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taw1126
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Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62
16/04/10 02:23 AM

I ended up getting the Leupold VX-7 with a magnification range of 1.5-6x. After going back & forth on the reticle, I ended up getting a standard duplex...but I think the "circle dot" reticle could be a good one too.

http://www.leupold.com/hunting-and-shooting/products/scopes/vx-7-riflescopes/vx-7-1-5-6x24mm/

The size of the scope and the magnification range seem to be well suited to the rifle and cartridge (I probably said it somewhere above, but I don't like "big" scopes) and I'm sure the scope itself will perform as well as my other Leupolds.

That said, when the scope arrived and I had a look through it, there was something inside the tube. I really couldn't believe what I was seeing so I cleaned the lenses, peeked through the scope again, and ran through the range of magnification. Sure enough, there was a "speck" of something in the bottom left quadrant that disappeared at higher magnification.

My first thought was that I'd bought a counterfeit...I only paid $811 for a scope with an MSRP of $1,100+. A call to Leupold's customer service confirmed that the scope was legit, and they emailed a prepaid overnight return slip to me while we were talking. They emailed me when the scope arrived, emailed again the same day with the diagnosis (the problem was "a metal piece from the reticle housing inside the erector system"), and overnighted a replacement back to me the following day.

I'm surprised that one of their top-of-the-line scopes left the factory this way, but I have to give them credit for jumping all over the problem and fixing it very quickly. If I didn't have a fairly long and entirely satisfactory history with their products I might be really concerned right now...but as with most things in life, people/products/companies that have earned your trust are usually given some leeway when a problem comes up.

I used this opportunity to get my complimentary custom shop service done as well, having a 9.3x62 BDC dial fitted. Don't know how entirely useful that will be, but it seemed more worthwhile than having my name engraved.

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Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	taw1126	02/03/10 01:51 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	SharpsNitro	03/03/10 02:23 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Raff	03/03/10 03:17 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	JabaliHunter	03/03/10 03:36 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	TilleyMan	03/03/10 01:03 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	NitroX	02/03/10 06:53 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	DarylS	03/03/10 01:55 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	FATBOY404	02/03/10 02:20 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Empire375	02/03/10 02:15 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	taw1126	02/03/10 03:34 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Empire375	02/03/10 03:57 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	taw1126	03/03/10 04:12 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	NitroX	04/03/10 11:49 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	DarylS	05/03/10 04:23 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	taw1126	05/03/10 04:37 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Kalunga	05/03/10 06:08 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Homer	05/03/10 08:48 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	EricD	05/03/10 07:01 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	taw1126	16/04/10 02:23 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	azmunk	17/04/10 11:52 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	tophet1	14/08/10 08:30 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	JabaliHunter	14/08/10 10:51 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	FATBOY404	15/08/10 09:24 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Brazos_Jack	16/08/10 07:12 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	taw1126	17/08/10 10:56 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Brazos_Jack	17/08/10 07:18 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	RigbyUser	25/09/10 12:57 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	RigbyUser	14/08/10 07:21 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Hunts	08/06/10 01:00 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	tophet1	08/06/10 05:51 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Phillip	08/06/10 07:57 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Sville	08/06/10 09:53 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	DarylS	08/06/10 10:49 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	JPBojinov	09/08/10 07:41 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	tenmikemike	17/04/10 01:53 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Empire375	03/03/10 04:28 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Kalunga	04/03/10 12:06 AM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Antlers	04/03/10 03:32 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	ozhunter	04/03/10 06:46 PM
Re: Scope Magnification Range for the 9.3x62	Dr_Deer	03/03/10 04:27 PM

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