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<blockquote data-quote="Lenny Foffa" data-source="post: 2949411" data-attributes="member: 100742"><p>So, after about 10 or 12 years of use, I removed my Leopold VX3 in 2.5X to 8 X on a 1inch main tube from my Weatherby Ultralight rifle, in 270 Win, and I re-place the scope this past summer with a new <strong> Leupold</strong> <strong>VX 5 3X to 15X on a 30mm main tube. </strong> Purchased new <strong>Leupold 30mm Steel Rings medium height ,</strong> about $48.00 and mounted and Bore Sight the new scope. A Simple and easy swap. I also ordered the FREE CDL turret for my specific 130 grn. Ballistic tip load, Lab Radar say's 3028 / 3026 fps But I use 3000 FPS for the math. I Range Tested it at 100 ,200 and 300 yards, and back to 100 yards. Turret Tracks perfectly. !! I hunted with it this week in North Carolina. Shot an 8 point at 264 yards. It was about 38 degrees early in the morning as the sun came up. Scope was sharp and clear, and the red dot was helpful in the ground fog Very nice scope!!!! It worked perfectly. It was an open box so the customer could see the cross hairs !! Never mounted and came with all paperwork. $1800.00 .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lenny Foffa, post: 2949411, member: 100742"] So, after about 10 or 12 years of use, I removed my Leopold VX3 in 2.5X to 8 X on a 1inch main tube from my Weatherby Ultralight rifle, in 270 Win, and I re-place the scope this past summer with a new [B] Leupold[/B] [B]VX 5 3X to 15X on a 30mm main tube. [/B] Purchased new [B]Leupold 30mm Steel Rings medium height ,[/B] about $48.00 and mounted and Bore Sight the new scope. A Simple and easy swap. I also ordered the FREE CDL turret for my specific 130 grn. Ballistic tip load, Lab Radar say's 3028 / 3026 fps But I use 3000 FPS for the math. I Range Tested it at 100 ,200 and 300 yards, and back to 100 yards. Turret Tracks perfectly. !! I hunted with it this week in North Carolina. Shot an 8 point at 264 yards. It was about 38 degrees early in the morning as the sun came up. Scope was sharp and clear, and the red dot was helpful in the ground fog Very nice scope!!!! It worked perfectly. It was an open box so the customer could see the cross hairs !! Never mounted and came with all paperwork. $1800.00 . [/QUOTE]
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