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Having closed the custom shop and the repair shop is there a future. The company is in one of the worst places in the country for gun owners. Will they survive their own business model or are folks moving on.
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Loaded question, but I think a lot of people moved on a long time ago.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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No Leupold homer here, but I'm betting they're selling just about everything they make.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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No need for repairs and people say they make a bad scope…
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Had 25+ at one time. Down to maybe 4-5(?) 1.5-5x, 2-2.5-8’s, 2- 3-9x. Not even a consideration anymore. Piss poor business model, the management should be hog tied and beaten for their stupidity. Only rivaled by the NRA for pissing away the potential.
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What? I just sent a scope in and they gave me a rma...
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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Arken is gonna put them outta business I guess
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Of course they’ll survive. Aside from places like this, their scopes are still regarded as one of the best, and nowadays one of the few more or less built here. Their optical performance is good, with very usable ER and eyebox, and above the starter level, good resolution and brightness. Most ordinary users never detect the weaknesses in their mechanics.
I’d love to see them correct the flaws, but that doesn’t seem to be a priority, and likely won’t be as long as they keep selling as they do.
What fresh Hell is this?
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I hope and I am optimistic that they will survive. I have been one of their very good customers. I am very disappointed that they closed their custom shop. I sent them an email stating my disappointment and to their credit they replied but did not say if they will reopen their custom shop or not.
I use their scopes for hunting and I have been happy with their performance. Lately, I have purchased some vx5s and vx6s and their optics are very good. I have done some dialing and they seem ok but time will tell.
If they listen to their customers and provide them with the products and service they want they will survive. I would think that they have the business sense to do that.
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They closed the custom shop but repair shop is still open in my experience. The newer VX-5 HD scopes are very good IMO at their price point. VX3i scopes do not seem to me as good as their previous models. I currently have over 30 of their scopes.
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They showed us how smart they were when they put out that video a few years ago, with those Flat-Brimmers.
Those fellas didn't know stink from Shinola.
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For a POS scope they sure seem to sell well in the classifieds here.
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For a POS scope they sure seem to sell well in the classifieds here. McDonald's sells a lot of beef - doesn't mean they're a good burger. I'm not pro/anti Leupold. Have exactly 1 of them and it's ok. The only scope maker I harbor a dislike for, real dislike - Burris but I realize their very high end scopes likely are decent today.
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From above They closed the custom shop but repair shop is still open in my experience
I talked to them yesterday. I sent in an old 8X AO for repair. They could not repair it but I have a new replacement scope coming as a replacement. They did same for a 4x years back. Both scopes that I bought used.
I am happy with Leupold personally.
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein
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Hope they survive. I have owned quite a few and never a problem. I am not happy the way they keeping changing the product line and dropping some of the more popular ones but all and all a good American brand. As far as location, they can always do what S&W, Ruger, Remington and a bunch of others did and flee to a free state.
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For a POS scope they sure seem to sell well in the classifieds here. A fool and his money are soon parted lol
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Leupold makes a good product. Margins and quality are being squeezed out of everything these days. The good condition older stuff is where it’s at imo.
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I will not ever buy another one of their rifle scopes.
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No, They closed the custom shop, not the repair shop.
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