I am still puzzled by the nefarious motivations of the few Leupold bashers?
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
Nefarious? I think not.
There will always be a strain of lower end users who cannot appreciate the finer attributes of higher end optics. They would never consider a used Swarovski for $600 when they can get a used Leupold for less than half of that. They are creatures of habit who will go buy whatever their buddy suggests & come home with a 270 & a Leupold scope mounted with windage adjustable bases. Makes me sick.
I quit buying Leupolds near 20 years ago after comparing mine to a Swarovski. Currently I own one Leupold. It is mounted on my .22