berettaprofessor
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I thought I would never be one of those guys who stumbled into a decent deal....until I was. I'm always on the lookout for a nice used Leupold to swap out for whatever crap I initially put on a rifle, and Friday was no exception. Visiting my favorite gun pusher, I spied both these newcomers, a VX-3 1.75 X 6 X32 (top), and a VX-2 3X9X40 (bottom), both in excellent condition, matte, and with the original covers. They were priced at $249 and $199 respectively, which seemed attractive, and I went home to see if I had rifles that could use them..
Went back Saturday, offered $400 for both (figuring I'd have to pay tax on it) and got both for $400 total, tax included! Both the shop owner and I were satisfied, the first win-win I've ever seen in real life. The VX-2 was swapped out for a Bushnell rimfire atop my CZ452 and sighted in today. The VX-3 was swapped out for a Cabelas Pine Ridge 2X7 and is now resting and sighted atop a Savage Axis 223 that is my designated bigger-than-rabbit "varmit" gun. Fortune favors the lucky.
Went back Saturday, offered $400 for both (figuring I'd have to pay tax on it) and got both for $400 total, tax included! Both the shop owner and I were satisfied, the first win-win I've ever seen in real life. The VX-2 was swapped out for a Bushnell rimfire atop my CZ452 and sighted in today. The VX-3 was swapped out for a Cabelas Pine Ridge 2X7 and is now resting and sighted atop a Savage Axis 223 that is my designated bigger-than-rabbit "varmit" gun. Fortune favors the lucky.