Leupold scopes love or hate em?

[noharleyyet]

There used to be a poster here named JB that sported these fine German riflescopes...He called em Schpidt & Bendover.

I like simple & fast for hunting. Take that and the best glass and turrets on earth, you get this. Light years past anything leupold, but way more expensive.
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[Redmt]

There used to be a poster here named JB that sported these fine German riflescopes...He called em Schpidt & Bendover.

Wow what a coincidence! That's the name of our governor.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Did my duties as a local range share holder last weekend at public rifle sight in days. There were 4 scopes that just didn't adjust POA appropriately when turrets were clicked. 2 of them were leupolds. We put 7 MOA of up adjustment into one of them and it refused to adjust up. The other one wouldn't adjust until after recoil or the ol tap the turret with brass trick. Didn't take apart these guys whole mounting system and verify ring torque or anything so that could have been a contributing issue. I think the other two that didn't adjust properly were cheap vortex (crossfire). I dont think this is just a Leupold issue but rather a common thing with most any lightly constructed rifle scope as has been traditionally used on hunting rifles.

 

[noharleyyet]

The one negative happenstance I've had with Lupe & Stevens was totally my fault. If so equipped, ''check your turret set allens". Hopefully the Gen 2 turret camlock feature will trickle down

 

[Cwestberry20]

I've used both night force, Vortex and Leupold; all of them perform well and have good backing. has anyone had any experience with Osprey Global?

 

[MS 9x56]

Count me a Leopold lover, but then I love my Meopta, 2 Burris, a redfield, weaver, and several older tasco’s. Honestly the only scope I ever had an issue with was a Vortex that wouldn’t hold focus.

 

[psinclair]

I like simple & fast for hunting. Take that and the best glass and turrets on earth, you get this. Light years past anything leupold, but way more expensive.
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[psinclair]

I see you went with those Hawkins Hybrid 25 MOA rings on your .223.

Good call.....

I changed out all of my Leupolds about 20 years ago. Most of them served me well over the years.

I'm currently using S&B PMII's and Tangent Theta 3-15X50M's on all of my centerfire rifles. MIL/Mil. P3's in the S&B's, GenII reticles in the TT's.

 

[Frequently Banned Troll]

The Hawkins are on my 7-08. That Schmidt Klassic doesn’t have enough travel for the 25moa rings. I had to get a custom 10moa rail for the .223 (top).

 

[Wind Gypsy]

The Hawkins are on my 7-08. That Schmidt Klassic doesn’t have enough travel for the 25moa rings. I had to get a custom 10moa rail for the .223 (top).

That's the one downside of that scope. Has enough elevation travel for any shot i'd take at game but I want to shoot further than that on steel without swapping scopes.