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Originally Posted by 2muchgun
Still selling cookie cutter rifle patterns requiring zero load development to dumbfu**cks and charging for same? The kind I've been building for 1/4 of the price for 20+ years now?


I'll take one! Shoot me a PM.... I'd love to pick up a full custom rig, with a Leupold 4.5-14 atop..... for your advertised $1250.

My last SS fixed Fhugker just went out the door last week. After packing it for about 100 miles in the past couple months.... I've realized that extra 10oz don't do me any good..... outside the occasional fun session banging steel. I've gone back to 3-9s and 3.5-10s wearing TTs or the older 1/2 MOA click turrets. I've lost a little performance at 600+.... but that's ok, I'm more likely to be where I need to be with a rifle in hand without the extra weight/bulk.

I know a pretty reputable guy who's had a Leupold go tits-up this week..... we'll see how that pans out. I know another far less reputable guy who thinks his Leupold is tracking schitty..... we'll see on that one too. I've never had a bad one, unless I dropped it/fell on it.....


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I wish i had better luck with them..Sure would make things much simpler.

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Originally Posted by Dogshooter

I know a pretty reputable guy who's had a Leupold go tits-up this week..... we'll see how that pans out. I know another far less reputable guy who thinks his Leupold is tracking schitty..... we'll see on that one too. I've never had a bad one, unless I dropped it/fell on it.....


I cannot tell a lie. Had 2 (yep, two) Leupolds take schits this week that were on hunting rifles....

First was a VX3 4.5-14 LR 40mm CDS with a custom TMR. First shot at 100 after dialing down from 600 (returning to zero) was the upper right impact, then the next four "grouped"....

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Checked zero on my .264 WM with a 6.5-20 Mark 4 LR ERT M5 TMR. It was all over the place. Figured either the scope took a schit or the barrel was toast....

100 yard group...
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Threw on a proven 8.5-25 Mark 4 and shot it. Same ammo and rifle...


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Customer service will get a workout this next week.


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My 4.5-14x40LR with custom TMR was awesome..Till that happened. I sold it here on the classifieds after Leup tuned it up.

I honestly wish they would get their schit together..I know any and all scopes can go down, but i've had some seriously crap luck with Leupold.

Even the 4.5-14x50LR that has been steller in the tracking department, is in the mail right now for the SF, second time on that one.

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Originally Posted by Dogshooter
I know another far less reputable guy who thinks his Leupold is tracking schitty..... we'll see on that one too. I've never had a bad one, unless I dropped it/fell on it.....


Yep, that'd be me, and I'm even less reputable than you give me credit for. The scope tracks pretty well with the dope RC gave me, but even better if I use the G1 drag curve and my chronoed MV on Applied Ballistics, go figure.

You're right about Leupold scopes never failing though. That must be why I'm always reading about how good their customer service is for repairing scopes. Like they did with mine a few years ago--they were prompt, courteous, and by God fixed that scope.



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Do you go passed your zero 4-5 clicks then come back to it?

Try to clear out any backlash in the adjustment...

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Figured so just hate to see that much slop! Obviously something moved/settled after the 1st shot.

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A scope that needs "backlash" taken out is broke and eventually will start showing other issues.

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Originally Posted by rcamuglia

I cannot tell a lie. Had 2 (yep, two) Leupolds take schits this week that were on hunting rifles....



RC, appreciate you reporting the failure.

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Hey, I knew the haters would be salivating over the report. I also knew others would be interested.

It's a first for me. Both scopes are relatively new; maybe a couple hundred rounds under each. Any scope I broke in the past has been on a target rifle that got lots of use.

Anything I've sent in for repair comes back better than it was new. Why? I don't know.

I've done well with Leupold and am sure they'll be repaired and hold up well, but the experience definitely makes me reevaluate things.

The whole reason I reported was to make formy feel better. cool

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That's ok. I pulled a rifle out last week and said- hmmmm. That don't look right.

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How in the flip a lens cracked I don't know. That's actually my only Leupold variable that hasn't had major problems. Oh well, off to Leupold.

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