leupold riffleman scope
 

Has anyone used the leupold riffleman scope? How does it compare to the vx 1?l

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I don' t use Leupolds on my guns because I have heard mixed reviews of them. From what I hear they work better on guns that do not kick very much. A friend of mine busted the guts out of one that was atop his .300 mag for twenty something rounds.

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this might be off the subject but..

i never heard mixed reviews about the leupold scopes. i always hear great things about them. you should have your buddy send back his scope since the rifleman scope is still a lifetime garuantee ( spelling ).

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Thats the first negative i' ve ever heard about a Leupold scope too. I' ve used them all my life and have never had one single issue even when mounting them on heavy recoil rifles. I have friends who have them on their 300 and 7mm Ultra mags and have never had a problem. I agree your friend should send it back to the factory.

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Only mixed reviews I have seen concerning Leupold scopes have been the three hundred million posts comparing them with Zeiss Conquests. In these posts their optics were brought into question. I only remember one reply where they had a problem with the scopes reliability. I have used and abused Leupolds for many years on all sorts of rifles and never had one fail to recoil and I don' t think one should expect any quality scope to have a problem with recoil. Saying all that the Rifleman is a clone of the old VAri-x II and should have no problem handling any recoil whatsoever short of maybe a 458 lott ... While not great optically it will prove to be one tough mother.

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I' ve never heard of " mixed" reviews of Leupold scopes either! All I have EVER heard was good!
I don' t have any experience with the new Rifleman scope or the VX-1, but the Vari-X-II was the best scope you could get for the money! Sure when you get into the high dollar scopes the Ziess will win, but I' d still bet that you can' t get a better scope than Leupold for less than $200.00!!!

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Yeah, I heard that howitzers work much better with different sighting systems than rifle scopes. For every thing smaller, the Leupolds are tough to beat- a whole lot of quality for the money. If something breaks, Leupold will fix it for free, and you don' t have to have it shipped overseas to have it repaired.[:-]

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The rifleman should be a good scope. I have had more than my share of trouble with Luepolds as well. The last two however have been good omes. Never had any problem with my many Bushnells.

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the only leopolds that i ever have trouble with is ones from pawn shopes, i then send them to oregon and get fix on warranty, usally i am aware of the problem and know i can make a good profit when they are fixed.. my 300 wearas the same 3.5x 10 it started with 10 yrs ago.. never skipped a beat, and this is a stainless /synthetic that is light and rocks the boat

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The only difference is the Rifleman has Leupold' s new wide duplex reticle. Do some research and visit www.leupold.com

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Can we get back to the question on has anyone had experience with the riffleman scope. not if we like leupold or not. thx to those that answered the question.

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Well I just looked out at Leupolds site and compared it to the VX-1 which is the same as the old Vari-xII and it actually weighs 1/2 ounce more ..+ the wide duplex_ but overall the dimensions are the same....Used A VAri-x II for a long time and never had a bit of trouble with it.. Priced the way it is they are aiming at Buckmaster Nikon scopes which transmit the same amount of light probably in the high 80' s ...I would rather have the Leupy than the Buckmaster.

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There is a difference between the Leupold Rifleman and the VX-I' s. The Rifleman has magnesium flouride coatings on all lenses, while the VX-I' s now have Multicoat 4 on external lenses and magnesium flouride on internal lenses. The VX-I' s have a 86% light transmission and the Rifleman is 82%. Also, the VX-I' s have 1/4" MOA friction adjustments and the Rifleman has 1/2" MOA friction adjustments.

Jon Jackoviak
The Optic Zone
www.theopticzone.com
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Hmmm seems like Iheard the VX-II has multicoat on Externals and 1/4" click and the VX-I had just magnesium flouride coatings... Nothing at the Leupold site that insinuates MC is on the VX I

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what' s a 1/2" versus 1/4" friction adjustment?

I have an old vx-II with friction adjustment- the adjustment is actually infinite- there are no clicks or stops.

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Each click will move the impact of the round 1/4" at 100 yards, 1/2" means it would move impact 1/2" at 100 yds.

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Oldelkhunter, below is a link just for you. It is a press release the Leupold has put out about the new VX-I and the multicoat 4 lens coating.

http://www.leupold.com/corporate/pre...atte-Final.pdf

Also, with the different MOA for the friction adjustments, it is just that on the dials each mark represents 1/2" on the Rifleman and 1/4" on the VX-I.

Jon Jackoviak
The Optic Zone
www.theopticzone.com
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Ok, I kinda figured that but wasn' t sure.

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So will the vx1 a better scope for the money? Also will the new vx1 cost more then the old?

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I believe that the VX-I is a better scope than the Rifleman. Our prices have not changed. One added plus is the new VX-I' s are available in Matte finish now.

Jon Jackoviak
The Optic Zone
www.theopticzone.com
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the rifleman series is sold at wal-mart and i believe it has a lifetime waranty with the manufacturer.i own a varixIII and have had it about 13 years with no complaints.i am going to buy the 4x12x40 rifleman and put it on a wby 300 mag in next two weeks.i will post the results of it' s performance .:)