Leica PRS 5–30×56i in Flat Dark Earth: new colour version with matched accessories – the series dates from 2020
New are the colour, flip-up caps and throw lever, not the riflescope: the series has been running since January 2020 and the technical figures are unchanged. Plus three contradictions in the manufacturer's documents.
Optics · Product news
On 8 October 2026 Leica presented the PRS 5–30×56i in Flat Dark Earth (RAL 8000), with matching Tenebraex flip-up caps and a throw lever, RRP 3,100 euros including VAT [1]. For long-range and PRS shooters, placing this correctly matters more than the colour: the series has been on the market since January 2020 [5][6]. What is new, according to the manufacturer's own statements, is the version, not the riflescope.
The key points
– What is actually new: on 08.10.2026 Leica names only the FDE colour (RAL 8000), FDE flip-up caps from Tenebraex, a throw lever and stickers, no technical changes [1]. The series began in January 2020 [5][6].
– Price: 3,100 euros including VAT [1]; 2,700 euros at market launch [6][7].
– Reticle: only PRB in the first focal plane is documented [1][3], subdivision in MRAD; an MOA version had not been announced according to Cal Zant [8].
– Adjustment: 0.1 MRAD per click (0.344 MOA), 32 MRAD elevation, 18 MRAD windage [2].
– Availability: according to Leica from 08.10.2026 through Leica Stores, the online store and specialist dealers [1]; stock on hand is not documented.
What is new – and what is not
Leica presents the scope as part of an FDE system together with the Geovid Max 10×42 binoculars; according to the release the scope of delivery comprises two Tenebraex flip-up caps in FDE, a throw lever and stickers [1]. Leica Camera USA lists it under article number 51301 and additionally lists an FDE sunshade, tool and battery [3]; on 23.10.2026 Eric B likewise names a sunshade and white turret engravings [4]. Two contradictions remain open: the sunshade [1] versus [3][4], and the designation as a limited edition without a unit count at Leica Camera USA [3], which is absent from the German release [1].
The riflescope itself appeared at SHOT Show 2020 and was available from January 2020 [5][6][8]. Adjustment range, click value, length and weight in the Leica data sheet dated January 2020 are identical with the values Leica Camera USA gives for the FDE version in 2026 [2][3]. The series is offered with three reticles: L-4a (51100), Ballistik (51200), PRB (51300) [2]; figures for the black versions do not apply to the FDE variant and vice versa.
Turrets and reticle
Leica states 0.1 MRAD per click and 32 MRAD of elevation travel [2]. Optics Trade describes both as multi-turn turrets, names 33 MRAD of elevation across three revolutions, and records that they cannot be locked and have no mechanical revolution indicator; instead the elevation turret rises further with each revolution [5]. Cal Zant, by contrast, names 10 MRAD per revolution and a tactile indicator [8]. The statements stand side by side unresolved; check this on the instrument itself. The sources agree on tool-free zeroing and on the zero stop that can be switched on and off [1][5]. On 02.12.2020 Eric B called the clicks tactilely clean, but criticised the stiff parallax ring [7].
According to Cal Zant, the PRB works with 0.2 MRAD marks on the main axes, a holdover grid in 0.5 MRAD steps and, above 10 MRAD of elevation, wind marks at 1 MRAD spacing; the central circle remains open and unilluminated [8]. Leica Camera USA names a 0.04 MRAD crosshair [3]. According to Eric B, several PRS shooters found the lines too thin [7]. Weitschuss.de has not shot the scope itself.
Recalculated: exit pupil
Leica states 9 to 2 mm (0.354 to 0.079 inches) [2]. Objective divided by magnification gives, at 30×, 56 mm / 30 = 1.87 mm (0.074 inches); the stated figure lies around 0.13 mm above that, so it is rounded up. At 5×, the calculation gives 56 mm / 5 = 11.2 mm (0.441 inches); Leica names 9 mm – less, because at the bottom end it is not the objective but the internal system that is the limiting factor. In practice: at 30× roughly 1.9 mm remain, which demands a clean, repeatable head position; in poor light you lose the image more quickly. The 9 mm at 5× is sufficient for an adult's eye pupil – the 11.2 mm of the calculation would suggest an advantage that does not exist.
