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Hello,
I am offered one in very good condition at a very good price but I never had one in my hands....
Thank you!
PH
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Great eastern woods scope. I had one on an M7 S/S in 308.
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My custom pre-64 M70 358 in wears one and it has been fine.
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They were/are very good scopes.
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Wish I hadn't sold mine......
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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Got one on a 700 in .223, it has worked very well.
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Great scope. Also has way less tunneling than the 2.5-8.
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My favorite scope for medium bores. Used iin Africa on my 375 H&H at ranges from 25 yards (buffalo) to kudu at 350. And of course, the DOPES at Leupold stopped making it.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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A great little hunting scope, i use one on my 9.3x62mm, with 320gr Woodleighs at 2400 fps, 1 to 300 yard shooting is a breeze, couldn't imagine a more fitting scope.
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I had the heavy duplex in mine which I found nearly perfect in the grey African bush. We typically think of fine reticles for precision, and yet with a very accurate Blaser R93 375, I shot several .3” 3-shot groups at a 100 yds with it and regularly under .75”.
Apparently, not a big seller. Too bad. It seemed to me to be about as well-rounded a hunting scope around and with a brighter sight-picture than the slightly smaller, but also handy, 1.5-5x.
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I had the heavy duplex in mine which I found nearly perfect in the grey African bush. We typically think of fine reticles for precision, and yet with a very accurate Blaser R93 375, I shot several .3” 3-shot groups at a 100 yds with it and regularly under .75”.
Apparently, not a big seller. Too bad. It seemed to me to be about as well-rounded a hunting scope around and with a brighter sight-picture than the slightly smaller, but also handy, 1.5-5x.
Me too, George. I like it.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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I sure like mine. Heavy Duplex also.
Last edited by boatammo; 09/24/21.
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Wish I hadn't sold mine......
Same lament...
Hunt with Class and Classics
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Another +, I thought they were a great scope. I only ever had one. I had it mounted on a 30-06 that I gave to a young man here on the Fire.
I wish they still made them.
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Love mine on my custom 9.3x62, Pre 64 custom. Even with only 6x I've shot some of the best groups of my life.
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I have two. One on a 338 and another on a 375. The one on the 338 started scattering rounds after several hundred rounds. I sent it back and it was repaired and have had no problems since. The one on the 375 is going strong after several hundred rounds.
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
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I have a late-build 1.75-6X still NIB. The last one rode on the a Marlin SS guide gun I foolishly sold. I'm waiting for Ruger to start building Marlin lever actions so I can get a rifle to go under this scope. For a while I was going to put it on a Win 70 .375 but I would up putting a 4.5-14X on it instead.
With that scope and my guide gun (and a Wild West Lever Guns trigger) I was consistently putting 3 shots at or under 3/4ths of an inch at 100 yards. Not bad .. not bad at all.
Tom
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Here be dragons ...
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I’ve got one on a 30-30. It was defective from the factory so I sent it in. I inquired about changing the reticle from Heavy Duplex to German #4, Leupold changed it at no charge as recompense for my trouble. The 30-30 it’s mounted on has a Happy Trigger too. For a 30-30 the rifle is very accurate, at least IMO. I get groups ranging from a little under MOA to a little over with factory 150 grain Corelokts. It’s definitely one of the scopes I wish Leupold had not discontinued, along with the VX-R line. I’ve got a VX-R 2-7x33 I really like.
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