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Hey All... Bought new VX-6 #115198 in Oct 2016 for my AR10 .308 build....sighted in for deer season 2016....Last week of 2016 season missed 2 deer at my feeder a little over 100yds....checked zero and it was 14" HIGH and 10 " LEFT....Would NOT adjust...could NOT zero the rifle....luckily had a back up weapon and continued hunting....sent it to Leupold in January 2017....they replaced erector assembly...windage and elevation turrets....no charge...ok..back on the AR10 .308 and zeroed OK...dead on at 100yds...fast foward to 2017 season...last week of DEC 2017...day after Christmas....getting dark and only saw does at my feeder..did not need to take another one...started to pack up as the light was fading fast.....took one last look thru my binos and sure enough there were 4 HOGS milling around the feeder....set up rifle and pushed the illumination button....NOTHING...ZIP...ZERO...NADA....%^$&*$$#$T^&(&*&^^&%*(*&....too dark now...called it a day..
Sent it back January 5, 2018...just rec'd an email from Leupold this morning....they "estimate 24 working days to fix my product....". They will NOT get a 3rd strike from me....personna non grata from here on out......
For sale REAL CHEAP when I get it back....
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See if you could swap someone for a new VX-1, they are dependable and work well.
Leupold's numbering system, 1-6, 1 is best........
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See if you could swap someone for a new VX-1, they are dependable and work well.
Leupold's numbering system, 1-6, 1 is best........ I like that!  I prefer the VX-1's to the VX-2's. Very little difference in the glass, VX-1's have the locking ring--and are less expensive to boot......
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Having said that, MAGA.
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Another satisfied customer..........
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HEY ORANGEDIABLO.....$250 is toooooooo much....more like $2.50...or better yet just 50 cents for this P O S ......knew I should stuck with Nightforce......
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I know guys that shoot deer and hogs off feeders with $50 Simmons scopes. Had I paid for a VX6 or any Leupold for that matter and could not do that I'd be mighty upset too.
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my 1-6 VX6 is still working after I sent it back, I keep my fingers crossed and don't use it when it needs to work, late season slick heads are about all it sees.
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HEY HANCO...51 CENTS FOR THIS LOUSY P O S .......
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Pete-
I'll ask the question (and then duck)....LOL
You tried another battery, yes?
Sorry for the headaches with the scope.
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Hey SKANE..yes..sure did try another battery...had new fresh spare batteries when I left to go hunting after Christmas...
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Leupold can not be trusted, i have beeb hearing too many complains about Leupold scopes and i am really scared to go that way. last year i bought a Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 for hnting deers and it work pretty well for me. it was a success story.
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$271. The Price is Right style. ha
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Every Leupold I sent back for repair never worked properly afterward. I caught on quick.
By the way, in case you missed it, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
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Leupold can not be trusted, i have beeb hearing too many complains about Leupold scopes and i am really scared to go that way. last year i bought a Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 for hnting deers and it work pretty well for me. it was a success story. Clark, is that you?
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Leupold can not be trusted, i have beeb hearing too many complains about Leupold scopes and i am really scared to go that way. last year i bought a Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 for hnting deers and it work pretty well for me. it was a success story. Clark, is that you? LOL
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Everyone I sent back came back working perfect and didn't break a second time. Still, that first time...
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My VX-5 HD [bleep] The Bed From The Get Go.. Send It Back For A Bad Switch. It Came Back FIXED. With In a Week,It Was Acting Up Again. The Second Time It Came Back.It Went Down The Road.. Liked The Fire Dot.But Dout I'll Own Another...
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I guess I’ve been lucky. I haven’t had a problem.
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