ANOTHER Leupold Return- VX-6

[mallardsx2]

Well.....yet another return to Leopold. This was also purchased brand new. This is starting to get old....

Mounted the VX-6 and upon looking through it on 3X there is something in the scope at the 11 o'clock position. I dont know what it is but its 10% of the lense and its jagged.
Its not on the outside lenses but actually inside of the scope. When you crank the power up to 4X and beyond it goes away. I tried to take a picture of the issue but my phone wont take it.

Sending it out today.

 

[gonhunting247]

Sounds like you have some bad luck. Personally I've had really good luck with all my Leupold scopes. I have quite a few of their scopes and have never had a quality issue. I have dropped one and bent the tube and rubbed the coating off the glass of one from using my shirt to clean it. Both of these were replaced free of cost to me.

 

[Ikeepitcold]

Bad luck no doubt.

I still think Leupold builds a great product.

 

[Horsenhike]

Did you lap your rings and use a torque wrench set to what the manufacturer recommended?

 

[mallardsx2]

Is that a serious question?

 

[Horsenhike]

It is. Plenty of people don't know how to mount a scope properly. With that kind of set-up I would think you would have looked through the scope before buying it.

Binoculars, rings, scope. You have bad luck with Leupold stuff.

I have had a dozen scopes, probably ten sets of rings, spotter, binoculars, many used and not one problem.

 

[JimP]

Perhaps he is like I am and purchases a lot of his optics on line.

The nearest store to me that I can purchase them is 120 miles away either east or west.

The scope mounting is a different thing. I highly doubt that you could cause what the OP is seeing by just mounting the scope.

 

[Horsenhike]

Maybe, Jim. I was just asking a question. I have never mounted a scope without looking through it first. Most of my Leupold products were purchased online as well. In fact, all of them that I can think of.

I know you can cause zeroing issues by improperly mounting scopes. Not sure if you pinched a tube it would impact sight picture or not.

Can you look inside with a flashlight and see anything suspicious?

 

[WapitiBob]

Youre hard headed, it only took one Leupold to get me to switch.

 

[gonhunting247]

Youre hard headed, it only took one Leupold to get me to switch.

I have to admit, if I was in mallardsx2 shoes I'd be a fan of another brand already too . I've had good luck with the scopes, but not as good with the eye cups on bino's. They have all been repaired free of charge though!

 

[packer58]

Is that a serious question?

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After looking at your pic, its clear to me you have no idea what your doing when it comes to mounting a scope LOL, In all honesty i also have multiple Leupold scopes and have no issue with them but..........when i built my nob twister and needed a scope with bullet proof tracking and repeat-ability I went Nightforce and haven't looked back. Leupold's customer service and warranty is awesome but it's something i hope to not use that often....

 

[Tim McCoy]

Between my brother and myself, since the mid-70's, we probably have 20 ish Leupolds, one issue. One bought around 1976 had an eye piece issue around 1999. Great products.

 

[mallardsx2]

After looking at your pic, its clear to me you have no idea what your doing when it comes to mounting a scope LOL, In all honesty i also have multiple Leupold scopes and have no issue with them but..........when i built my nob twister and needed a scope with bullet proof tracking and repeat-ability I went Nightforce and haven't looked back. Leupold's customer service and warranty is awesome but it's something i hope to not use that often....

Your right. I have no clue what I am doing.

 

[mallardsx2]

It is. Plenty of people don't know how to mount a scope properly. With that kind of set-up I would think you would have looked through the scope before buying it.

Binoculars, rings, scope. You have bad luck with Leupold stuff.

I have had a dozen scopes, probably ten sets of rings, spotter, binoculars, many used and not one problem.

I bought the scope online. I looked through it when it was on 4-6X or something like that and it was 100%. I then mounted it and turned it down to 3X and noticed the issue after the fact.

 

[Horsenhike]

I bought the scope online. I looked through it when it was on 4-6X or something like that and it was 100%. I then mounted it and turned it down to 3X and noticed the issue after the fact.

Time to send it back. Was it new?

ETA: I see it was. Away it goes.

 

[mallardsx2]

ya it was brand new. Sent it out 2 days ago. Its a Really nice scope. Low light ability is unreal.

As soon as I get it back I can take some lessons on how to mount a scope on YouTube and then re-mount it. LOL

 

[Horsenhike]

ya it was brand new. Sent it out 2 days ago. Its a Really nice scope. Low light ability is unreal.

As soon as I get it back I can take some lessons on how to mount a scope on YouTube and then re-mount it. LOL

Funny guy. You would be amazed how many people don't know how to properly mount a scope. Especially when it comes to bedding bases and lapping rings. "I trust my.....", is a common thought.

Hope it all works out for you.

 

[Horsenhike]

Real nice, mallardsx2. Pulled out my rangefinder today to do some dry fire practice. It is totally fubar. Your thread broke my rangefinder.

Should have kept my mouth shut about not having problems with Leupold products.

 

[SansSouci]

I love Leupold scopes. They're excellent products at fair prices. I own at least five of them. My favorite is a Vari-X II 4x12x40 AO. But I like my Vari-X II 3x9x40. I own a coupla Vari-X III's and a couple VX-III's.

I have a ~45 year-old American-Made Redfield Ranger 2x7 that has never failed me.

Here's how I look at optics: a rifle scope must be 100% reliable. It must hold zero. It must be nitrogen sealed.

We could easily fork out 3k for German optics. But we might look through our scopes for maybe 5 minutes a day. We might glass for hours. Hence, I'd suggest going with the best quality binos a hunter can afford. As long as scopes fulfill essential criteria, you're in money.

My scopes, with one exception, Leupold, and my binos are German (Zeiss).

I have no idea if this is true: I've heard Leupold has introduced foreign-made products into its line-up. Good thing I don't need another scope.

 

[WapitiBob]

We've hired a cpl past Leupold employees and I was told some of their models have the objective assemblies put together out of the country. That would not deter me from buying their product if I was a satisfied Leupold customer.