New scope or not?

[mikey549]

I have a 3 to Leupold  that was new in the mid 70’s. The only time I have had to touch the dials was when I switched from Remington to Federal Premium ammo.Both the scope and Ruger 77 it sits on have dings and scratches all over. I also have a set of  9 by 25 gold ring binos that a niece peeled all the rubber armor off of. They were replaced by Leopold free of charge. I also had a Burris scope that my son fell down and destroyed on a boulder. That was replaced with a new one by Burris free of charge. I believe those are both made in America companies unless something has changed.

[BeerBugler]

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.

[brokentrail]

Since everyone has something "they" trust, I think the best the OP can do here is answer the following questions and they will arrive at 1 or multiple manufacturer X's

1.  Does manufacturer X makes a scope that I would want in my price range?
2.  Does manufacturer X have a good reputation
3.  Does manufacturer X have a warranty that I can trust (in case I get a lemon)
4.  Am I OK with whatever country manufacturer X is manufactured in?

[Sneaky]

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.