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I just received a new VX 2 4-12 AO and I don't see any problem with the new fast focus eyepiece. Mine does not seem to have any noticeable play in it. It's just mounted and boresighted at this point but it is clear and bright. First nice day, we'll see how it performs.
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First nice day, we'll see how it performs Let us know how it compares with other optics you have, even in low light. By the way, welcome to the optics forum.
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I just received a new VX 2 4-12 AO and I don't see any problem with the new fast focus eyepiece. Mine does not seem to have any noticeable play in it. It's just mounted and boresighted at this point but it is clear and bright. First nice day, we'll see how it performs. Maybe the SHOT show samples were engineering prototypes or more likely early production samples. Or they had seen a lot of wear and tear. Or Leupold changed the grease. Or... I hope the scope works out fine for you.
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I can't believe Leupold has not upgraded theeir web site yet.
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I have never been a leupold fan, not sure why. I've owned several, just never liked them as much as others,
That being said, all my scopes of various brands have the fast focus feature and I have never had an issue with any of them.
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To me - there are so many choices that it's confusing.
I need a Leupold matrix just to show the feature differences of the VX1 - VX2 - VX3 - VX6. Without that, I do not trust that there is realy any technological difference other than price points (I know, we can all look through them and form opinions).
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I do not trust that there is realy any technological difference other than price points (I know, we can all look through them and form opinions). I agree. I have had a chance to use various different Leupold models over the years, and they all appeared the same to me optically.
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I may be overly sensitive to it, but I have had more paralax problems with the VX II/2 series than with the VX III/3's.
I also notice the optics to be much improved lately with the new VX3 scopes.
Not sure this all matters shooting at game but I do notice these things at distance, at the range. That said, I have a 2-7 on a 270 that is a well behaved scope,and holds POI very well through the power range.They seem pretty durable.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I considered it a blessing that I cannot tell the difference between them. I can buy a new VX1, slap on an M1, and be just as happy as the guy that dropped twice the money on a VX3.
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If there is a difference between a VX-2 and VX-3, it's something my eyes certainly can't recognize.
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If there is a difference between a VX-2 and VX-3, it's something my eyes certainly can't recognize. Must be my age... Isn't all that unusual for folks to see differently through the same optics.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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This isn't a knock against Leupold, but I cannot see a difference between the 1-2-3's. I can see a difference between my Kahles and Docter compared to Leupold though.
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Well.........................sure!
I can understand that!
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I remember when I bought my first VX3, I thought I had really arrived in the optics world. Then I shot it side by side with my VX1's, and felt like a sucker.
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I have to laugh at those who believe the one and only important thing about a rifle scope is the quality of the image. Too funny. E
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I may be overly sensitive to it, but I have had more paralax problems with the VX II/2 series than with the VX III/3's.
I also notice the optics to be much improved lately with the new VX3 scopes.
mmmmm....Bob, Yes, the 2-7's (both Vari-X II's and VX-II's) do indeed seem hold POI very well--but they also appear to have more parralax than the 3-9's....at least for me. And.....the first thing I did when I recently bought a new VX-3 2.5-8 was compare it to my late 80's/early 90's Vari-X III 2.5-8's. They all look good to me........either my eyes are getting old or I'll never make it as a optics snob.... Casey
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Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.
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I remember when I bought my first VX3, I thought I had really arrived in the optics world. Then I shot it side by side with my VX1's, and felt like a sucker. I did the same with a VX3 and a FFII. Spent a serious amount of time trying to find a difference. Bright, dark, cloudy, close, far, nothing.
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I stand by what I said.....VX 3 optics are better...at least to my eyes.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I've compared a couple of FFII scopes to my VX-3 6.5-20x40LR. VX-3 takes the win.
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