This leupy is no good!

[FOTIS]

I do love a Leupold VX3i

Me too when they track well and they return to zero well I've had really bad luck with a lot of them over the past 5 years. Now I have mostly vortex razors trijicons Zeiss SWFA and some other ones I can't remember right now no problems

 

[badaxeriverman]

I do love a Leupold VX3i

Those are the same but three in a row that they sent me that were all defective. Probably a great optic. If it would’ve adjusted in the crosshairs, we screwed up two times in a row.

 

[FOTIS]

I love the way they look I love their dimensions especially their weight however that said they are not robust.....

 

[badaxeriverman]

The vx5 2-10 they sent me to replace it is pretty awesome. Knock on wood. I did notice the finish was coming off around the eye adjustment bell right out of the box, but I wasn’t gonna send back another optic until I had a chance to test it. I’ll probably touch it up with a marker and call it a day pretty sad for a $1200 optic for fit and finish quality in my opinion.

 

[grry10]

The Leupold scopes that I've had the the issue of failing to hold zero over time were the old 3-9x40 VARIX-II with the friction adjustments. My others have been good. I've also had to send a Zeiss in for the same issue that was on my 338-06 Ack Imp. My son's 7600 35 Whelen wears a Bushnell 3200 Elite that has been rock solid from day one. The Elite was not an expensive scope but it was what a 17 year old could afford at the time. (I bought him the rifle and he had to buy his own scope). He is now 34 years old and it is still holding zero!

 

[badaxeriverman]

My 7600 35 whelen is on its 3rd optic. Barrel came loose twice and killed the Nikons from vibration. Trying a vortex 2.5-10 30m viper on it now. All of 6 shots with it installed so far. Time will tell. At least the pump slide is now locked in place with blue loc tite along with the uncle mikes swivel stud that also kept backing out. Starting loads instead of an hair above max book loads might keep this optic from going south like the other two.

 

[300WSM]

My Mark 4 LR/T needed the same overhaul. That was supposed to be their robust scope , didn’t take long for the 30-378 make it cry uncle.

Very important information for me.

I need a scope, non Asian, that will withstand the hammering a 30-378 brings

 

[FOTIS]

How much do you want to spend, and what power range??

 

[grry10]

I'm not married to any one scope manufacturer. I have/had Leupold, Vortex, Zeiss, Weaver (T-36), Bushnell , Nikon, and Night Force. Of these, I've had failures with with two Leupold (tracking issues), a Zeiss (wouldn't focus), and a Nikon (tracking and reticle issues) that required returning for repair. The Night Force was a competition model that was a gift and I only had it for a short period. The reticle was so fine that I could not see it in at the range on a bright day. I like reticles that don't have all clutter (Christmas tree etc., just a simple crosshair or Duplex. I would look at purchasing a Night Force but because of my choice of reticles I would be limited to the SHV model. I'm not sure why optic manufactures have opt for limiting reticle options in their model lines. That is what was nice in the old the old days with Leupold, if you bought a scope with a reticle you didn't like you could send it in and have it changed, not today. Now if you buy any manufactures scope with these new reticles and don't like it you have two options, live with it or sell it.

 

[FOTIS]

Buy once, cry once.....even if I have to make payments.

I learned the hard way.