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Whale
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Ilya, I was thinking about giving my Vortex HD LH 3-15x42 to my nephew on a payment plan. I was looking to get the HD LH 2-10x40 or the Meopta MeoPro 3-9x40 for my Tikka T3 in 8mm mauser. I want to use the rifle this fall in Tecas on a hog hunt. I am also going to hunt ducks while I am down there. I will start a new post on scopes for hog hunting. I did like the MeoPro that I purchased for my nephew's Winchester model 70 in .243. Yes, he is the same nephew that just received the 25-06. He wanted something a little bit more powerful, but not a lot of recoil. I thought he would get a .308. Maybe a .270 or 30-06. Oh well.
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Whale
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Ilya, Yes, he had lofty standards. It is easy when someone else is paying the bills. Have you finished your review of the new Leupold VX-5HD? Thanks.
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koshkin
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If you ever decide to adopt another nephew, I am available.
I have not looked at VX5 HD yet, but I really like the VX6 HD. ILya
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Peddler
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😂 I put myself up for adoption on July 12th. |
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When you are dead, you don't know you are dead.It is difficult only for others.
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supertool73
Optics God Superstool Joined: January/03/2008 Status: Offline Points: 11814 |
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I recently got a VX5HD 2-10x. I also have a VX6 but not the HD version. I have not compared a lot yet, but optically the VX5 is just as good. They are both excellent scopes.
I am really liking the new Leupold lines. The VX5 has the double turn zero lock turret, and on my creedmoor I can dial to 1100 yards. On my ZX6 it is a single turn but will get my .308 to 600 yards. That feature on those scopes is one of my biggest likes, for my uses it makes them a better fit than many of the other hunting scopes out there these days. Then you add the flip up Alumina caps they just become awesome scopes. |
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Lifetime warranty and excellent customer service don't mean a thing when your gun fails during a zombie attack.
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Whale
Optics Apprentice Joined: October/04/2015 Location: NYC Status: Offline Points: 180 |
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Supertool73, Thank you for the feedback. It seems Leupold addressed customer comments about their turrets. I also purchased the older VX-6 model when it went on sale to make room for the newer VX-6HD. I would like to compare the Leica, Vortex and Leupold in 2-10.
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Whale
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Finally received the last check from my nephew. He also informed me that working sucks and working hard for a little amount of money really sucks. Welcome to the real world kid. BTW, the Vortex with the HD glass is great. Thanks Ilya.
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Remus Redbone
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I just received my new Vortex Viper HS 4-16x50 last Friday 2/9/18, mounted it on Saturday 2/10, went to shoot Sunday 2/11, and sent the scope back to Vortex Tuesday 2/13. I couldn't get a sharp focus at 100 yards. When I adjusted the scope for the sharpest image I could get (which was still not clear by no means), the parallax was horrendous. I could shift my head slightly and get a 3-4 inch shift of the crosshairs at 100 yards. When I adjusted for the least parallax, the image was super blurry.
Consider the Nikon. Wish I would have. I guess I'll see how good the Vortex warranty really is.... |
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SVT_Tactical
MODERATOR Chief Sackscratch Joined: December/17/2009 Location: NorthCackalacky Status: Offline Points: 31233 |
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Everyone makes a lemon occasionally.... The vortex is still a better scope and you will be happy with their CS. I dare say if you had gotten a lemon with Nikon you'd not have such an easy road ahead with the warranty. |
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