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Leupold Scopes...Do you trust them today?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rum River" data-source="post: 1834688" data-attributes="member: 16869"><p>Yes, I trust them.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Currently own about a dozen, over the years probably a couple dozen more - plus two current 10x50 binoculars and two different spotting scopes. Scopes overall vary from old VX-1's to VX3i's.</p><p></p><p>Heaviest caliber is 300 Wby Mag on a 700 Classic - that one is a VX3 3.5-10x40 with a B&C reticle. The hold-overs on that reticle work perfectly to 400 yards. That rifle took some serious abuse on a horseback elk hunt (multiple hard shocks from 20 miles on an 'excitable' horse plus some very clumsy people in camp combined with no gun racks) and still held perfect 200 yard zero.</p><p></p><p>A rifle that I foolishly loaned out came back with multiple deep 1" long grooves on the scope where it broke the fall of my 200lb. cousin on a boulder. Sent it to Leupold to have it checked - they refilled with nitrogen for free and I'm still using it 20+ years later with no trouble.</p><p></p><p>Had my 80-power spotting scope on a tall tripod when the wind blew it over and broke off the entire angled eyepiece housing. Totally my fault. They replaced the entire spotting scope kit for free.</p><p></p><p>Highest magnification scopes I have are a pair of older 6.5-20x40 VX3's with Premier Reticle (I said they were old) Gen2-Mildot reticles. Have made called shots on salt-shaker size prairie dogs out to 550 yards.</p><p></p><p>Zero problems with our 10x50 Mojave binoculars, clear glass with no fogging.</p><p></p><p>At the store we sell around a couple of hundred Leupolds per year, we mount probably 95% of them ourselves. In the two years I've been there I don't know of a customer who has had an issue.</p><p></p><p>I will qualify my answers by saying I personally haven't fired on targets at the distances that a lot of the shooters reading this do. With that in mind I haven't done as much dialing up as others - also, the area of the country in which I'm located</p><p>doesn't present big game opportunities much past 400 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rum River, post: 1834688, member: 16869"] Yes, I trust them. Currently own about a dozen, over the years probably a couple dozen more - plus two current 10x50 binoculars and two different spotting scopes. Scopes overall vary from old VX-1's to VX3i's. Heaviest caliber is 300 Wby Mag on a 700 Classic - that one is a VX3 3.5-10x40 with a B&C reticle. The hold-overs on that reticle work perfectly to 400 yards. That rifle took some serious abuse on a horseback elk hunt (multiple hard shocks from 20 miles on an 'excitable' horse plus some very clumsy people in camp combined with no gun racks) and still held perfect 200 yard zero. A rifle that I foolishly loaned out came back with multiple deep 1" long grooves on the scope where it broke the fall of my 200lb. cousin on a boulder. Sent it to Leupold to have it checked - they refilled with nitrogen for free and I'm still using it 20+ years later with no trouble. Had my 80-power spotting scope on a tall tripod when the wind blew it over and broke off the entire angled eyepiece housing. Totally my fault. They replaced the entire spotting scope kit for free. Highest magnification scopes I have are a pair of older 6.5-20x40 VX3's with Premier Reticle (I said they were old) Gen2-Mildot reticles. Have made called shots on salt-shaker size prairie dogs out to 550 yards. Zero problems with our 10x50 Mojave binoculars, clear glass with no fogging. At the store we sell around a couple of hundred Leupolds per year, we mount probably 95% of them ourselves. In the two years I've been there I don't know of a customer who has had an issue. I will qualify my answers by saying I personally haven't fired on targets at the distances that a lot of the shooters reading this do. With that in mind I haven't done as much dialing up as others - also, the area of the country in which I'm located doesn't present big game opportunities much past 400 yards. [/QUOTE]
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