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Leupold issue. #10353342 08/28/15 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY Just got my new VX3 1.5-5x20. My power adjustment selector is upside down. 1.5 is actually 5 power, and vice versa. WTF!!!

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10353348 08/28/15 Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State RWE Campfire Ranger RWE Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State Well. That's peculiar. What are you going to do?

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10353370 08/28/15 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 S Steelhead Campfire Oracle Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 That's the New York version, where everything is backwards, not upside down.... "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10353380 08/28/15 Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State RWE Campfire Ranger RWE Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State Are those DedNutz scope rings/mount?

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10353386 08/28/15 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 S Steelhead Campfire Oracle Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 I think the rings might be upside down, it's an optical illusion (notice the double entendre?) "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10353398 08/28/15 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY I am going to leave it as is for now. Getting ready to sight it in to take on a bear hunt. Might not ever do anything as long as nothing else is affected.

Re: Leupold issue. RWE #10353402 08/28/15 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY Originally Posted by RWE Are those DedNutz scope rings/mount? They are the DNZ Game Reaper one piece mount/rings

Re: Leupold issue. Steelhead #10353410 08/28/15 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY Originally Posted by Steelhead I think the rings might be upside down, it's an optical illusion (notice the double entendre?) I may need to stand on my head to shoot it

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10353414 08/28/15 Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,659 WA S slm9s Campfire Tracker slm9s Campfire Tracker S Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,659 WA Its like that postage stamp where part of it was printed upside down, it'll be worth millions!

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10353456 08/28/15 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,644 Likes: 1 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,644 Likes: 1 Midwest Scope assembled on a Friday afternoon. WWP53D

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10353468 08/28/15 Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,806 Likes: 2 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,806 Likes: 2 West of the Blue Ridge Are you sure it's not a knockoff? Lots of those on Ebay I hear. That's a hoot for sure. What fresh Hell is this?

Re: Leupold issue. SKane #10353486 08/28/15 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY Originally Posted by SKane Scope assembled on a Friday afternoon. After a long lunch at the pub

Re: Leupold issue. Pappy348 #10353492 08/28/15 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY Originally Posted by Pappy348 Are you sure it's not a knockoff? Lots of those on Ebay I hear. That's a hoot for sure. It seems to be legit. I bought it from opticsplanet.

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10353564 08/28/15 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,310 Likes: 1 Mobile J jimmyp Campfire Ranger jimmyp Campfire Ranger J Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,310 Likes: 1 Mobile I have no comment, just shaking my head.

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10355576 08/28/15 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,157 The Bitteroot M mtmuley Campfire Regular mtmuley Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,157 The Bitteroot So you actually got it mounted on the rifle before you noticed? Jesus. mtmuley

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10355628 08/28/15 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,601 A little further North... 1Nut Campfire Regular 1Nut Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,601 A little further North... Just turn it around. Not good, but see no reason why it won't get you through your hunt. Nut Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. Thomas Jefferson

Re: Leupold issue. 1Nut #10355650 08/28/15 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 First thing that would pop into my head is..."What else did they screw up?" Send it back. The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: Leupold issue. troutfisher13111 #10355698 08/28/15 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,081 Likes: 5 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,081 Likes: 5 Battle Born Originally Posted by troutfisher13111 Originally Posted by Steelhead I think the rings might be upside down, it's an optical illusion (notice the double entendre?) I may need to stand on my head to shoot it Turn it around and use your thumb to pull the trigger.... Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Leupold issue. mtmuley #10355820 08/28/15 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY T troutfisher13111 OP Campfire Regular OP troutfisher13111 Campfire Regular T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,902 Upstate NY Originally Posted by mtmuley So you actually got it mounted on the rifle before you noticed? Jesus. mtmuley No, I am leaving for a bear hunt and really want to use this rifle, so I decided to mount it anyways. It was a last minute replacement for another scope.

Re: Leupold issue. BobinNH #10356304 08/28/15 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ RDFinn Campfire Ranger RDFinn Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ Originally Posted by BobinNH First thing that would pop into my head is..."What else did they screw up?" Send it back. Highly unlikely. Their QC is top notch...