Bad Day For My Scope

[rjtfroggy]

I went to the range the other day to finish load work up and sight in. Everything was going fine down to last couple of shots and decided to move 1click right and 1click up to put the bullet hopefully just inside the 10 ring on the right side. I turned the dial no click turned the other dial same thing, no click, said WTH, took a shot no hole in paper, this after putting 5 in a ragged hole on left side of 10 ring.
Scope is now in a box and going to UPS this morning for its trip to Leupold for the 3rd time in 4 years for repair for the same issue. Maybe it is time for a change in brands. Oh by the way it is a 45 competition.

 

[Sandstorm]

Try the Sightron they make a nice ED 45

 

[6.5 forever]

I went to the range the other day to finish load work up and sight in. Everything was going fine down to last couple of shots and decided to move 1click right and 1click up to put the bullet hopefully just inside the 10 ring on the right side. I turned the dial no click turned the other dial same thing, no click, said WTH, took a shot no hole in paper, this after putting 5 in a ragged hole on left side of 10 ring.
Scope is now in a box and going to UPS this morning for its trip to Leupold for the 3rd time in 4 years for repair for the same issue. Maybe it is time for a change in brands. Oh by the way it is a 45 competition.

You have more patience than me. Good luck.

 

[LHSmith]

The LCS offers 1/8" adjustment per click in both W and E. When I make adjustments on mine ( I have 3) I go past at least one click and back the same amount and then dry fire to ensure the internals didn't hang up. The only sure way to verify a bad scope is a scope checker used in conjunction with another trusted high magnification scope.
FWIW, since my hearing sucks- I never heard a click on any LCS scope - I rely on the "feel".
I suspect you placed a round in your last group. Even if you were at 300 yards your "correction" would only amount to 3/8".

 

[Liven The Dream]

1`-800-Lance XXX
100% Painless

 

[rjtfroggy]

LH Smith
Never Assume.
I can feel the clicks in mine, there were none.
The final shot was at a clean bull, no hole anywhere in the paper, so even with a scope checker it would be hard to determine, if you can't find the impact point.
I have 4 LCS scopes of differing powers and this isn't the first one to go KAPUT.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Never Assume.
I can feel the clicks in mine, there were none.
The final shot was at a clean bull, no hole anywhere in the paper, so even with a scope checker it would be hard to determine, if you can't find the impact point.

I would be looking at other brands for sure. It would be hard to trust that one again after failing that many times.

 

[rjtfroggy]

I would be looking at other brands for sure. It would be hard to trust that one again after failing that many times.

My big problem is I would be sitting on a $1400 scope in the cabinet because I could never in good conscience sell this one even after repairs are made. Just not in me to pass off a problem.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

My big problem is I would be sitting on a $1400 scope in the cabinet because I could never in good conscience sell this one even after repairs are made. Just not in me to pass off a problem.

Totally understand.
Do you think Leupold would listen if you Insisted on a brand new scope for the reason of many failures and for you to be able to get your value back out of it?

 

[rjtfroggy]

If they do replace it (I'll check serial no.) then I would sell it. I would like to buy a Nightforce but they are twice the price.

 

[Rsadams]

If they do replace it (I'll check serial no.) then I would sell it. I would like to buy a Nightforce but they are twice the price.

TELL them you want it replaced.... You spent a lot of money and now it's time for them to do something.... I would be pissed.... Once is one thing but 3 times in four years is to much.... I agree with other posters , stop making 10,000 different reticle and scopes and fix the problems of the ones your selling... That crap right there is how you make people not buy your stuff anymore..... I don't care whatever , a scope should last longer than a year.... I have a $100 Bushnell that is at least twenty years old and it's a piece of crap in every way but is still on a old hunting rifle...

 

[rjtfroggy]

TELL them you want it replaced.... You spent a lot of money and now it's time for them to do something.... I would be pissed.... Once is one thing but 3 times in four years is to much.... I agree with other posters , stop making 10,000 different reticle and scopes and fix the problems of the ones your selling... That crap right there is how you make people not buy your stuff anymore..... I don't care whatever , a scope should last longer than a year.... I have a $100 Bushnell that is at least twenty years old and it's a piece of crap in every way but is still on a old hunting rifle...

