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Had some of their old MK IV scopes and had issue with canted reticles. Must say that they had good CS and replaced defective product as it was brand new out of box. But at the same time it made me question if they had any control at all over the actual quality control as these things are spec'd out who knows where.

Nonetheless Leupold made good on them and I moved to USO and a Schmidt Bender.

I have owned one Leupold and it failed-TWICE! I finally got them to fix it right and it went down the road. Other than the fact that they did not fix it the first time, I have no complaints with their customer service.

There is much that I love about Leuopold scopes and their customer service has consistly been great the 10 times or so I have have sent scopes back.

Probably the 6x Super Sniper. Have my first one on the way. I did kill a few bucks yesterday with the Leupold on my backup rifle though. Lots of memories with Leupold, but the terrible tracking and the constant send backs put me over the edge.

These Leupold threads always remind me of a Toyota car advertisement I saw a few years ago.

Customer: I am here to look at this sedan. Is it as reliable as a Toyota?

Salesman: We have the best warranty in the business!

Customer: No, that's not what I meant. Is the car as reliable as a Toyota?

Salesman: Our warranty is great, you can rest assured we will take care of you!

Customer: So, is the car reliable, or is the warranty reliable?

Salesman: Our warranty is great!

Customer: I am going to buy a Toyota.

You've had to send Leupold's back 10 or more times and you love them?

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over (buying Leupold's) and expecting different results (reliability).

I'd buy another Leupold before another Toyota, their cars anyway. My Corolla was a major POS.

Sorry for the hijack; I'm still pissed.

I hope I am detecting sarcasm.

Toyota vechile’s been great to me and I hope my two Leupolds would do the same. I did fall hard on my vx5HD on a steep hill and banged the crap out of the scooe but it still tracks.

So to the folks who moved on from Leupold, what are your top brands?

Normally if something bad is going to happen to someone, it happens to me. Product failure, recalls, you name it. Leupold has been an exception to that rule. Six rifle scopes and a spotting scope, not one problem. My only dealing with their cs has been to order a new eye cup for the spotter, and dammit if they didn't send me two, no charge.

I like the companies that have great customer service ...I never have to use.

I switched over to SS scopes. 3x9 and 3x15. Love em. My wife shot a nice whitetail buck tonight with my 243 about dark. They have been very reliable.

No way...if you will read all the threads on Leupold you would realize that none of them track to begin with so how in the world is it going to work after BS's drop test?

I got one for you, just mounted my VX-6 I got last year and low and behold.........there is an elevation dial for the windage. So my “R” is a “U”. How crazy is that?

They do that nowadays. That way, when the erector starts acting screwy and you call and tell them that the adjustments are bad, they can say that they mean for the POI to move 'Up' when you try to move it 'Right'.

Just got a 4.5-14LR back from repair. 4th time on that scope.. great service!?

I will let you know if and when it stops tracking. BS testing? I fell and tested the scope for tracking that was all. Why you don’t test your scope if you accidentally banged it up?

Yurotrash: I have Hunted all this Big Game season with Rifles scoped with Leupolds - not a glitch nor even a need to adjust from LAST seasons scope settings - in fact my Remington 700 Sendero with Leupold 6.5x20 variable scope on it has not needed an adjustment in the last 7 years!
It (Rifle and scope combo) HOLDS zero!
In fact I have been using Leupold scopes for the last 56 years and have as yet to experience a "failure"!
Just checked my online inventory of Rifles (both Big Game and Varmint Rifles!) and I currently have 66 (sixty six) Rifles with Leupold scopes on them.
Over the last half century plus I have probably owned another 40 - 50 Leupold scopes that were mounted on Rifles and still, have as yet to incur a failure with any of these!
I am proud and confident to own and use Leupold scopes - and will continue to do so despite the drivel espoused by the few Leupold naysayers around here.
Leupold & Stevens Company a proud AMERICAN company.
On our Hunt yesterday (November 19th) two head of Big Game were brought to bag by "Leupold scopes" - most savy Hunters I know and Hunt with do NOT hesitate to use Leupold scopes.
I have used Leupold scopes from Alaska to the south end of the Rocky Mountains and most places in between (including SE Alaska, the Olympic Rain Forest, in bitter cold, in blazing heat, in blizzards and monsoon like downpours) still waiting for failure #1.
I'll use your term "freaking Leupold" in this context - freaking Leupolds, are amazing!
Long live Leupold & Stevens - a great AMERICAN Company.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Well no wonder. With that many rifles, you can't have fired any of them enough to reveal the inherent weaknesses!

Just pickin'😜

Honestly, sixty-six?!! Next time I start felling guilty about about how much I spend on guns, I can just say, "At least I'm not as bad as that VarmintGuy (just like a good Baptist).