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.

 

[RiverRider]

I am afraid Leupold's ownership just intends to ride the old reputation as far as it will take them and let the brand founder into obscurity. It's a sad thing to see when at one time they were pretty much the gold standard for domestically produced scopes.

Five years ago I had nothing BUT Leupold scopes on my rifles, and I think I have owned at least forty or maybe even fifty of them. I always just accepted the unpredictable adjustments because I was satisfied with the weight, the optical quality, and the warranty. When I witnessed a webcast where these two Leupold yahoos told the whole world that Leupold scopes track perfectly and there was NO existing issue, I felt like someone had just pissed on my leg and told me it was raining. With that kind of approach to customer relations, I figure that wonderful lifetime warranty is destined to become meaningless at some point. I sold all my Leupolds and began experiencing other makes and models. My favorites these days are the old Weaver Super Slams, and I like Tract and the Meopta Optika5 series for newer stuff. I doubt that I'll ever own another Leupold.

 

[Richracer1]

Reading this thread, I'm beginning to wonder if the VX3 scope on my 338RUM (kicks like a mule) was the reason for my miss on a very close bull elk in 2022 and not me. I no longer felt comfortable with my 250AB load I worked up many years ago (it was a hot load), so I worked up a new 250AB load, then sighted it in for the 225AB rounds. I missed a buck last fall that I felt very good with the shot from my 30 Nosler w/ VX5HD. Both rifles will get checked this summer. I hope it was just me and not the scopes as I don't really want to drop a bunch of money on new scopes.

 

[xphunter]

If you are wondering if your scope has gone bad, I don’t care what brand it is.
Go out and shoot it and test it. Then you will know, whether you made a bad shot, or your scope is off.
If your scope is off, rezero it And see if it holds. If your gun gets drops or takes a hard hit, if you’ve traveled long distance, or you have flown in an airplane, it’s always good to check your zero.