Adjustment range at real competition distances
The BDS German Long Range Championship ran from 2 to 4 October 2026 in Wiechlice: F/TR, Open, Semi Auto and Standard over 300, 600 and 800 m / 328.1, 656.2 and 874.9 yrd, Magnum over 600, 800 and 1,000 m / 656.2, 874.9 and 1,093.6 yrd [9]. On this, a conservative assessment of our own without ballistic figures: 32 MRAD correspond to 3.20 m of reticle displacement at 100 m / 109.4 yrd [2]. What is decisive is the portion remaining upwards after zeroing; with a level mount and a zero at 100 m, only around half is available by design. What elevation correction you need at 800 or 1,000 m / 874.9 or 1,093.6 yrd depends on cartridge, loading, V0 and air density. We give no figures and no holdovers for this; calculate with your own data. If the travel is not sufficient, a mount with forward inclination is customary.
Market context: equipment survey on the 2026 IPRF World Championship
On 2 November 2026 Cal Zant published his equipment evaluation of the IPRF World Championship 2026 (24 to 27.09.2026, Lipan, Texas). Among riflescopes, Kahles led with 23 per cent, Zero Compromise with 20, Leupold with 15 and Nightforce with 10 per cent [10]. The author does not give a case number per question; the values apply to the shooters covered in each evaluation, and the field is given as more than 260 participants from 24 countries [10]. Leica does not appear among the riflescopes with a percentage of its own, but does among binoculars and rangefinders with 10 per cent [10]. Our assessment: the PRS is not documented as a widely used competition scope in the top field – not a verdict on quality.
Technical data
Magnification · 5–30× (zoom factor 6)
Objective · 56 mm / 2.20 inches
Main tube · 34 mm / 1.34 inches
Length · 365 mm / 14.37 inches
Weight · 1,030 g / 36.3 oz
Exit pupil · 9–2 mm / 0.354–0.079 inches (manufacturer's figure)
Field of view at 100 m / 109.4 yrd · 8.2 m at 5× to 1.3 m at 30× / 26.9 to 4.3 ft
Eye relief · over 90 mm / over 3.54 inches
Adjustment range elevation / windage · 32 MRAD / 18 MRAD (around 110 / 61.9 MOA)
Click value · 0.1 MRAD / 0.344 MOA (1 cm at 100 m)
Parallax · 20 m / 21.9 yrd to infinity
Focal plane · first focal plane
Reticle of the FDE version · PRB, US article number 51301
Illumination · dot / scale, 10 levels, CR2032
Transmission · over 90 per cent (manufacturer's figure)
Twilight factor · not stated by the manufacturer
Sources: optics, mechanics and dimensions per [2]; illumination and article number per [3]; FDE details per [1]. Conversions by the editorial team.
Assessment
For shooters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland the position is this: the 32 MRAD of elevation travel and the MRAD grid of the first focal plane [2][8] suit the BDS distances of 300 to 800 m / 328.1 to 874.9 yrd [9] and, with a checked forward inclination, the Magnum class up to 1,000 m / 1,093.6 yrd. Holdover values remain valid across the entire zoom range [1].
Less suitable, in our view, is the scope where turrets are moved under time pressure without visual checking: the lack of locking and the revolution indication by way of the rising turret body [5] are a disadvantage compared with lockable turrets when stage times are short. In prone disciplines with a calm sequence, such as F/TR, this hardly matters. For hunting at short range the PRB reticle at 5× is of only limited use according to Eric B (02.12.2020) [7]; L-4a and Ballistik are intended for that [2], but are not part of the FDE version. From the distribution channels named by Leica [1] no stock on hand and no delivery date for Germany, Austria and Switzerland follows.
What is open
– The article number valid in the German-speaking market; only the US number 51301 is documented [3].
