RE: Leupold is the best!
Its so wild that peoples experience with Leupold is so vastly different from one another. So vast it makes you wonder. I have had nothing but top notch service. I have sent back scopes over a decade old and they always repaired it.
I have tested with serious optical equipment and find optics right up to par with much more expensive scopes. I dropped on in Nov from 23ft and it survived with flying colors and held zero out to 200 yards.
It seems you either are a fan or you hate them.