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Reupold is the Biden of scopes. You get what you get and there is NO predicting it. Hint. ![[Linked Image from imagizer.imageshack.com]](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/923/NeS1Gr.png) Just sayin'............. It's ironic that the picture above that statement shows a Vortex scope and merch.
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Remember what leupold said on the podcast? You gotta tap the turrets for them to settle. LOL Is this podcast available to view somewhere?
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Reupold is the Biden of scopes. You get what you get and there is NO predicting it. Hint. Just sayin'.............
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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I used Leupold for so long that I'm still a little surprised every time I twist a turret on another brand of scope and the reticle moves exactly what the turret says it should.
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Remember what leupold said on the podcast? You gotta tap the turrets for them to settle. LOL Is this podcast available to view somewhere? Seen it somewhere on you tube????? . That said it is exactly what they suggested again on here when they had the "open Mike" Q&A session with our members.
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They should issue “tapping clubs” in their scopes. Just to keep it fair.. wouldn’t want someone using too big/small of a tapping device 
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My VariX-II's with friction adjustments don't seem to do that, but it's hard to tell because adjusting them is continuous instead of the clicks. Those older Leupolds with the friction adjustments seem to hold zero pretty well. Of course, they're set and forget. The glass may not be as good as the newer ones, but those old scopes just keep on keeping on. At least mine do. DF
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DF,
It’s usually not noticeable because it’s so gradual, but the gas in any optical piece seems to degrade over time.
Sending several of my 30-40 year old Vari-X II’s and III’s back to Leupold made a very noticeable difference in brightness. And made the focus appear more sharp. And in turn narrowed the difference in the quality of view when compared to my newer VX II’s, 2’s, III’s, and 3’s.
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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My VariX-II's with friction adjustments don't seem to do that, but it's hard to tell because adjusting them is continuous instead of the clicks. Those older Leupolds with the friction adjustments seem to hold zero pretty well. Of course, they're set and forget. The glass may not be as good as the newer ones, but those old scopes just keep on keeping on. At least mine do. DF My most used deer rifle still wears a VariX-IIc that has held zero like a champ.
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DF,
It’s usually not noticeable because it’s so gradual, but the gas in any optical piece seems to degrade over time.
Sending several of my 30-40 year old Vari-X II’s and III’s back to Leupold made a very noticeable difference in brightness. And made the focus appear more sharp. And in turn narrowed the difference in the quality of view when compared to my newer VX II’s, 2’s, III’s, and 3’s. Damn, Casey! How old are you? I just turned 57. I figured you and I were close in age, maybe in dog years. Grins 🦫
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So, what I'm hearing is Leupold makes scopes with cds style turrets, regardless of whether you get the custom dial, it's still a turret supposedly made for twisting, but it doesn't move according to the proper increments? A scope made for dialing that doesn't dial. Houston we have a problem.
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Leupold - Trust is Earned
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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Leupold - Trust is Earned As is distrust. DF
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When dialing counter clockwise on windage or elevation you have to dial way past what you need then clockwise to make it correct. Apparently the erector springs are still not up to par.
Personally I’m done. When my Mk 5 5-25 get back from them it’ll be on the market. PR-1 MIL illuminated 10 billion dollar sob. I’ve had much better reliability with SS and Bushnell.
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DF,
It’s usually not noticeable because it’s so gradual, but the gas in any optical piece seems to degrade over time.
Sending several of my 30-40 year old Vari-X II’s and III’s back to Leupold made a very noticeable difference in brightness. And made the focus appear more sharp. And in turn narrowed the difference in the quality of view when compared to my newer VX II’s, 2’s, III’s, and 3’s. Damn, Casey! How old are you? I just turned 57. I figured you and I were close in age, maybe in dog years. Grins 🦫 lol......the next decade older.....
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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Remember what leupold said on the podcast? You gotta tap the turrets for them to settle. LOL Priceless
Decades of voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us just that.....
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This is disappointing to hear. I just bought a few VX3 HD CDS scopes. What a bummer.
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This is disappointing to hear. I just bought a few VX3 HD CDS scopes. What a bummer. Well, they don't all go bad. Use them and see how they work out. May want to keep their Beaverton number on speed dial. DF
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Leupolds track like Stevie Wonder....
They should include a rubber mallet with every scope to "tap" the turrets after adjusting.
Maybe Burns will start selling a $5k, long range mallet.....
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