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Loss of Love for Leupold, New scope time.
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<blockquote data-quote="JTB" data-source="post: 2079030" data-attributes="member: 97196"><p>I have had to return Leupold, Vortex, NF and S&B over the years for functional issues. No scope is completely immune to failure. Upon repair all but one continues to perform well. </p><p>More than once I have had to adjust for a second shot based on observed first shot POI because the scope had been knocked-off zero for some reason. Just last season my son took a shot at a nice coues buck but his first shot hit 2 feet high and 2 feet to the right at 700 yards. Second shot he aimed two feet low and to the left and dropped it. I know that is not always possible but I have to say that competing in PRS is great for preparing hunters for that situation. We re-bedded the scope mounts/rings and zeroed it again and that same rifle/NXS dropped two more coues this year and was spot-on, including a 115" at 730 yards. I go to great lengths to confirm the scope is bad on a mishap like this and not a mounting problem; there are too many possibilities to mention. In my opinion, solid bedding on mounts, rings, and scope tube with an aligned/centered reticle are paramount to a reliable hunting rig. As others have mentioned, there are many good scopes out there and hope you find one that holds up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JTB, post: 2079030, member: 97196"] I have had to return Leupold, Vortex, NF and S&B over the years for functional issues. No scope is completely immune to failure. Upon repair all but one continues to perform well. More than once I have had to adjust for a second shot based on observed first shot POI because the scope had been knocked-off zero for some reason. Just last season my son took a shot at a nice coues buck but his first shot hit 2 feet high and 2 feet to the right at 700 yards. Second shot he aimed two feet low and to the left and dropped it. I know that is not always possible but I have to say that competing in PRS is great for preparing hunters for that situation. We re-bedded the scope mounts/rings and zeroed it again and that same rifle/NXS dropped two more coues this year and was spot-on, including a 115” at 730 yards. I go to great lengths to confirm the scope is bad on a mishap like this and not a mounting problem; there are too many possibilities to mention. In my opinion, solid bedding on mounts, rings, and scope tube with an aligned/centered reticle are paramount to a reliable hunting rig. As others have mentioned, there are many good scopes out there and hope you find one that holds up. [/QUOTE]
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