Hunting Washington Forum

Good luck, can't wait to read the report!

Leupold, Zeiss, Vortex I've owned them all and they are all fine until they are not. Side impacts especially are really hard on lightweight optics. Do some research on rokslide before you make a purchase if that's what you decided to do. There are durable scopes at all price points and its worth reading. It's also worth mentioning that there are scopes within brands that are durable and other models within the same brand that are not.

Great photos!

Great picture!  How many did he get with the Red Ryder?   

I’m sure he thinks he got them all.

Not bashing Leupold, I specifically said the scope he has is fine for what the OP is doing. I own quite a few Leupold and I believe everyone that says they have never had a failure. I also think Leupold is a great American company and wish them nothing but the best. I completely understand why someone would buy a Leupold. Made in America, great warranty, excellent form factor, lightweight with incredible clarity. That is exactly what I want in a binocular or spotter. I want my children and neighbors made in the USA, I want my aiming system repeatable and reliable, that’s it. I have personally seen 3 failures in the last 5 years, that’s bias because most of the people I hunt with use Leupold. To be fair, I personally had a zero shift on a V4 (Zeiss). I didn’t try to defend it or say how nice the people are that work at Zeiss, I simply went through the necessary steps to prove it had shifted, took it off the rifle and replaced it with a aiming system I trust. Spoiler…. it wasn’t a Leupold.