I agree with you, I have a couple of original Simmons scopes on hunting rifles and when I take them out to check they never move, always right where they were set. My Leupold's not so much.

 

[asquared19]

Totally understand.
Do you think Leupold would listen if you Insisted on a brand new scope for the reason of many failures and for you to be able to get your value back out of it?

I recently had a Vortex Diamond 4-12 fail for the third time. I sent it in and Vortex reached out saying they didn't have the components to fix and that they didn't have any more Diamondbacks, so were going to upgrade me to a Viper HS if I would accept. They've provided the best customer service I've ever had on repeated occasions.

 

[Dave M.]

My big problem is I would be sitting on a $1400 scope in the cabinet because I could never in good conscience sell this one even after repairs are made. Just not in me to pass off a problem.

I’m the same way. No way I’m going to pass my hassle on to someone else. It’s a horrible thing to do and certainly no way to make friends.

 

[loinhunter]

I went to the range the other day to finish load work up and sight in. Everything was going fine down to last couple of shots and decided to move 1click right and 1click up to put the bullet hopefully just inside the 10 ring on the right side. I turned the dial no click turned the other dial same thing, no click, said WTH, took a shot no hole in paper, this after putting 5 in a ragged hole on left side of 10 ring.
Scope is now in a box and going to UPS this morning for its trip to Leupold for the 3rd time in 4 years for repair for the same issue. Maybe it is time for a change in brands. Oh by the way it is a 45 competition.

What scopes would be on your list for replacement? And have you looked at anything from Tract? My 4x15 50 Toric is the clearest scope I’ve ever looked through. Adjustments (MRAD) are accurate as well. Just curious.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Leupold should have too replace a three time failed scope. They sell these refurbished scopes back wholesale to Midway anyway.

 

[Dimner]

My big problem is I would be sitting on a $1400 scope in the cabinet because I could never in good conscience sell this one even after repairs are made. Just not in me to pass off a problem.

Thank you for this. I hope at least you triple that dollar amount in good karma. This is my biggest fear when buying a used scope. You are good people.

 

[FNSafari]

IMO, Leupold has not ever decided to beef up the internal erector tube supports and springs in a way that makes the scope perform as it should longer. Any scope may eventually require service but Leup, at least with the 40 and 45X competition scopes are an example. Had three, and all went back for repair with a note on return that they passed all tests, but never a word about what may have been the problem.

 

[K22]

If you're in this game long enough, most of us have had a scope go bad.

I recently had a Bushnell Elite 4200 scope that would change POI laterally. I always assume it's me first, then something has gone sideways with the rifle, lasting the scope. What made this so frustrating is that it was mounted on my super accurate Weatherby Mark V, Super Varmint Master, a true sub 1/2 moa rifle - my Number 1 long range ground hog rifle.

After painstakingly sorting through this process, I identified the culprit, the scope. This was a $500 scope at the time I purchased it several years ago, not one of their "bargain" scopes. I am shooting it on a 223 Rem; thus, recoil is minimum. Also, I am hunting groundhogs in fields, not sheep hunting in Alaska. Translation, the scope is subject to virtual no shooting or field stress.

I sent it back under their lifetime repair policy and they "fixed" it. We'll see. It's terribly frustrating when this happens since I hate to waste components in isolating the problem, then having to resight a replacement or "repaired" scope then verifying the latter.

Never had a Leupold go bad yet and I have several of them. Surprised they didn't fix it right the first time. I guess like everything else in this new age world, nothing as it was in the past.

 

[rjtfroggy]

Just got back from putting scope into shipping, UPS hub was closed so I went next door to FedEx. Wow has shipping gone up $42.55 with ins. to go across country by ground express, and it will take 8 days to get there.
To answer the questions about replacement if I go that way, probably a Nightforce 15x55 competition. this a SR BR scope used for score.
I have a 40x on another gun that will get swapped out for now.