Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Hey,,,,,, Leupold Lovers

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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<br>Be careful out there this weekend as there will be increased traffic on the roads. Return home safe and sound.
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<br>Don

Have a Happy Thanksgiving Don
<br>dave
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Thanks for the good wishes, Don. Hope you had a good one!
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<br>Actually, am not strictly a Leupold lover. Also have the following brands on my rifles: Bausch & Lomb, Bushnell, Burris, Leica, Nikon, Sightron, Swarovski, Weaver Grand Slam and Zeiss. Oh, and even one Simmons, the 4.5-14x V-Tac that's now sold under Weaver. (It was a very good scope, but nobody would pay almost $500 for a Simmons!) Also use some antique scopes, including Lyman and Weaver. Shot my last whitetail with a 2x Noske from the 1940's, mounted on a Savage 99 in .300.
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<br>Have tried a couple S&B's but didn't seen any real advantage over various other fine scopes. Don't have anything against them, but am always suspicious when something is promoted as The Answer. Have tried a lot of stuff over the years and have yet to find any scope brand that is perfect in every way.
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Mule Deer,
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<br>You really don't want to go there with Don on the issue of S&Bs..............
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<br>Blaine

I used a Bushnell Banner scope for a number of years on a Marlin 336 (35 rem) without fail.
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<br>I used 3 different Blurry Leupolds for some years "thinking" they were a good scope. I admit, I was wrong, they weren't.
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<br>I now use Swarovski & Schmidt & Bender scopes because they provide me with a level of performance far and above any Leupold I have ever owned or used. BTW, a buddy of mine owns 18 Leupolds and I have used his rifles with those scopes. Just mentioned that in case you may of thought my experiences with those blurry leupolds was limited to 3 scopes.
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<br>We each pick what we want to use for "our" purposes. I choose to use S&B and Swarovski which are superior to any Leupold I have ever looked through while hunting.
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<br>Have a good one,
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<br>Don

Blaine,
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<br>I hope you had a wonderful and safe holiday.
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<br>Don

So Don, Have you recuperated form your Colorado elk hunt?

Saddlesore,
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<br>Yes sir I have. Actually, there wasn't much to re-coop from, lol.
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<br>By the way, I didn't forget you. Just been hunting a lot lately. Sorry for not getting your package out yet. Just have to get out to the store and ship it.
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<br>Leaving soon to go out deer hunting. I will get the package today.
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<br>Have a good one,
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<br>Don