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Cabela's website shows them sold out now. I see that scopelist has them, but is that a real company? I am suspicious because they ask for payment through paypal.
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Cabela's website shows them sold out now. I see that scopelist has them, but is that a real company? I am suspicious because they ask for payment through paypal. I have bought a lot of stuff from the scopelist(phantom company run by Eurooptics) and have paid with Paypal , never an issue
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Here, too. And if it's on scope-list, it's likely on the Eurooptics site was well if you prefer to deal directly with them. Good folks to deal with...no doubt about that!!!
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You can deal directly with Scopelist too. I made them an offer on my Razor and bought it a bit cheaper than what they listed. All transaction done over the phone.
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BTW Cabela's must have found more; the 2-12 is back in stock.
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Posted by me 6 weeks ago: I've always been a huge Leupold fan and advocate. I've purcased 32 of their scopes since the 1980's. Of the first 29, I had exactly one failure that needed factory service, a 6x36 that I carried for several years as a backup in a foam-lined PVC pipe sleeve, that when finally needed woudn't hold zero. I figured that was fair, and my fault, as the scope had trundled around for several years and several hundred thousand air miles and I'd not checked it in a coon's age...lesson learned.
BUT, in the last 2 years I bought a new vx-3 3.5-10 for a truck gun, and a 2-12 vx-6 for my Dad's go-to, and BOTH were bad out of the box, not holding zero.
2 weeks ago the VX-6 3-18 went on sale. Dad just had to have one, and after decades of stellar service was willing to forget the recent problems.
On his custom lightweight .270 it sighted in perfectly, and he actually shot a coyote the first night he cruised the ranch on his gator going to the road to check the mail. The next afternoon dialing in loads it rattled apart and wouldn't hold 5" groups.
SO...I am 28 for 29 the first 32 years, and 0 for 3 the the last 1+... kind of sad, really... Update: the 3-18 is down the road, and the 2-12 is in the safe waiting to prove itself on a "fun" rifle. The two rifles previously wearing the VX-6's now have a 3-9 SS and a 3-15 NXS...and all is good so far... So, to answer the question "Leupy vx6....anything better for the price?"...Yes - the SS 3-9, in a walk...
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I had same issues with new 1-6 VX-6, dial an inch and get 5 sometimes 3 etc vertical. They fixed it without admitting anything was wrong with it and now two years latter it still is holding zero. If SWFA could figure out how to put a VX-6 type duplex into a SWFA 3-9 and sell it for the $500 price range they would take a bunch of business here in the Southeast provided the reticle was bold at 3X of course.
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BTW Cabela's must have found more; the 2-12 is back in stock. The also have the firedot LR duplex, but it is still almost $1100 at Cabelas. They do have a new VX6 HD models listed starting at $1400 for the 2-12 and going up from there. 
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BTW Cabela's must have found more; the 2-12 is back in stock. The also have the firedot LR duplex, but it is still almost $1100 at Cabelas. They do have a new VX6 HD models listed starting at $1400 for the 2-12 and going up from there. VX-6 line has been discontinued. If you want the old style without illumination better get them now.
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BTW Cabela's must have found more; the 2-12 is back in stock. The also have the firedot LR duplex, but it is still almost $1100 at Cabelas. They do have a new VX6 HD models listed starting at $1400 for the 2-12 and going up from there. They just priced themselves out of the market.
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I texted my cousin and daughter's boyfriend who had asked me about the best deals on scopes. Both bought the 2-12 VX6 this afternoon and Talley's to attach them to a 7mm-08 700 BDL and a TC Venture 30-06.
Thanks for the heads up on the new stock arriving.
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