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Leupold Scopes...Do you trust them today?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 1831784" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>I owned and use several Leupold scopes from the early 70's. Started with a straight 10 power. Moved onto a 2 x 7 due-plex on my favor 25/06. I learned to used the due-plex cross hairs as a range finder at 7 power. I moved up to a 6.5 x 20 Leupold. For ground squirrels 6.5 x 20 powder worked just fine. I try and used it on my 25/06 but with small field of view it was hard to pick up the target It was the only scope that gave me any real problems. It lost it left to right adjustment. I put about 1500 rounds under it on a 308 Norma Mag. I gave it to my youngest son. He sent it in and they repair it and no charge for his 22-250. Place target nobs on it. I also own a couple of 2 x 8 Leupolds, and 3 x 10 scope. I have noted in the past and present that at the range some problems adjusting the scopes. I learned to put a second rounds after the adjustment not giving it much thought about it. I have always been concern about the scopes that you can adjust for elevation or windage knowning the problems I have had in the past. The other thing is I always tried to use rifles that shot very close to each other down range using different weighted bullets in different calibers . Keeping the velocity above 3000 fps in all rifles to come close to matching the bullet path down range. That way I didn't have to re-figure what the drop was with different rifles I was using that day. Thanks for the info and the light has come on about what you have found. The other is I changed to a Bow about 15 years ago and haven't used a rifle much. Been looking at scope to moved up to longer ranges.</p><p></p><p>SSS</p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 1831784, member: 101791"] I owned and use several Leupold scopes from the early 70's. Started with a straight 10 power. Moved onto a 2 x 7 due-plex on my favor 25/06. I learned to used the due-plex cross hairs as a range finder at 7 power. I moved up to a 6.5 x 20 Leupold. For ground squirrels 6.5 x 20 powder worked just fine. I try and used it on my 25/06 but with small field of view it was hard to pick up the target It was the only scope that gave me any real problems. It lost it left to right adjustment. I put about 1500 rounds under it on a 308 Norma Mag. I gave it to my youngest son. He sent it in and they repair it and no charge for his 22-250. Place target nobs on it. I also own a couple of 2 x 8 Leupolds, and 3 x 10 scope. I have noted in the past and present that at the range some problems adjusting the scopes. I learned to put a second rounds after the adjustment not giving it much thought about it. I have always been concern about the scopes that you can adjust for elevation or windage knowning the problems I have had in the past. The other thing is I always tried to use rifles that shot very close to each other down range using different weighted bullets in different calibers . Keeping the velocity above 3000 fps in all rifles to come close to matching the bullet path down range. That way I didn't have to re-figure what the drop was with different rifles I was using that day. Thanks for the info and the light has come on about what you have found. The other is I changed to a Bow about 15 years ago and haven't used a rifle much. Been looking at scope to moved up to longer ranges. SSS Mike [/QUOTE]
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