Leupold vx 3 6.5-20x50

I am not sure on the pricing of the scope, but i would look around and then you will know if its a good deal. As far as the scope goes, i have had great luck with the leupolds. If you are going to be dialing with it, i would make sure it has m1 turrets (my preference only). if it does not have them, they can be added by leupold. i just got back a vx-1 i sent in to have the m1 turrets added and it cost me 129.99. that included the shipping back to me.

good luck

 

Personally, I couldn't think of a single reason why I'd buy this scope over a Vortex PST 6-24X50.

 

I have several. Leupold won't let you down
Cheap will always be cheap
buy good for the long haul


We have no problem with those who sell for less, for they know what their product is worth

 

You hit most of them. The more versatile power range means the PST basically covers the Leupold 6.5-20 and 8.5-25X both in one scope. The target turrets on the one you're looking at aren't nearly as nice as the M1's or PST turrets. The TMR reticle is nice but you can't get it for that price. They have no reticle to match MOA knobs, to get matching Mil/Mil you need to get the M5....

The way I look at it, the PST of mine is basically equivalent to the 8.5-25X50 MKV ER/T Leupold. Except it has a much better lower end magnification. And it has a zero stop. And it has illumination. And it cost about 1/2 as much.

If you qualify for the 40% military discount on the Leupold, then it's a much harder question.

 

Im sure the vortex warranty in the states is similar to the one in canada but as far as warranty goes on the vortex it is a good if not better than the leupold warranty from what i hear. I work at a hunting store and the sales rep told us that any problems for whatever reason whether its your fault or manufacturers defect you send it back and they either fix the scope or replace it. Second i have not looked through the vortex pst but have had the chance to examine the viper which is a step down and it seems very comparable to the VX-II. I have had mark 4 scopes in the past and they were good but i was still looking for something more for the $1900-$1400 that you pay for them. The best feature i like about the vortex is the zero stop and matching reticle to turrets . I have yet to try the vortex pst but have ordered the vortex razor hd 5-20x50. I was a little skeptical about switching from leupold to vortex but i read alot of reviews and heard nothing but good things about the vortex so i decided to try it. I use these scopes for hunting like a lot of other guys so the zero stop is big in my books and that was the downfall of the mark 4 along with the tmr reticle in mils. Just my opinion hopefully this helps but i definitely think they are worth a shot.

 

The better question, which I and so many others have been asking for years now, is why do Leupolds cost so much? They didn't used to. Quality hasn't dramatically improved or anything. Same old scopes at new, higher prices. While they have FINALLY listened about FFP and matching clicks, they've cranked the prices up on those even higher, and still can't illuminate them.

Especially in the case of the MK IV's which, unless you're talking about an original like the fixed 10X are basically VXIII's with M1 knobs and a reticle. And they're asking Nightforce money for them these days. If you're going to spend Nightforce money, why not buy a Nightforce? Or an IOR, or Razor, etc....

So it shouldn't be surprising that other companies like Vortex, Sightron and even Weaver can put out comparable scopes (even better in some ways) for a lot less money and other companies like NF, IOR, SWFA (and even Premier soon) can put out much better scopes for the same money.

That's because only a few people in the country have had one for any length of time. They are now finally shipping in quantity so hopefully the backorders will be filled pretty soon. There should be a deluge of reviews soon enough.

The other answer to that is a whole lot of people who used to use Leupold nearly exclusively no longer are. People who have tried and used different stuff have often decided they can get more value for their dollar somewhere else. The average hunter who only shoots a box of ammo a year at 100 yds obviously won't notice any of these things because they don't require them.

Yeah, it doesn't get any better than Vortex's warranty. You hear all the time on regular hunting boards of Leupold replacing scopes with new ones when they didn't have to...but it's usually on a $300 scope. You don't hear of them doing that for one of their $1500 tactical scopes.

 

Whole Lotta BS here.
no one has moved away from Leupold because of quality. Price maybe. They pay American wages.
Another scope that is very good is Nikon Buckmaster 6x18 side focus if you are watching your pennies.
Do not believe everything you read on forums. There is a lot of myths perpetuated by armchair shooters hiding out under the anonymity of the internet.
Sorry for the rant. I have several Leupold Long Range, Side Focus, target/varmint scopes
nuff said

 

At 4 posts you just insulted captain Jon a military man. Who probably has given the most detailed and honest scope advise on this forum,as on person. I and others could nick name him the "scope eater'' He has owned and tested most of the scopes out there. I agree as many probably do with him,I also have many Leupolds.In a conversation with a friend the other day. I brought up my mark4, on a light weight,larger bore, this guy has 3 similar in same caliber 338. His friends mark4 lasted 200 rnd.first failer, then made it to 80 next go. Did not make me feel to good about the $1700 I just spent on my M4. pS Im not a arm chair guy either, spent over 160 days in the field last 3 seasons