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I have a couple of these scopes and for 200.00 They are pretty Darn good !
But today I learned something about one of mine. i was Shooting a .257 Roberts at 100 yard range, I had switched from 115 to 100 grain bullets. My 1st shot was about 8 inches high.
Scope is clearly marked 1/4 MOA Clicks, 4x8 is 32, so 32 clicks down should put me on target, so i click of 32. Next shot a 8 inches to low ! Do the math in my head again, i should be on target ? So i next do the obvious thing and click up 16. 3rd Shot right where i wanted it. My VX freedom 3X9 has Half inch Clicks.
Its Not a huge problem but it clearly says 1/4 MOA and Clearly 1/2 MOA clicks ! I think i will call Leupold in the morning.
...tj3006

You're not alone. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...37/my-new-leupold-does-1-2-moa-per-click

Please update this thread with what you get from Leupold. I was on the fence on a scope for a 35 Whelen that I will only hunt with 1-2 weekends out of the season and didn't want to spend a fortune so I settled on a Leupold VX-Freedom. Just mounted it last night. I used to be a huge Leupold fan until about 10 years ago when I purchased a VXL that I had a problems with. This is the first Leupold I have mounted on a gun I own since then. Couldn't pass it up for the price.

I'm thinking it's an entry level Leupold, but what the hell! Any Leupold is quality. You can have problems with a Rolls Royce that you pay half a million for. Nothing is exempt from problems. But I believe Leupolds are less likely to have them. They have great QC and their warranty is the best. I'd say you did good. I have 3 VX-1s and they are better than some scopes Top of the Line products. I currently have one older VX3L 4.5-14X56 and 4 of the newest, latest and Greatest VX-3i 3.5-10X40s that are all very bright and clear. I don't think you can do better for near the money than Leupold.

i have several brands of scopes swarovski,leopolds,zeiss,meopta and probably a few more and i have yet to have one track a true .25 for every click of adjustment

To busy to call today , Work is going off the rails !!

A lot of Swarovski and Zeiss scope are 1/3 MOA per click. I believe my Conquest DL’s are and I haven’t had any issues with them tracking.

+1 I don't have any Swaro's but this is typical of most of the scopes I own or have owned. It has never been a problem for me.

I've also had several scopes from different manufacturers that didn't hold true to the 1/4 inch adjustments.

I suspect they're actually 0.1 milliradians per click.

Called Leopold today while i was at work.
The Tech the most likely answer is that the wrong Turret got installed, he said bring it in and they would fix it no questions asked., Me to get the s# and product code of the box so he could keep track and see if there is a problem with a group or just mine ! ..can't ask for more than that !

Regardless of what the turrets say, what is the scope advertised as having?

Actually, they could have taken enough time not to have futzed it up in the first place. What about YOUR time and trouble, not to mention the ammo you've wasted, gas to the range etc?

I've not been super critical of Leupold since their issues started, but this just sucks all around. It would take more than a free hat to cool me off after this.

At least you don't have to send it back to China; you may find some comfort in that.🤷‍♂️

Everything man made can be flawed.Why do people always have to benefit from a mistake?
Leupold is doing exactly what they need to do.Stand behind their product.

I agree with the first part, and one could, I suppose, choose to factor in the lack of QC in the bargain price, however he should be compensated in some way for his time, trouble, and shipping costs for a new item that wasn't up to snuff; at the minimum they should dispatch the carrier to pick up the scope and cover the shipping.

I bought a New Bearcat that was out of time and failed to lock up properly. Had to fuss a bit, but they did cover the shipping both ways for the two trips back to Newport. That still left me holding the bag on about three hours on the road to the UPS hub, but overall, it was acceptable.

Perhaps they'll send him a Nightforce hat for his trouble.

What's the big deal here anyway? Because it's a Leupold everyone freaks out about it? As Gene pointed out yesterday, most scopes are not dead on in regards to their adjustments. I never gave it a second thought as long as I could get the scope sighted in.

I gave my son a 3-9 Conquest that I had in my safe last fall for his Tikka. We took it to the range and had a hell of a time getting it sighted in. I forgot that the adjustments are ass backwards and he got it shooting off the paper before he came over and told me about it. We cranked it back down about 30 clicks and made a quick calculation to get to zero but it was a couple inches low and left. It should've been dead on but it took 3 or 4 more shots to get it zeroed 1/2" high.

I guess I should've come on here the next day and bitched about it but I've seen the same thing many times whether it's Zeiss, Leupold, Burris or whatever. I'm more concerned with holding zero and a generous eye box that allows you get on target quickly than a minor inconsistency in tracking.

Pretty much my thoughts as well. The Leupold Shuffle applies to other brands as well but it is indeed aptly named.
I continue to be a Leupold fan (once settled in) but can say that it took personal experience with SS, NF & S&B to understand that 1" can actually mean four clicks (or metric equiv / click) @ 100.