Schaaf
Well-known member
I think if a person really would like to dial on a turret for range work and still trust it’s repeatability, they better be prepared to spend $1500.
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Aside from SWFA and the LRHS that's likely about right. I've had a half dozen SWFA SS and all have tracked dead on. Couple thousand rounds at this point all told. I like the LRHS a bit better, but it's about double the price so I sold the one I had.I think if a person really would like to dial on a turret for range work and still trust it’s repeatability, they better be prepared to spend $1500.
When you watch your poi jump 20" between shots and the clicks move poi twice what it should, you get a bit Leary. When the repaired scope does it again you move to another brand.
Back in the early 80's when I was at golden eagle, in a meeting with Coleman execs, they stressed, "make darn sure that first time customer has a good experience, and we'll have him for life". Lots of guys on here are life long customers but that scope made sure I wasn't one of them.
I prefer the mil-quad reticle and a mil turret, but that's just preference of course. I have not felt handicapped by magnification of the 3-9 or 10x on steel at 1000+.
I've never put one on anything as light as a Kimber, so a 19oz scope might change the feel, or not...don't know. Mine have been on 7.75-8.5 pound guns (all up).
You can throw me in to the pile of those leery of Leupold scopes. I’ve bought 3 CDS scopes and have mounted 2 on rifles thus far. The first one (VX-2) won’t track worth a darn. The second (VX-3) does track, but the custom CDS turret I ordered doesn’t fit tight to the seal and I’m guessing will allow water in.
The older Leupold scopes I have have been great. I think they have QC issues as of late.
Which scope, and what year? Were you using it for regular tactical style shooting? I ask because my impression is that the Leupold system in these hunting scopes is not as robust as a dedicated target turret system. They also weigh a lot less.
Vx3 probably two or three years ago
What did you do with the scope, and what did you end up replacing it with?
What are you going to do with those crappy defective Leupold scopes? mtmuley
Not sure. Ya looking for one?
To me glass quality on a scope beyond functional clarity is fluff. If it holds zero and tracks properly that's 99.9% of the battle. The more I shoot the more I have found this to be true.