I wouldn't go with a broken or maybe-broken scope. No way.
Leupold scopes have always been reliable, so far, and I have them from several generations )VariX to VX). Recently I sent two of the older VariX-III scopes in for new reticles and when I got the itemized work list back, both of them had been 'refreshed' in the erectors. I didn't call for information on that, but I guess that over time they do need some work. Neither scope had ever been on a magnum, but one had been on my Sako 270 since the 80's.
