Leupold Mark 4 HD 6-24x52…drop test

[Wiscgunner]

I feel like every time I get back from a hunt or shooting I need to update this thread just to document how this scope is doing. Went out a couple weeks ago to scout, didn’t see much so decided to try a cold bore shot just before I hiked out.

Fast fwd to this weekend, took my wife out on a deer hunt. Logged about 45 miles with the gun strapped like so to my pack bungee’d onto the front rack of the wheeler. Plus a couple falls one on a steep side hill where I lost both my feet to slick grass and somehow pinched the rifle between my face and the ground with all my body weight. Put a nice hole in my cheek with the ckye pod foot and banged up my wrist a little. All before she shot a deer with it at 215 yards. Photo of my cheek for a good laugh, luckily I didn’t catch it in the throat or neck.
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On my way out to do a 10 shot group to see how it’s held up. Will update once I do that.

Really putting in the effort to prove this scope works. I thought dropping it on the ground was sufficient but really appreciate you going the extra mile. Blood sweat and tears it is

 

[Juan_ID]

Really putting in the effort to prove this scope works. I thought dropping it on the ground was sufficient but really appreciate you going the extra mile. Blood sweat and tears it is

I figure there’s worse ways to spend time plus I’m genuinely curious when or if it’s going to outright fail.

 

[Split toe]

Promising. I wish somebody would send one to @Formidilosus to test.

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

Promising. I wish somebody would send one to @Formidilosus to test.

Not the same power but a Mark 4.

Leupold Mark 4 HD 2.5-10x42mm Field Evaluation

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[Juan_ID]

I thought I’d give one last update on this since our rifle hunts are all but over. Since the last update this scope has been used to harvest an elk, another mule deer and 2 wolves at ~310-600 yards. Hoping to get out after more wolves this winter but will likely be a bit before that happens. I have not changed or moved anything on this rifle setup since setting it up early this summer. It has genuinely surprised me, if for no other reason than reading on here how unreliable Leupold scopes are. This thing has been rode hard and put away wet as they say, I cannot say I have 3k rounds on it but I know for sure I’m north of 2k between the 6.5 and GT. Time will tell if it will fail in the near future.

10 shot group from earlier today