– Whether the version is limited [3] versus [1], and whether an FDE sunshade is part of the German scope of delivery [1] versus [3][4].
– The adjustment range per revolution: 10 MRAD [8] versus 33 MRAD across three revolutions [5], with 32 MRAD in total [2].
– The twilight factor; it is missing from all checked manufacturer documents [2][3].
– Whether the FDE version will also come with L-4a or Ballistik; only PRB is documented [1][3].
– Whether there are technical changes beyond colour and accessories; none is documented.
– Left- and right-hand versions as well as MOA turrets are not documented.
Sources
1. "Leica PRS 5-30x56i Edition FDE" – Leica Camera AG, press release (PDF), Wetzlar, published 08.10.2026, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://leica-camera.com/sites/default/files/2026-10/PM-Leica-PRS-5-30x56i-FDE.pdf
2. "Leica PRS 5–30×56i – Technische Daten" – Leica Camera AG, manufacturer data sheet (PDF), document dated January 2020, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://leica-camera.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Leica_SO_Pi_ZFR_PRS_0120_DE.pdf
3. "Leica PRS 5-30×56 i, FDE Edition" – Leica Camera USA, manufacturer product page (article number 51301), no publication date, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://leicacamerausa.com/leica-prs-5-30×56-i-fde-edition.html
4. Eric B: "Leica PRS 5-30x56i Goes Flat Dark Earth" – TheFirearmBlog, specialist medium, published 23.10.2026, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/leica-prs-5-30x56i-goes-flat-dark-earth-44831059
5. "Leica PRS 5-30x56i Riflescope Review" – Optics Trade (Slovenia), specialist dealer test report, author and publication date not stated, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://www.optics-trade.eu/blog/leica-prs-5-30x56i-riflescope-review-optics-trade-reviews/
6. "Leica PRS 5-30x56i" – Optics Trade (Slovenia), specialist dealer product presentation, undated, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://www.optics-trade.eu/blog/leica-prs-5-30x56i/
7. Eric B: "TFB Review: Leica PRS 5-30x56i Riflescope + Spuhr Mount" – TheFirearmBlog, test report, published 02.12.2020, updated 04.12.2020, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/12/02/tfb-review-leica-prs-5-30x56i-riflescope-spuhr-mount/
8. Cal Zant: "SHOT Show 2020: Leica PRS 5-30×56 with PRB Reticle" – PrecisionRifleBlog.com, trade fair report with reticle description, published 21.01.2020, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://precisionrifleblog.com/2020/01/21/leica-prs-5-30x56-scope-with-prb-reticle/
9. "02.–04. Oktober 2026 – Deutsche Meisterschaften LongRange" – longrange-centerfire.club (BDS organiser page), announcement, no publication date, event 02.–04.10.2026, retrieved 06.11.2026
http://longrange-centerfire.club/02-04-oktober-2026-deutsche-meisterschaften-longrange.html
10. Cal Zant: "What The Pros Use: 2026 IPRF World Championship Edition" – PrecisionRifleBlog.com, equipment survey, published 02.11.2026, event 24.–27.09.2026, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://precisionrifleblog.com/2026/11/02/what-the-pros-use-2026-iprf-world-championship-edition/
11. Christian Schätze: "Leica PRS 5-30x56i: Neues Zielfernrohr für weite Distanzen" – jaegermagazin.de, product report (confirmation of RRP and availability), published 08.10.2026, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://www.jaegermagazin.de/jagd-aktuell/leica-prs-5-30x56i-neues-zielfernrohr-fuer-weite-distanzen/
12. Piergiorgio Molinari: "New Leica products for 2020: PRS 5-30x56i riflescope and Rangemaster CRF 3500.COM rangefinder" – all4shooters.com, trade fair report, published 19.02.2020, retrieved 06.11.2026
https://www.all4shooters.com/en/shooting/optics/new-leica-products-for-2020-prs-5-30x56i-riflescope-and-rangemaster-crf-3500-com-rangefinder/
Editorial status: 06.11.2026. No trials of our own took place.