Somewhere around 2 dozen Vari-X III, VX-III and VX-3's over the past 30 plus years. Never a failure of any kind.
Maybe the 3i is not up to par, never held one. When they came out and the price went down $100, I stocked up on 3's.
But ya know, it's the internet, so if 9 people have had a problem with a Leupold in the past few years and ran to the fire to whine and moan about it, I guess every dam one of the millions they've ever made have been bad.
I haven't owned many dozens but have owned quite a few and this sums up my experience as well. I picked up my first 3i a couple weeks ago and was dubious to the price drop too but thought I'd give it a try. Haven't had a chance to take it out yet but am not really that concerned.
I'm not married to Leupold but they've never let me down. For the price, they have always made a good scope. For me at least, significant valued add isn't realized from their competitors until you get up to S&B... and they're in a league of their own, price and all.
