Reliability is THE most important quality a riflescope can have..... period, period. Leupold’s reliability could certainly use some improvement.... they lag WAY behind NF, SWFA, and upper end Bushnell (LRHS, DMR, etc).... there is NO debate about that.

I’ve personally seen “top of the line Leupold hunting scopes” (VX5/VX6) go tits-up on several occasions.... two of them didn’t work straight outta the box.

I’ve still got a couple older Leupolds with 1/2 MOA adjustments... they seem far more robust that the 1/4 MOA models.... maybe there’s something to that?

You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......