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Old 09-20-2003 | 02:54 PM
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Default Leupold Rifleman scopes

Has anyone had experiance with the new Rifleman scopes by Leupold.
I have never been a big fan of Leupold but they have a 2x7x32 I would like to try.
I guy I know put a 3x9 on a 7-08 and it would change zero with every shot.
Is this a fluke or has others here had the same luck.

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Old 09-21-2003 | 12:15 AM
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All I know about them for sure is that they are priced just a tad under the VX1. They are supposed to carry the same warranty as all other Leupold scopes. I think they should be fine. I never had much luck with Leupold but A while back I bought a VX1 3x9x40 I like it real well so far. Walmart here sells the new rifleman sieries as well as Cabelas.
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Old 09-21-2003 | 05:36 AM
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Has to be better than Trashco' s

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Old 09-21-2003 | 07:03 AM
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If your unsure about the leupold there are other optics in that price range that will work just fine . like the new nikon prostaff
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Old 09-21-2003 | 07:55 AM
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In over 35 plus years of shooting, hunting, and owning Leupolds I have had only two that didn' t function properly. Both were returned to the factory...both were repaired and expiditiously returned to me....and worked fine after that! I have no experience yet with the new Rifleman' s scope line from Leupold...but I do have experience with their customer service....and to this point it has been great. (I' ve long since loss count of the exact number, but to date I have owned between 30 or 40 Leupolds....for perspective. And they have been mounted on rifles including .338' s, lightweight .35' s in medium calibers, 9.3mm' s, .375' s, and .458' s. They have seen more than a little recoil, riding in ATV gun boots, and dealing with environments like Alaska. To say that I have confindence in their performance....would be an understatement!

I do not have " brand loyalty blindness" either. I have owned scopes ranging from one or two Tascos, Simmons, and Bushnell Banners from the low end all the way to Schmidt & Bender, Kahles, and Zeiss at the other. (And once had to return a $1,200.00 Zeiss to Zeiss of America for warranty work...they paid shipping both ways and returned it to me in " about" a week, very quickly to say the least!)

I currently own one Bushnell Trophy model mounted on a CZ in .223 Remington and it has worked fine to this point. I own two Nikon Buckmasters...mounted on a Rem 700 .260 Remington and another on a Savage 111 .30-06 and they work good to this point. I have one B & L on a Ruger .22 Hornet and except for one other scope on a .17 HMR the balance of my current scopes are Leupold. They are for the most part a good value for the money. I have long since quit trying to " push my luck" on finding " inexpensive" scopes that are reliable. When you do...sometimes you get lucky and sometimes....?

Good luck on your decision!
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Old 09-21-2003 | 08:36 AM
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i have a leuopold varixIII i have had since 1990 and while other scopes may be brighter or clearer,it never moves it' s point of impact.i would buy the new rifleman series because i don' t believe leupold will sacrifice quality to make an affordable scope.
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Old 09-23-2003 | 04:59 AM
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I don' t have any experience w/ the Rifleman series, but I have been wondering the same thing as you...
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Old 09-23-2003 | 10:01 PM
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My question is, are they putting a coating like the Elite 3200 and 4200' s. I would buy the rifleman scope it definitely has better eye relief, the only thing that swings me to the the Elite' s is the rainguard coating.
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