POS Leuplold…

[Zork]

Just got an email stating my scope Leupold received on 2/18/25 has been shipped. No explanation as to what was done. Assume the details will be included with the scope. Sure can't complain about a 3-day turn around.

"Rebuilt erector"? As with every other one. Good luck.

 

[cottonant]

"Rebuilt erector"? As with every other one. Good luck.

You were correct sir!

"Replaced Erector System."
"Complete Internal Inspection."

 

[eltorro]

I dropped a VX3-HD 2.5-8. It was on a rifle that magically rolled off the shooting table, onto concrete. The noise it made caused some cringe... as it fell flat on the side, scope and rifle showing some contact marks. The height was 25-30" and the scope lost zero. Sent it to Leupold and they replaced the erector assembly.
Should I have expected it to not change the POI after this significant impact that moved the rear sight as well?
The rifle received a different scope and the repaired scope went to a different rifle, all performance, very well to this day.

 

[Luked]

You were correct sir!

"Replaced Erector System."
"Complete Internal Inspection."

Mine said the same thing.
I am about to offload all my Leupolds and move to Nightforce

 

[Unckebob]

Yeah, the haters condemn them, but they love POS Tikka's. LOL. Go figure. I've been killing shit from Pa to Africa with Leupold scopes for 45 years. I have at least 2 dozen of them and never had to send one back yet. They somehow survived 300RUM, 458Lott, 470NE and 505Gibbs rifles and some heavy recoiling handguns. Been travelled on plenty of rough roads too. Only thing I didn't do yet was throw any rifles down a rockslide or off a cliff. Seem's to be common here. Maybe that's my problem. Haters, followers, ass kissers.....whatever. We got plenty of them here.

I had to send one of my 10 years old Leupolds back after I inadvertently drop tested it (and my rifle) onto a concrete floor. It bent the front bell in a good bit.

Despite obvious user error, they sent me a free replacement which I like.
- 100% user error.
- 10 year old product.

I just picked up a new Leupold today. The lightweight 3-9 Mark 3HD is going to be perfect on my new 6ARC Howa.

 

[180ls1]

I dropped a VX3-HD 2.5-8. It was on a rifle that magically rolled off the shooting table, onto concrete. The noise it made caused some cringe... as it fell flat on the side, scope and rifle showing some contact marks. The height was 25-30" and the scope lost zero. Sent it to Leupold and they replaced the erector assembly.
Should I have expected it to not change the POI after this significant impact that moved the rear sight as well?
The rifle received a different scope and the repaired scope went to a different rifle, all performance, very well to this day.

That's quite an impact. I'd expect *every* scope to lose zero.