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2.5-8 is part of the current line-up.
Seems like they are not available anywhere. I would have bought one if I could have found one, but it did inspire/require me to mount an M8 that I'd been storing for years. I don't know because I have not hunted, or even shot with it yet, but I have a feeling I'm going to be very happy with a fixed 4x for my uses. This rifle will be for New England Whitetails exclusively and if I can't get within 200 yards of one, I'll just accept that they've won the day.
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I understand the fixed power market is probably pretty small. Weaver's gone. I hate to see Leupold do away with them completely. I wonder if they will be an option if the custom shop opens back up. If nothing else, I imagine they sell limited runs of them, similar to the Ruger #1. Maybe a 4x33 with post and duplex this year, 6x36 with lrd next, 6x42 with the B&C, 3x20 with the #4 etc...
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My favorite scope on my .223s is the Leupold FX-3 12x-40mm AO Target.
No longer in production.
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Really want one of the Fx-2s ier scout scopes but they are near impossible to find in stainless for less than double what they were new.
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Leupold seems to be dropping what I consider to be the "regular" hunting scopes and turning towards the "tacticool" long range turret twisters.
Even their newer "regular" scopes such as the rimfire 3-9 x 33 AO have a more angular, tactical look to them.
So, what bothers me is the 'what if' scenario. What if one of my 'regular' scopes craps out and I send it in for warranty repair? If they are no longer making these models and they have no parts to repair it, what sort of tactical ugliness will I get to place on my Classic Select Kimbers or my Ruger No. 1, or??
I guess I could trade the beautiful wood stocked Kimber in on an AR. NOT!
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If people were buying them, they’d still be making them. The irony is that some folks are now looking for older/no longer made Leupold gloss scopes for older classic wood and walnut rifles. I just put an M8 4x on my 721 and am looking for a Weaver T for an older M700 Varmint in 222. Weaver R&B on both in keeping with the rifles age.
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If people were buying them, they’d still be making them. The irony is that some folks are now looking for older/no longer made Leupold gloss scopes for older classic wood and walnut rifles. I just put an M8 4x on my 721 and am looking for a Weaver T for an older M700 Varmint in 222. Weaver R&B on both in keeping with the rifles age. Totally get that. +1 with the concept.
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