finally took the plunge
- Thread starter str8meat
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This is exactly how I got started on Leupold. I was so disgusted with the Simmons I took the rifle to my local gun shop and said "make the SOB shoot straight." He turned to his wife and said "get the boy a good piece of glass, Ma."
Now eight years, a half-dozen scopes and pair of binoculars later, I am stuck. There may be better optics out there but I can't bring myself to betray Leupold.
Now eight years, a half-dozen scopes and pair of binoculars later, I am stuck. There may be better optics out there but I can't bring myself to betray Leupold.
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old #7":16rseg3c said:
very wise!
It is pretty hard to fault Leupold's scopes, and you are not going to go wrong using them. Although I think the Pentax Lightseeker line may give more bang for your buck on the "looking" side, I haven't tested their repair logistics. I know Leupold's is great.
jim
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You will be very happy with Leupold. :wink:
JD338
JD338
str8meat,
That scope is rather large for a 338. I have one on the Swift.
After owning many scopes for over half a century from Lymans, Hensoldt, and then ten Leupolds I have now stopped buying Leu. and the last seven have been Zeiss.
The Zeiss Conquest is a better scope than the Leupold VX3 or VX2.
That scope is rather large for a 338. I have one on the Swift.
After owning many scopes for over half a century from Lymans, Hensoldt, and then ten Leupolds I have now stopped buying Leu. and the last seven have been Zeiss.
The Zeiss Conquest is a better scope than the Leupold VX3 or VX2.
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In all honesty I ....and my 338 Loving buddies.......... never saw a reason for mounting anything over a 3x9 on a 338. Now , in all honesty if I were to carry a 338 WIN my choice would be a 2.5x8 Leupold. The best for that cartridge........in my opinion :wink:
jdmason480
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I am replacing a Leupold Vari-XII 4X-12XAO with a Weaver Grand Slam 4.5X-14XAO this week. I know that Leupold has a cult following (American made, raise the flag :roll
, but I find Weaver optics clearer and the adjustments more accurate.
, but I find Weaver optics clearer and the adjustments more accurate.- Thread starter
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Antelope_Sniper
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Mason....I like the old Weavers....I wouldn't hesitate to buy one...but Weaver has been bought and sold so many time, If I bought a Weaver today, I wouldn't really be sure what I was getting. I like some of Weaver's advertised features, such as first plane mildot reticle, but who's going to service it if it breaks? :? I don't have to worry about those issues if I buy Leupold. 8)
remingtonman_25_06
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congrats on the upgrade. I love that 6-18 leupold w/turrets. I have 3 of them on my rifles that I use for LR shooting. I think they are the best scope for $500 for LR shooting. I haven't had but 1 problem with mine over the years and thats a lot of shooting and clicking. The problem was I had just wacked a yote at 600 yards, and saw one at about 100. I clicked down to 100y zero and shot, well to my disbelief I missed. Shot about 5ft over him, lol. Only thing I can guess is that the spring or whatever it is in there, didn't work correctly when I clicked down, but after the shot from the recoil, it got set back up in place. This is the ONLY problem I've had with the 3 of them I've owned and I've put A LOT of rounds with them on top of my rifles. I'm just glad that coyote wasn't a monster buck or elk, LOL.
jdmason480
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You got a point there.Antelope_Sniper":3tfjg22s said:
I actually sent the Leupold in for service. They replaced the erector mechanism and the main tube. I look forward to seeing if it solved the problem which it most likely did. Lifetime unconditional guarantee is something to consider.
I like that the new Weavers have totally independent elevation and windage adjustments. I think they may turn out to be less troublesome than sharing a spring or a screw or what not like most other scopes including Leupold.
