Put a leupold shotgun scope on my 355 hate it.

[one shot scott]

You need to loose a deer from a bad shot because your chinese scope gave it up. Been there done that.You will sing a different tune when it happens believe me. Why do you think they exchange them no questions asked?

Any scope can do what you describe. Good glass is generally a great investment and can tilt the table in your favor but it can fail at any point just like any other part of the machine. I shoot often enough that if a scope started going south I would like to think id catch it before I went into the field like I did with my lumizone.
I think they replace them no questions asked for the much same reasons leupold will. They back their product with great customer service. My opinion only here: my bows are such short range shooters that I cant afford putting a ton of money into a high dollar name... now if I could find a used leupy at a great price to fit the application, that would be a different story

[yooper_man]

You need to loose a deer from a bad shot because your chinese scope gave it up. Been there done that.You will sing a different tune when it happens believe me. Why do you think they exchange them no questions asked?

Yes , but what is made in China and what is not ?
My new Leupold Arcadia Binos are made in China and some Redfield scopes are also . We all need to look at the box before we buy . I do must of my buying on line so that wasn't an option for me.

Choose Leupold Golden Ring optics. I avoid Chinese made optics of any manufacture including Leupold.

Andrew

[Olmanstand]

I own two Nikon Bolt XRs, clear & compact. They zero & re-zero (if I change something) with a few clicks. Leupold Gold Rings are great scopes as well.

My rifles wear Nikon & Leupold also, own a Ruger 77 300 Win with a old Nikon 5.5-16.5

[flightattendant100]

Yes, the range finding feature does work well. The scope has a magnification dial, which really is a speed ring. The range finder on mine is set to 45 yards if i don't change it, so you can either accurately range the deer, then turn the speed dial back for the shot, or what I do is leave it set, and make sure the shot is in the 45 yard zone, I can guess very closely to 30, so I use it to verify if I need the 30 yard reticle, or 40. If know if my shot is 20 yards, or closer, so no need to range there. I took a buck this year with the Vortex at 29 yards, perfect shot placement. It is a 34 mm scope too, which is awesome view. Leupold makes Redfield and they are outstanding scopes. I have seen them online for under $150. Greta scope for that price.

Last Time I was at Cabelas, the Bargain Cave had two of the Redfield Revenge scopes for $116.00 each.new in pkg. I was sure tempted but held back.They are REAL nice scopes for that.

[gtonini]

To me its like Boo putting a mac truck bumper on one of the cars in his shop !

[Normous]

Paulaboutform recently installed a Leupold VX-R 3-9 on his 380 and even with its larger size and light weight entry his set up looks amazing.

[yooper_man]

To me its like Boo putting a mac truck bumper on one of the cars in his shop !

Let's forget aesthetics for a moment.

The real test is during the last few minutes of legal shooting light. I urge you compare your new Leupold scope along side your new Tact-Zone scope. All scopes will appear bright and clear viewing inside an artificial lighted room. Bringing them outside is the real test.

Andrew

[Boo]

Let the man do what he wants. After all he has to look at it! Now my input here ....... Gary, will you take $100.00 for that really ugly scope?

[robertyb]

I see you have the Butler Creek flip up caps. Are they the Blizzard caps? What size are they?

[gtonini]

Butler creek 13 and 11

[wabi]

I shoot often enough that if a scope started going south I would like to think id catch it before I went into the field like I did with my lumizone.

I used to feel that way.
I went through two TenPoint scopes and one Vari-Zone before I changed my mind (each scope averaged one year's use before it failed). I made it a habit of shooting an arrow before each hunt to confirm accuracy. (where I hunt we have a shooting range I walk past on my way to the stand)
Went in one evening and my "test" shot was dead-on! Got in the stand and a nice doe came in well inside my comfort zone on range (inside 30 yards). I was shooting from my ladder stand with a padded shooting rail so no problems with a steady hold. Squeezed off my shot aiming at her lung area and watched the arrow (with lumenock) hit her in the shoulder blade (with little penetration)! Off she went with the arrow stuck in her shoulder and flopping like crazy, so I knew it failed to penetrate far.
Climbed down, went straight to the shooting bench, and found the POI was now 6-8" high right!
I'm fairly sure the shot was probably non-fatal, but she went through a good bit of suffering I'm sure.

Decided right then I'd either solve the problem of the scopes failing unexpectedly, go with the peep sights, or quit deer hunting with a crossbow!

After a long chat with Danny Miller about the available crossbow scopes I took his advice and upgraded to a Leupold! He said he had never seen a Leupold fail yet - 0 returns or complaints. It's been a few years now, but if I remember right the Leupold cost me a little over $100. extra to upgrade from the failed Vari-Zone I returned to Danny. Been shooting a Leupold ever since (I did switch from the 2-7X VX1 to a 1-4X VX2 last year) and have yet to have any kind of a problem!

Yes, a Leupold is going to cost a good bit more than one of the "crossbow" scopes, but I feel I owe it to the game I hunt to use the best equipment I can afford. An Excalibur crossbow is competitively priced, but still a big investment, so another 10-15% added to the price is well worth it for the peace of mind in my opinion.

[Kegbelly]

Wabi are these regular VX rifle scopes? I've been curious how a regular scope would stand up to the different type of recoil on a crossbow. I know a springer airgun can kill the best rifle scope due to the reverse recoil, would hate to learn the hard way a crossbow might do the same thing.

[one shot scott]

Man, I wish the leupold crossbones had an illumination option. It's a dedicated crossbow scope that's missing an important crossbow option for those who hunt the woods. That, and I target shoot a lot in the evening.

[wabi]

Man, I wish the leupold crossbones had an illumination option. It's a dedicated crossbow scope that's missing an important crossbow option for those who hunt the woods. That, and I target shoot a lot in the evening.

Neil,
With my VX2 1-4 x 20 I can see the duplex crosshair easily at the end of legal shooting time in the evenings. I was a bit concerned about the 20mm objective, but the clarity of the Leupold optics make it easy to see the target and the crosshair in dim light.

Wabi are these regular VX rifle scopes? I've been curious how a regular scope would stand up to the different type of recoil on a crossbow. I know a springer airgun can kill the best rifle scope due to the reverse recoil, would hate to learn the hard way a crossbow might do the same thing.

Yep, a VX1 2-7 x 33 and a VX2 1-4 x 20.
Don't try it with a cheap rifle scope, though.
(stuck an Alpen 4x on it when I had to send a crossbow scope in for replacement and it lasted about 10 shots before it was trash)

[paulaboutform]

I've said for years that a guy would do better to spend less on a rifle but more on the scope. I've learned very quickly how important a good scope is on a crossbow. I just put a leupold vx-r ballistic firedot 3-9×40 on my 380 and WOW! This is a big scope but weighs the same as my tact zone. I'd give it a real try before getting rid of it...besides, I think it looks pretty bad a_s .