Leupold VX-II failed seals

[Miles]

another lupy broke

yeah they'll fix it....... they'll fix it the next time it breaks too.

Mine has made the trip from WA to NH in a U-haul trailer, 4 roundtrip flights from NH to WA each fall since then, and I've carried it all over the mountains with me.  To this day it hasn't needed to be adjusted, hasn't fogged, and I can still see through it.  

Dad has the same leupy on his, and it has made all the same trips except the U-haul one with no problems.

That's a whole hell of a lot of bouncing around with ZERO problems, and plenty of dead deer for $299...

[carpsniperg2]

Leupold is one of the best comapanies out there! I am a huge leupold buff. I don't care to say how many I have but lets say more then a few. Mine have been around the world with me and I trust my life and my hunts to leupold They will make it right.

[Huntboy]

They will either fix it or send you a new one.

  They will make it right by a repair or replace.

[thinkingman]

another lupy broke

yeah they'll fix it....... they'll fix it the next time it breaks too.

  100$ for a scope that goes on one or two hunts a year, cant complain too much

see thats something i can't complain about. What drives me nuts is when guys pay darn near full price for one of the used ones when they werent worth that when they were new. But 100 bucks, not bad at all.  I might even buy one  for that.

Addicted beat me to it.....
$100 for a scope that fails?....well at least you get another crack at it.
I'm glad Leupy has such a loyal following.

[Miles]

another lupy broke

yeah they'll fix it....... they'll fix it the next time it breaks too.

  100$ for a scope that goes on one or two hunts a year, cant complain too much

see thats something i can't complain about. What drives me nuts is when guys pay darn near full price for one of the used ones when they werent worth that when they were new. But 100 bucks, not bad at all.  I might even buy one  for that.

Addicted beat me to it.....
$100 for a scope that fails?....well at least you get another crack at it.
I'm glad Leupy has such a loyal following.

Here's an honest question for the both of you.

Thinkingman -  How many Leupold scopes have YOU owned that broke?

Addicted - How many Leupold scopes have YOU owned that broke?

[KillBilly]

The only problem I ever had with Leupold was that it took them way too long to make my turrets. I spoke with a Manager and he promised me 2 days until delivery. Okay I'm smiling now... 2 days my turrets arrive, some idiot made them both elevation and one of them wasn't even close, and one was correct. Called the manager back. 3 days later got both corrected turrets FREE of Charge and a hand written letter of apology.... Even though I wasn't happy at first it worked out great in my favor. They are a stand up Company...

[addicted]

another lupy broke

yeah they'll fix it....... they'll fix it the next time it breaks too.

  100$ for a scope that goes on one or two hunts a year, cant complain too much

see thats something i can't complain about. What drives me nuts is when guys pay darn near full price for one of the used ones when they werent worth that when they were new. But 100 bucks, not bad at all.  I might even buy one  for that.

Addicted beat me to it.....
$100 for a scope that fails?....well at least you get another crack at it.
I'm glad Leupy has such a loyal following.

Here's an honest question for the both of you.

Thinkingman -  How many Leupold scopes have YOU owned that broke?

Addicted - How many Leupold scopes have YOU owned that broke?

I'm gonna say zero. I'm not gonna dodge it.   Every time I put them side by side with other optics in the same price range(in the store and in the field) they can't keep up. So why would i buy one.  The fact that so many of them break just seals the deal for me.

then everyone gets all googly eyed over the warranty but a bunch of other companies give a similar warranty.

[bobcat]

Well I think it's also a good idea to support an American company, and even more so because of the fact that they're located in a neighboring state.

[Miles]

I'm not sure about getting all "googly eyed" because of the warranty.  I can tell you that I've never had a situation where I couldn't take a deer because I have a Leupold topping my rifle.   Within the hunting hours allowed in the states I've always been able to clearly see my target and make the shot.    Basically, the leupold gets the job done and IF anything was to ever happen it's not costing any owner a dime.   I could drop $2,000 on a scope right now if I felt it was necessary, but I don't.

