POS Leuplold…

[House21]

@House21 there’s a thread started recently about zero check tracking, sounds like a good candidate to contribute too as well

Scope Zero Check Thread

I got to thinking that a thread for posting zero checks would be awesome. It could end up being a great collection of data/information. I'm thinking everyone posts a target whenever they check zero along with notes about shooting conditions and what the rifle has been through since the last...

rokslide.com

Perfect! This is a great idea, I’m not overly confident it’s going to pass, but am going to go into this with an open mind and no bias towards it.

Hopefully be able to start this in the next week or two, still have 2 elk tags to fill and because of a stupid accident (own fault) this fall was pretty much a write off lol. Will keep everyone updated as it moves along

 

[House21]

Mounted and ready to go, hoping to get out tomorrow for some testing, see what the weather is like…. Also don’t mention the purple walls, my wife likes purple and she doesn’t care what I buy so purple walls it’s is lol

 

[Metzger]

Man, I had several VX5s and VX6 HDs. I thought the glass and low light performance was spectacular. I travel all over the country to hunt and my zero kept wandering. Every time I got to my destination I had to check my zero and make adjustments. If you look back far enough you will see I defended Leupold religiously. Had to eat some crow and now all my rifles wear nightforce and trijicon.

Same

 

[roosiebull]

Finally found a solid gold ring

 

[IDVortex]

It’s an unsure face because I thought your comment was funny but not sure if the thread got better. Since then it’s kinda rode the fence between locker room razing and a bar fight waiting to happen.

At least it's not borderline of two drunk guys wanting to wrestle in a oil bath.

 

[House21]

Sighted in today, went perfect and the turrets tracked as it should for that, but holy shit the windage turret is ******* trash! There’s no way in hell I could turn that on feel alone. From bottom dot to top dot was only 8” so dialed 8 moa shot, then dialed back to 0 for 5 shot each and they ended up being 8.511” instead of 8.376” which isn’t near as bad as I was expecting. No dropping today but that’s the part I’m looking forward to

 

[Mtank79]

Mounted and ready to go, hoping to get out tomorrow for some testing, see what the weather is like…. Also don’t mention the purple walls, my wife likes purple and she doesn’t care what I buy so purple walls it’s is lol
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That’s a good looking rifle. The x bolt 2 speed 6.5 prc is on the short list for my next rifle.

 

[House21]

That’s a good looking rifle. The x bolt 2 speed 6.5 prc is on the short list for my next rifle.

I’m impressed with it, my last three 10 shot groups have all been under 1 moa. I think you’ll be happy with it.

Also fairly easy to stay on target after the shot, which surprised me a little being that it’s a 7 PRC.

 

[Mtank79]

I’m cur

I’m impressed with it, my last three 10 shot groups have all been under 1 moa. I think you’ll be happy with it.

Also fairly easy to stay on target after the shot, which surprised me a little being that it’s a 7 PRC.

I’m currently hunting with a ca ridgeline 7 prc 24” with a vx5 he 3x15x56. With the ca side baffel brake I watched him drop like a rock Sunday morning.

 

[kodiak725]

Sighted in today, went perfect and the turrets tracked as it should for that, but holy shit the windage turret is ******* trash! There’s no way in hell I could turn that on feel alone. From bottom dot to top dot was only 8” so dialed 8 moa shot, then dialed back to 0 for 5 shot each and they ended up being 8.511” instead of 8.376” which isn’t near as bad as I was expecting. No dropping today but that’s the part I’m looking forward to

I have two Vx5's the first one, no issues, both turrets are reasonably crisp. My new one the windage turret was pure mush so I sent it to Leupold, will be interesting to see what they say about it

 

[House21]

Nice! He’ll be some good eats too!

I’m cur

I’m currently hunting with a ca ridgeline 7 prc 24” with a vx5 he 3x15x56. With the ca side baffel brake I watched him drop like a rock Sunday morning.

 

[House21]

I have two Vx5's the first one, no issues, both turrets are reasonably crisp. My new one the windage turret was pure mush so I sent it to Leupold, will be interesting to see what they say about it

That’s like this one, probably the worst turret I’ve ever felt. The elevation is better and you can feel those just not very audible.

But as mushy and horrible as that windage turret is, it did adjust perfectly.

 

[Jameek]

I dunno give it a read sometime. Really not as random or extreme as you think. Unless you think your rifle tipping over from being leaned up is extreme or dropping from a low ready carry. Seems like it’s a pretty worthwhile look at what happens to the most important aiming device on hunt, under pretty mild conditions. But to each their own.

Get rid of it. It will let you down! My vx-6 3-18 cost me a great mule deer in Montana last season. Lost zero 5.5 inches high at 100. Sucks because the glass is amazing, but that leads me here and it’s crazy how many people have the same problem.

 

[Panhandler80]

Get rid of it. It will let you down! My vx-6 3-18 cost me a great mule deer in Montana last season. Lost zero 5.5 inches high at 100. Sucks because the glass is amazing, but that leads me here and it’s crazy how many people stinks!

Stinks!

Maybe they are just barely good enough for guys like me. 20-30 hunts per year mostly in truck. Little bit walking to fixed stand, about it. Did do Alaska with one for 13 days, and typically an annual flight / drive to KY/TX/KS. Guess I’ve just been lucky.

In other news…. Have managed a decent buck so far. Big boy still on the hoof. (All Florida pics) If yall want to trash product, let’s talk Chevrolet! I am a pretty particular customer, when it comes to lots of things that should just work. Leoplod not the top of my list. Just me.

8 that needed a pass (whoops) and two studs. 40 acres in Florida.