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i have tried to like them several times but find the eye box to be hard to get behind....

I prefer the zeiss/meopta 4-14x44 scope and they are on sale at cameland and probably cheaper than the leupolds currently

Don't really think of my Bergara Woodsman as a $20 horse, but if it is - it runs like a racehorse. I almost have myself talked into a Nightforce SHV 3-10x42.

Keep talkin'.

I have that scope and really like it.

Centershot,

Lots of good feedback here! I want to address a couple technical topics that have come up. You mention a concern about parallax and high power in your original message, but not to worry. A higher power optic is not inherently more less susceptible to parallax than a lower power scope. What is more important is objective lens size. You will experience more parallax (The change in point of impact due to a change in eye position) on a scope with a larger objective lens. The reason you usually see less parallax when you turn a scope's magnification down is not because of the reduced power, but because your image is coming from a smaller portion of the objective lens.

Gene270 mentioned eyebox, and that is a real trade off to consider. With something like a 4.5-14 power scope, it will be much more important that you mount it carefully fro eye relief. We recommend positioning the scope as far from your eye as you can at high power and still get a full field of view. This will help ensure you get the best image at all magnifications. Carrying it in the field at a lower power will help you get on target faster as well. Hope this is helpful!

That is good information, I didn’t know that!

That IS good information 👍
OK, the scope is here and mounted. I did as recommended above by Leupold and set my eye relief while on 14x.
It sits nice and low in the Leupold standard mounts (windage adj base) and Low rings.

Clears both the bolt and barrel just fine. I like my scopes mounted as close to the bore as possible.
It’s been pouring rain here in S Oregon, so haven’t gotten to the range yet - will bore sight it tomorrow and shoot ASAP.
It’s obviously a huge improvement over the inexpensive scope it replaced.

My Vx-3i was toast right out of the box... sending it in for warranty repairs today.

I've used one extensively over the last 2 years. It has done everything I wanted it to do. To my eyes, good glass for the money, clear, pretty bright during dawn and dusk. I'd buy another.

Only time I have seen this happen is if it is a counterfeit, you might want to talk with Leupold first and give them the serial#

Did you buy it on E-BAY ?????

I have at least 25 of them, nary a problem with them.

Nope, purchased through a very reputable retailer up here in Canada that is listed as Leupold dealer. If it's a knockoff they did a damn good job as it's identical in every way to the same scope I have sitting on another rifle just won't shoot or hold zero. It was delivered by mail though so who knows how it was treated in transit...

I have owned about dozen and a half or so of the Vari-X III, VX-III, VX-3, and VX-3i 4.4-14x40mm scopes, and I liked every one of them (except the single non-AO version I had). Still own 3 of them I think. I also have several VX-5s and I'd say the VX-5HD 3-15x really outclasses the VX-3i line. If you have not looked through one, you really ought to check one out to find out whether or not you think the price difference is justified. I think it's worth the difference and I'd upgrade everything to VX-5 if I could afford it.