Personally, I also quite using Leupold's latest offerings around a decade ago, when too many of them "failed" in one way or another. Eventually started printing their repair-department forms in batches.
Have tried a few of their newer scopes since then, and they worked OK, though not any better than a bunch of other brands. I still have several Leupolds on rifles, but most are old M8s, which fit and look better on my "classic" hunting rifles. Otherwise I use several brands/models that work better on more modern rifles.....
You weren't using good rifles, and/or you can't shoot very well.
