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<blockquote data-quote="Brent" data-source="post: 18834" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I've got a Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10x40 on my 416 WBY, a Vari-X II 3-9x40 on my Daughter's M7 243 and they both work well.</p><p></p><p>The 3-9 spent 2 DAYS under water beating around the rocks and machine in the current hanging on by a thread. The sling was caught up around the handlebars when it got swept down streem in about 4' of water, broke the stock at the wrist also. When we were able to get to it to winch it out in the raging torent, the rifle was STILL there! </p><p></p><p>First thing I did was look at the scope. Glass was intact! Looked through it, perfectly clear, never leaked, just some scars on it from the whole ordeal!!! </p><p></p><p>In my mind, that was a torture test! If you could have only saw how swift that water was, machine was lodged against a tree and the bank, otherwise it would have been GONE downriver in a blink! Spent two days in there.</p><p></p><p>I've thought of sending it to Leupold and have them check it all out, but I hate to be down a scope, and it still works perfectly. </p><p></p><p>I do like the Vari-X III with it's click adjustments and moved to them, the Vari-X II with the friction type turrets are alright, but not as positive as the click type.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brent, post: 18834, member: 99"] I've got a Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10x40 on my 416 WBY, a Vari-X II 3-9x40 on my Daughter's M7 243 and they both work well. The 3-9 spent 2 DAYS under water beating around the rocks and machine in the current hanging on by a thread. The sling was caught up around the handlebars when it got swept down streem in about 4' of water, broke the stock at the wrist also. When we were able to get to it to winch it out in the raging torent, the rifle was STILL there! First thing I did was look at the scope. Glass was intact! Looked through it, perfectly clear, never leaked, just some scars on it from the whole ordeal!!! In my mind, that was a torture test! If you could have only saw how swift that water was, machine was lodged against a tree and the bank, otherwise it would have been GONE downriver in a blink! Spent two days in there. I've thought of sending it to Leupold and have them check it all out, but I hate to be down a scope, and it still works perfectly. I do like the Vari-X III with it's click adjustments and moved to them, the Vari-X II with the friction type turrets are alright, but not as positive as the click type. [/QUOTE]
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