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Originally Posted by targa911S
Nikon scopes are a lot for a little money. I think Leupold and the likes are over rated and WAY over priced. The older Japanese Tascos are good too. Don't buy used!
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Interesting. I would not buy any scope other than a Leupold. I have had a couple of other brands fail in the field over the years and essentially just had to throw them away. I have had one Leupold fail and I got it rebuilt for free.
I bought this scope used at a gun show about 20 years before it failed. It was at least that old when I bought it. A buddy told me to send it in and Leupold would fix it. So I did, with a letter explaining that I had purchased it used some 20 years earlier. I mailed it on a Monday, and had it back that Thursday. Four days later, I ***** you not. Completely rebuilt; for free. I called the number on the invoice and talked to a very nice lady, explaining how old it was, how I came to be in possesion of it, and all of that. She told me it was a Leupold scope that didn't work; end of story. We don't care about the rest. Have a nice day.
My buddy that told me to send it in then recounted his own story; the reason he told me to send it. His son-in-law was elk hunting in Oregon and managed to roll his Bronco ass over teakettle down a hill. Everyone was fine, but the rifles were in a side window rack in back. His Leupold scope was bent like a banana, with both lenses popped out and the turrets cracked off of the tube. He drove over to the Leupold factory, hoping to get one just like it. Not knowing exactly what model it was (purchased used at a gun show...) he brought it along. The guy behind the counter looked at it, listened patiently to his story, and told him he didn't think they could fix it. Threw it in the wastebasket, went in back, and came out with a new one. Handed it to him and said "have a nice day". Mr. son-in-law asked what he owed him for it. Same reply; "it's a Leupold scope that doesn't work. While that was a great story, it really doesn't matter to us why it doesn't work. No charge. Have a nice day".
About the same time frame a buddy has purchased a Burris scope brand new. Still under warranty, he knocked the rifle over one day and the horizontal cross wire broke. He sent it in under warranty and started a 3 month pissing contest with Burris, who refuse to fix it because knocking the rifle over on it constituted "abuse" and was not covered. They fixed it and billed him a hundred bucks. Without paying the bill, he sent it back with copies of my original letter to Leupold, and their invoice for my repairs. He noted shipping date and return date, and reiterated what I said in my letter - it was purchased used about 20 years before I broke it. He made sure they knew there was no charge. He politely told Burris to pack sand, and that they had created another loyal Leupold customer.
Here I am, still telling this story 10 years later to anyone thinking about buying a scope. The customer service at Leupold has won me as a loyal customer. Try that with anyone who offers a "limited lifetime warranty" and see how far you get. Leupold does not even mention a warranty; they don't feel they have to. Buy one and you have a scope for life. Nowhere else will you get a deal like that.