sport Optics is launching a brand-new riflescope series catering specifically to owners of the finest luxury rifles. The Leica Fortis Glossy riflescopes are polished by hand in a special process to receive a unique shine. The surface perfectly matches the glossy bluing of classic firearms. It’s manufactured especially for collectors and enthusiasts who value unique, highest-quality optics. The aesthetics are combined with outstanding image quality, a large field of view, high contrast and exceptional brightness. What’s more, the reliable precision mechanical components guarantee maximum precision even under harsh environmental conditions.

The new riflescope series Leica Fortis Glossy expands the successful Leica Fortis family with three current models: Leica Fortis Glossy 1-6x24i, 1.8-12x42i and 2-12x50i. The Leica Fortis riflescopes combine purist design with superlative optical quality. Hunters will find a suitable model for every type of hunt and every rifle. Designed for ring mounting, they meet functional as well as aesthetic demands. The finish adds a touch of lavish sophistication that enhances any rifle. In total, the scopes are polished for about 1 ½ hours, by craftsmen with over 20 years’ professional experience. Along with the elegant look, the surface treatment provides protection against the elements and ensures durability. Incomparable optical and mechanical performance can be enjoyed for generations to come.

Best optical performance

All Leica Fortis Glossy riflescopes deliver outstanding imaging performance and set a new optical milestone in the 6x zoom class. Unique contrast and exceptional sharpness enable reliable detail recognition – even at dusk. The large exit pupil provides even more comfort for fast target acquisition, while the large field of view supports a safer and more successful hunt. The large eye relief of 9 centimeters offers additional safety.

Rugged and shock-resistant

Their legendary, rugged design makes all Leica Fortis Glossy models resistant to shocks and falls. Functional reliability is thus guaranteed in any hunting situation. The riflescope is, of course, waterproof, and the lenses are additionally protected by a special coating. Technically sophisticated down to the smallest detail, the Leica Fortis Glossy riflescopes remain absolutely reliable even after years of use, underscoring what Leica has represented for over 100 years: product design that focuses on the essentials, as well as the very highest standard of mechanical and optical mastery.

The right riflescope for every type of hunt

Whether abroad or at home, in mountains or forests, stalking or shooting from blinds, the Leica Fortis Glossy is completely and utterly reliable. The three different models cover every type of hunt. Thanks to the generous adjustment range, a riflescope for driven hunts can be transformed into a high-performance tool for long-range precision shooting – within seconds. Today, Leica Fortis Glossy riflescopes are the leading target optics in the 6x zoom class. The Leica Fortis Glossy 1.8-12x42i is a truly universal riflescope, ideal for mountain hunts and in the raised hide, well into the evening. In late dusk and at night, the Leica Calonox 2 Sight or Sight SE thermal imager is the ideal complement. If an even brighter variant is desired, the Leica Fortis Glossy 2-12x50i is available. Last but not least, there is the Leica Fortis Glossy 1-6x24i driven-hunt scope with an enormous field of view: already very popular in the matte version.

Special features of the Glossy surface:

+ high-gloss finish
+ hand-polished for about 1 ½ hours, by expert craftsmen
+ premium aesthetics and appeal
+ distinctive style
+ unique eye-catcher
+ each riflescope is one of a kind
+ durability and protection
+ ideal for luxury, classic and historical rifles

Benefits of the Leica Fortis Glossy riflescopes:

+ compact and slim design
+ 6x zoom for virtually all hunting situations
+ extra-large exit pupil (50% larger than comparable models)
+ high light transmission of 92%
+ wide field of view

+ excellent optical performance
+ generous eye relief

+ precision engineering
+ extremely rugged materials

+ particularly fine reticle illumination
+ auto-on and auto-off for reticle illumination

+ ideal for use with Leica Calonox 2 Sight and Sight SE

RRP:
Leica Fortis Glossy 1-6x24i without rail (50049): $2,549
Leica Fortis Glossy 1.8-12x42i without rail (50058): $2,849 

Leica Fortis Glossy 2-12x50i without rail (50062): $3,049 

Technical data

Riflescope Leica Fortis 1-6x24i Leica Fortis 1.8-12x42i Leica Fortis 2-12x50i
Lens diameter 24 mm 42 mm 50 mm
Magnification range 1-6x 1.8-12x 2-12x
Zoom factor 6x 6x 6x
Field of view at 100 m 44 m to 7 m 22.5 m to 3.7 m 20.4 m to 3.5 m
Eye relief > 90 mm > 90 mm > 90 mm
Exit pupil 12.4 to 4.0 mm 12.4 to 3.5 mm 12.4 to 4.1 mm
Parallax-free 100 m 50 m to infinity 100 m
Diopter compensation –4 / +3 dpt –4 / +3 dpt –4 / +3 dpt
Transmission 92% 92% 92%
Lens coating AquaDura® coating AquaDura® coating AquaDura® coating
Focal plane of reticle 2nd plane 2nd plane 2nd plane
Available reticles L-4a L-4a L-4a
Reticle illumination dot dot dot
Reticle adjustment range 400 x 400 cm / 100 m 230 x 230 cm / 100 m 230 x 230 cm / 100 m
Point-of-impact correction 1 cm per click / 100 m 1 cm per click / 100 m 1 cm per click / 100 m
Illuminated dot (10x) 1.5 cm / 100 m 1.5 cm / 100 m 1.5 cm / 100 m
Brightness level adjustable in 9 steps adjustable in 9 steps adjustable in 9 steps
Automatic switch-off after approx. 3 minutes after approx. 3 minutes after approx. 3 minutes
Automatic switch-on yes yes yes
Mounting option rings rings rings
Center tube diameter 30 mm 30 mm 30 mm
Length 272 mm 335 mm 335 mm
Weight 540 g (740 g) 700 g (850 g) 700 g (900 g)
Waterproof rating up to 4 m water depth up to 4 m water depth up to 4 m water depth
Battery 1 x CR2032 1 x CR2032 1 x CR2032
Scope of delivery caps, cloth, battery caps, cloth, battery caps, cloth, battery

For more information, visit: www.leica-sportoptics.com



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