I've not owned the 3-9 EFR AO but I've read that it isn't one of Leupolds best scopes.For a hunting only scope I would probably go 2-7 VX2,which is a scope I love,with a parallex change.
JPB
Can you compare the two optically?
I just checked, and sadly the scope I liked (the Leupold VX-II 3-9x33mm Rimfire EFR Matte Rifle Scope 58710) and was writing about has been discontinued.
Evidently it has been replaced by the 3-9x Ultralight -- maybe that is the scope you have read than stellar reports about? In any case I do like my scope a lot and it has stood up well to a lot: everything from an RWS air rifle that kills many scopes with its double recoil, and all the way up to my .375 H&H Magnum (I got the rifle and had no scope for it).
Cheers,
John
