Ordered a new scope !

     Could you let this one run here a couple of days before you scoot it over to the  optics forum please !

   I just want to help the local economy a we bit ! I have 2 rifles that need scopes. I had been hearing about the new leupold built redfield scopes.

     After reading an article about them in the Shooting times,The article was writen by joseph von Benedikt.  Don't remember reading anything by him before, But I will quote from the article.

     The writer paraphrased a leupold spoksman as saying the scope is intended to compete with the imported scopes similary priced.

   And the writer says "I believe it will - to put it crassly- blow similar priced imported scopes out of the water."

     These sopes are made here in beaverton oregon, abut 20 miles from my home in Portland.

     The best part is I orderd mine  a 3X9 -40 Duplexfor 149.00. + 12.00 shipping.

     Our unemplyment rate is about 9 or 10% out here. And as i am likly going to needing to change ocupations soon. I have plans to talk to leupold about what i can do to become qualified to work for them.

    I will give a fair an honest report when i recieve the scope !

   i doubt that I would make as much money as i made driving for fed ex freight , but leupold pays prety well and money is not everything.

    ...tj3006

  

    T

customer service and Leupold............well my story goes like this: I only have 1 Leupold scope a VX1 2x7 and I like it!  But the story is about a pair of binocs I once had......Leupold Mesa 10x50 about $200 range retail.....I got them at a garage sale, brand new in box, they won at a "dinner" of some sort......paid $24 for them, unused.  Were pretty good until I dropped them (in the soft case) onto my concrete garage floor when my arms was to damn full of stuff from the truck and I shudda known better.....anyway they never would look the same place with both eye pieces after that.....sent them to Lupy & told them the story.....Viola!.....got back the NEXT generation of the Mesa as a replacement at NO charge to me.  A nice upgrade to the product from what I had.  My only experiance with their customer service so I am happy with them based on that.  I like the binocs too!

I've got about 15 Leupolds, hunt them hard and use them on heavy recoiling guns.  Never had a problem, so I can't say the CS is good or bad.  Some of the older ones are 39 years old.

I liked the old Redfield  uSA stuff, not as good as todays Leupold nor even the Bushnells, but good for their day.  They probably put Weaver out.

We will await the report.

Are the Bear Cubs 3/4 inch tubes like the Redfield Frontier????

My scope was back orderd,

   so I will reorder when I find one...tj3006

TJ.

I am really looking forward to your review of this scope. I have a couple of rifles I dont use very often that have cheap glass on them. I plan on upgrading but don't want to go as high priced as Leupold.

Dang, This a fun sport, but it's getting expensive.

Wing master

Does that mean affordable quality?

Wing master

Tikka thanks for the links !

   SWFA is who I orderd from. They sent me an email saying it was back orderd.

   But The other out fit I just put them on my favorites page. I will see tommorow what they have,

   ...thanks

 Cool can't wait for the report.

BEAR wrote: I've got about 15 Leupolds, hunt them hard and use them on heavy recoiling guns.  Never had a problem, so I can't say the CS is good or bad.  Some of the older ones are 39 years old. I liked the old Redfield  uSA stuff, not as good as todays Leupold nor even the Bushnells, but good for their day.  They probably put Weaver out. We will await the report.

 

The old Redfields may not be as good as the new Leupolds or even Bushnells but I have a 2 3/4x Widefield and a 1-4x, both made in Denver that are still doing for me some 40 years later.

Going to retire my 1-4x as a excuse to get a new Redfield 2-7x with the duplex ret. Ordered it yesterday from Midway. $129 and shipping. If it's even close to the review's I've read, it's a steal.