A Leupold VXIII Recall???

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   Say it isn't so!
But it is!  And after I just dropped the cash for my VX III 3.5-10X - 40!  Aint nothing serious though - just labelling on the turrets and they'll take care of it for free, including all shipping!  Gotta love that Leupold warranty 
http://www.leupold.com/VX-III_Adjustment_Dials.htm

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The_Mountaineer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby West BY-GOD Virginian! Joined: 02 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2653	Topic: A Leupold VXIII Recall??? Posted: 12 July 2004 at 03:48
	Say it isn't so! But it is! And after I just dropped the cash for my VX III 3.5-10X - 40! Aint nothing serious though - just labelling on the turrets and they'll take care of it for free, including all shipping! Gotta love that Leupold warranty http://www.leupold.com/VX-III_Adjustment_Dials.htm
	Paritur pax bello - Peace is obtained by war.

Moose6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby AKA The Knoxville NASCAR Nut Joined: 25 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2191	Posted: 12 July 2004 at 04:35
	You know Leupold will make everything right. I'd keep it the way it is and screw with people at the range when you're sighting it in .
	Y'all shoot straight!!! Moose - Knoxville, TN

North Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby aka The Legendary Lawman Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1728	Posted: 14 July 2004 at 08:37
	Whew... thought it was going to be something serious! Thank God for that great warranty anyway... Here's my one & only VX-III... a 6.5x20x40mmAO *Marcus.*
	"COLTS & PONY CARS"...

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Posted: 15 July 2004 at 03:18
	Well, I've got 2 of these new puppies, and my brothers have3 more (one is on the way from Cabela's now). we have our weekly meeting to BS and drink tonight. Looks like this will be the subject. Like Mountaineer I've got a new VX III 3.5-10X - 40 just mounted and bore sighted on my Kimber. Well, I've decided...I'm not sending it back. The problem only seems to effect weither you add or subtract when making dial changes. Actually I noticed this problem when bore sighting the Kimber at the range, I added (when I should have subtracted); I thought it was all the drugs I had taken (legal). I really didn't look at the dials then to see why it was wrong. With just a little attention I can live with this on my big game rifles, as I seldom change the crosshair in the field. It is nice when Leupold backs up there product this well on a simple non-function thing. I remember when the Japanese Bushnells had their windage and elevation diresction wrong for about 3-4 years. Boy did that casue problems at sight in day with some guys moving them correct and other moving them wrong. I never hear of Bushnell ever recalling any of them, much less paying shipping. BEAR

Gunrunner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Forest Grump Joined: 05 July 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1970	Posted: 18 July 2004 at 14:30
	Glad to hear that Leupold is doing this, as I plan to get the VXIII 3.5-10 for the 270 I bought. Question: I'll be using Leupold mounts and rings for it. On a long action Winchester, the newer model Sporter LT, is there enough spacing with standard rings, giving good eye relief? Or will I possibly need reversible rings?
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The_Mountaineer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby West BY-GOD Virginian! Joined: 02 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2653	Posted: 20 July 2004 at 02:59
	I got my 270 scoped with my VXIII and sighted in. I'm very impressed. Mine didn't have the "incorrect" dials so I was o.k. and even if I did have the "incorrect" dials I probably would've kept it as is anyway - might be a collector's item someday! Gunrunner, I used the standard rings on my Model 70 FWT Classic and didn't have any problems but I don't know how different (if any) mine is from the Sporter LT version. Since the packages the mounts come in are re-closeable, I'd just take the gun to the gun shop and ask the dealer if it would be o.k. to try both mounts. Just check with the owner before bringin the gun in. He might think you're trying to get a 5 finger discount
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Gunrunner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Forest Grump Joined: 05 July 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1970	Posted: 20 July 2004 at 13:25
	Thanks Mountaineer, I'll do that. The guys at the store are great and will most likely be willing to hellp me. Hope your's shoots as well as it should. Gunrunner &nb sp;
	Somebody better call the Secret Service. Let 'em know there's an illegal alien in the White House...and it ain't the cook!!