[Miles]

This one's for you addicted.

[KillBilly]

I'm gonna say zero. I'm not gonna dodge it.   Every time I put them side by side with other optics in the same price range(in the store and in the field) they can't keep up. So why would i buy one.  The fact that so many of them break just seals the deal for me.

then everyone gets all googly eyed over the warranty but a bunch of other companies give a similar warranty.

And he is correct, I also own several BSA scopes and their Customer Service is just as good. I actually picked up a Sweet 22 Scope used that had a factory finish issue. They knew it was a factory issue and even though I was the second owner, they had me send it in and sent me a brand new one back. Not as Close as Leupold but just as good service.

[thinkingman]

another lupy broke

yeah they'll fix it....... they'll fix it the next time it breaks too.

  100$ for a scope that goes on one or two hunts a year, cant complain too much

see thats something i can't complain about. What drives me nuts is when guys pay darn near full price for one of the used ones when they werent worth that when they were new. But 100 bucks, not bad at all.  I might even buy one  for that.

Addicted beat me to it.....
$100 for a scope that fails?....well at least you get another crack at it.
I'm glad Leupy has such a loyal following.

Here's an honest question for the both of you.

Thinkingman -  How many Leupold scopes have YOU owned that broke?

Addicted - How many Leupold scopes have YOU owned that broke?

That I've OWNED?....zero.
I went to buy a VX-I a few years back and the shop had one of those riflestocks with the rubber mount on top that let you stack one scope on top of the other so you can move your eye from one to the next for a direct comparison......Well, putting a Burris FFII on one mount and the Leupold on the other changed my mind that day.
The Burris was so much clearer and brighter...same price...has lived atop my Tikka 300WSM which has pretty brisk recoil at 6.5lbs and never needed AMERICAN warranty work in Greeley, Colorado.

I have helped a friend replace a Leupold that cost him a nice whitetail.
He mounted the rifle to take the shot and it looks like the scope is filled with milk.
He likes his Sightron SII much better.

BTW nice bucks.

[halflife65]

I've been hunting with Leupold scopes since 1980 and have had only one problem with a Vari-X II 2x7x 30mm (which they fixed free of charge in about 1990 and I still own) but every other one that I've had has not had an issue...I've also had 2 pair of Leupy binos, one was stolen out of my truck and I still have the second pair.  I got those in 1994 or so.  Still ticking and I use them as the "throw behind the seat" pair...

For quality of glass, etc. I use Swaro now for binos and spotter but I still like the Leupy's and will be purchasing a new scope in the next couple of months. 

[HntnFsh]

I compared my Burris Fullfied to my kids leopold vari x II and it was no comparison. Unfortunately it was an early light deal and with the Burris i could barely make out the shapes of elk.With my kids Leopold I could tell every one were cows. Dumped that Burris.

[Miles]

Here's an honest question for the both of you.

Thinkingman -  How many Leupold scopes have YOU owned that broke?

Addicted - How many Leupold scopes have YOU owned that broke?

That I've OWNED?....zero.
I went to buy a VX-I a few years back and the shop had one of those riflestocks with the rubber mount on top that let you stack one scope on top of the other so you can move your eye from one to the next for a direct comparison......Well, putting a Burris FFII on one mount and the Leupold on the other changed my mind that day.
The Burris was so much clearer and brighter...same price...has lived atop my Tikka 300WSM which has pretty brisk recoil at 6.5lbs and never needed AMERICAN warranty work in Greeley, Colorado.

I have helped a friend replace a Leupold that cost him a nice whitetail.
He mounted the rifle to take the shot and it looks like the scope is filled with milk.
He likes his Sightron SII much better.

BTW nice bucks.

Thanks. 

A tikka though...  C'mon everyone knows those things are too ugly to carry around in the woods.  Then you add in all the "weak plastic parts" and the gun will probably fail before the scope.  Or so I've heard...