SWFAWant to get a new illuminated scope for my rifle in the 4.5 x 14 range.
Don't want to spend more than 1K.
Any suggestions?
so I got all my stuff together and loaded 20 rounds for starters.
..................... but failed to hit the target.
................
When I got home I shoved a lazer bore sighter in the chamber and sure enough at ten feet the scope was off ................. turrets were totally non-functiona
Leupold normally has a very good warranty in some are lifetime.How this all started
OK so I got all my stuff together and loaded 20 rounds for starters.
First up was 10 rounds of 130gr. Hornady ELD match bullets which I put on top of 41.1gr.'s of H4350.
Second was the 140gr Nosler Accubond on top of 38.5gr's of H4350.
Both recipes were seated within .020 of the rifling lands.
Off to the range I go. Before trying out my handloads I decided to shoot some 120gr. Hornady factory loads. First shot clocked 2850fps. on my labradar but failed to hit the target.
Every thing worked perfectly 2 weeks earlier, so what the heck, moved over to the 50 yard range to re-zero my scope but nothing I did worked. Packed up and went home. no sense in trying out my handloads.
When I got home I shoved a lazer bore sighter in the chamber and sure enough at ten feet the scope was off about a foot to the right and another foot to low at approx. 15 feet. windage and elevation turrets were totally non-functional. Scope was about 25 years old so I guess nothing lasts forever but I've never heard of such a thing.
Scope was about 25 years old so I guess nothing lasts forever but I've never heard of such a thing.
And that type of warrany will be gone like the dinosaurs, the more folks buy the foreign scopes.Leupold will either repair the scope at no charge or replace it. Free
If you don’t believe that, I’ll gladly give you $200 for your broken scope
Only problem is that if they fix it or replace it I'll need to buy a new rifle to put it on
We call that a "rifle seed"
.280AISo how about some opinions on the best rifle to put under this Leupold VARI-X III 4.5 X 14 ?
Already have the 6.5 Creedmoor along with a 6.8SPC and of coarse the good old 30/06.
All my lever guns are equipped with Williams apertures. I'm sort of leaning towards the 7mm-08.
They are most likely going to replace that one, havent seen a vari-x repaired in a while......So how about some opinions on the best rifle to put under this Leupold VARI-X III 4.5 X 14 ?
Already have the 6.5 Creedmoor along with a 6.8SPC and of coarse the good old 30/06.
All my lever guns are equipped with Williams apertures. I'm sort of leaning towards the 7mm-08.