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Everyone's eyes are different, and likely each scope is too......I would send a scope in for repair or replacement if not clear at a given power.
Re: 3.6" ER, many scope are 3.5 and many happy users of various B&L and Bushnell Elite's which were 3.3" - Though I have enjoyed one unicorn in the lineup in a 3-10x40 compact with 3.7" - and that difference was appreciated. If 3.6" is not working, perhaps it needs to be mounted a bit further back on a given rifle for a given shooter. Just a thought.
I am always interested in the long term durability of new brands and hope that Tract works out well.
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I’ve got three of the VX3i - two of the 2.5x10 and one of the 4.5x14 models.
Two of them are perfect - adjustments are precise and correct, one just went back to Leopold for repair / replace after two shooting sessions. Elevation adjustment on that unit might move impact .250.....or 6.250...and might throw in about 3 inches of windage to boot.
Other two get shot every week or two and been just fine so far.
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I recently replaced a Leupold VX3i 2.5-8x36 that I had on my hog hunting 308 bolt gun.
My assessment is that it’s a good hunting scope for no more than 100 yards. It was a great fit for me for hunting in dense woods.
The good: I never had any problems with holding zero. Close quarters performance was excellent. At low magnification- it had great field-of-view (34.5’), excellent eye relief (4.6”), easy eyebox to get behind, and very clear.
The bad: At magnification greater than 6x, eye relief reduced to 3.6”, eyebox narrowed noticeably, and clarity was poor. The magnification adjustment knob was also hard to turn so a throw lever was a necessity.
Good grief, you can’t be serious.........
Casey
Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively...
Having said that, MAGA.
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I had a B&C 2.5 X 8 Leupold that would not adjust properly sent it back and the same. Have a older 2.5 X 8 Leupold on my 9.3 X 62 that works great and still holds zero.
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Some folks haven't had much luck but I have had a great experience with Leupolds from the 70's up till today. Had a reticle snap once on a scout scope and it was repaired with a heavier reticle at no charge and quickly. My own vx3i 2.5-8x has a B&C reticle and has been flawless and survived a fair bit of recoil on a number of rifles.
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Have never seen one of any vintage,track,hold zero or repeat...but LOTS of folks have tried.
Hint................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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Have had them for years with zero issues.
It�s a magazine not a clip......
Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.�
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No experience with 33mm objective. However, have had several 36mm objectives. Picture below is my current "go to" Rem KS rifle with 2.5x8x36 mounted in Talley Extra lows. Required a minor bit of relief and chamfer on the bases to make it fit. However, the lowest overall mount setup that I could cobble together for a LA Rem 700. I don't do the traveling that some of the others do. However, no issues holding zero. And no issue with tracking for the little bit of knob spinning that I do... ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/144533.jpg)
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I recently replaced a Leupold VX3i 2.5-8x36 that I had on my hog hunting 308 bolt gun.
My assessment is that it’s a good hunting scope for no more than 100 yards. It was a great fit for me for hunting in dense woods.
The good: I never had any problems with holding zero. Close quarters performance was excellent. At low magnification- it had great field-of-view (34.5’), excellent eye relief (4.6”), easy eyebox to get behind, and very clear.
The bad: At magnification greater than 6x, eye relief reduced to 3.6”, eyebox narrowed noticeably, and clarity was poor. The magnification adjustment knob was also hard to turn so a throw lever was a necessity.
I replaced it with a Tract Toric 2-10x42 which also gives me great close quarters performance but it has constant eye relief of 4” at all magnifications, eyebox is always easy and clarity is great at all magnifications. Only time will tell how it holds up but I have no complaints I hear these stories and wonder if " fail to hold zero" is the scope, mounts or rifle at fault. I own different brands of scopes and enjoy the Leupold bashing here on the Fire. Not a dailer, so this scope fills the bill on 3 of my LW rifles. Something is wrong with your scope , or eyes if clarity is bad @ 6X, usually set mine at 6X when hunting. 3.4" is plenty of relief for most calibers. If magnification adjuustment is hard to turn you may have the rear ring "farmer tight".
Last edited by Switch; 12/05/20.
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