You do realize that if you remove the turret and turn the stem (with the convenient screwdriver slot), to reset your zero stop, you'll most likely find your missing elevation.
Rifle Scopes Can't wait to sell my Leupold Mark5-HD
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Sorry to hear about your problems. I had similar issues about 10 years ago and haven’t bought a Leupold since then. In fact, I wouldn’t use a Leupold if they gave me a brand new one, as the old saying goes. All of my hunting rifles have nightforce on them and Benchrest rifles don SB or nightforce depending on the application.
I had even worse problems. Mine had the reticle canted at 10 o'clock, elevation turret stem was stripped out. I immediately sent it back and luckily got a refund. Purchased a Nightforce Atacr 7-35x56 mil-c from scopelist at an unbelievable price. I love the scope.Tracking has a zero error rate ,glass is excellent. Will never purchase a Leupold again. I also just got a Made in Japan -Bushnell Tac-ops 6-24x50 G2 on clearance. I really like the scope , for what I paid I'm really impressed . A lot of scope for the money.
Please don't let this be true. I've had nothing but great luck with Leupy glass. Sure they are generally behind the curve with the newest features, but I know that my Mk4,6, and 8 glass is going to be reliable and that they have always stood behind their products.
Shit! I've never seen this ad, but feel like I've published the same sentiment a million times over multiple different forums.
I love it.
I am using a Leupold Mark 5-HD 3-18. I wish it had more power, but no tracking problems.
I have always had good performance with Leupold. Don’t have a MK 5, but I have 3 single power MK4s, a MK6 (3-18), and a MK8 (3.5-25) and two deltas on pistols. All are fantastic. I have never had a problem that I didn’t cause except for one 24x fixed power I bought used at a flea market for $10. In humid weather, or going inside to out, it fogged up. Leupold fixed it free.
I have had Leupold service done 4 times in my life as I recall. First time was Almost 40 years ago when I was a young kid, opening day of hunting season, I dropped my dad’s prized high grade Remington 30-06 rifle and damaged the scope and mount (thank god the scope protected the rifle) Had to listen to him bitch for the 1 1/2 hour drive to Leupold’s business location in Beaverton, Or. Handed them the entire rifle with scope—an hour later, they handed back rifle, new mount, bore sighted and with a newer, more expensive scope—free. Saved my butt.
Next time, 20 years later, I took the brand new wife hunting for the first time—she didn’t want to get out of the truck “too cold she said”. As she sat in the passenger seat, I leaned rifle against the driver’s door while I geared up—then wife leans over and opens drivers side door. My 10x mk4 perfectly lands on the scope’s bell and the only big rock for 10 miles. Leupold replaced the damaged bell and did a full cleaning (Somehow got some minute scratches out of the objective as well)—free. I bought this scope used and was about 10 years in my Possession then .
My last service was my fault again—brand new MK8, brand new rifle. First time to zero, and I left scope instructions at home. Thought it was similar to MK6. Unscrewed set screw too far and “boing”—turret squeeze levers, ball bearing, and a spring went flying. I physically saw the ball bearing roll off the shooting bench into the gravel. I looked for hours and tried using a magnet and couldn’t find it. Thank god leupold had a 2 week turn-around time and free repair.
I have had excellent service from leupold and very quick return times. I can’t say the same for other scopes. I waited 7 months to get a Schmidt and Bender flashdot repaired (failed 3days after new) when the dot quit working. Had a Night Force NSX with a stripped turret knob that took several months to get back—and if memory serves—I got a bill.
Some high-end scopes have horrible warranties. Before I bought the MK8, I was considering Schmitt and Bender’s PMII. It only had a year or two and didn’t have a lifetime warranty as did the leupold (and after the 7month wait for my flashdot), the value wasn’t there.
I understand many people may have different experiences, but I hate to see a company, that in my experience has “done me right” for many, many years get bashed. As I said earlier, the OP was about a Mk5 (which I don’t own), but I can comment about the excellent service I have always received from Leupold.
I have had Leupold service done 4 times in my life as I recall. First time was Almost 40 years ago when I was a young kid, opening day of hunting season, I dropped my dad’s prized high grade Remington 30-06 rifle and damaged the scope and mount (thank god the scope protected the rifle) Had to listen to him bitch for the 1 1/2 hour drive to Leupold’s business location in Beaverton, Or. Handed them the entire rifle with scope—an hour later, they handed back rifle, new mount, bore sighted and with a newer, more expensive scope—free. Saved my butt.
Next time, 20 years later, I took the brand new wife hunting for the first time—she didn’t want to get out of the truck “too cold she said”. As she sat in the passenger seat, I leaned rifle against the driver’s door while I geared up—then wife leans over and opens drivers side door. My 10x mk4 perfectly lands on the scope’s bell and the only big rock for 10 miles. Leupold replaced the damaged bell and did a full cleaning (Somehow got some minute scratches out of the objective as well)—free. I bought this scope used and was about 10 years in my Possession then .
My last service was my fault again—brand new MK8, brand new rifle. First time to zero, and I left scope instructions at home. Thought it was similar to MK6. Unscrewed set screw too far and “boing”—turret squeeze levers, ball bearing, and a spring went flying. I physically saw the ball bearing roll off the shooting bench into the gravel. I looked for hours and tried using a magnet and couldn’t find it. Thank god leupold had a 2 week turn-around time and free repair.
I have had excellent service from leupold and very quick return times. I can’t say the same for other scopes. I waited 7 months to get a Schmidt and Bender flashdot repaired (failed 3days after new) when the dot quit working. Had a Night Force NSX with a stripped turret knob that took several months to get back—and if memory serves—I got a bill.
Some high-end scopes have horrible warranties. Before I bought the MK8, I was considering Schmitt and Bender’s PMII. It only had a year or two and didn’t have a lifetime warranty as did the leupold (and after the 7month wait for my flashdot), the value wasn’t there.
I understand many people may have different experiences, but I hate to see a company, that in my experience has “done me right” for many, many years get bashed. As I said earlier, the OP was about a Mk5 (which I don’t own), but I can comment about the excellent service I have always received from Leupold.
I have several of the M-8 1" scopes on varmint rifles. Called Leupold to have one worked on. I was told by Tech services that they don't even look at them any more. LIFE TIME WARRENTY :-(
It wouldn’t keep clicking or the turret wouldn’t continue to rotate like it is if it hit the zero stop, if you watch his video.
that can be fixed easily without sending it in. A lot of ours have elevation set from the factory half way or less than the advertised full elevation travel. Most are set in the middle. Dial up loosen the screws. Slip turret down tighten screw. Repeat as much as needed until it hits Third rev.
someone saying bad things about Leupold???
just kidding. I gave up on them long ago.
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From the video it sounds like he's cranking on the turret but nothing is moving. If the turret was bottomed out it wouldn't click.
china? so much that they're thinking of changing the company name to Reupord.
You’re right ignore my previous comment please. I didn’t read all the comments and missed the one with the video. “On this episode of that’s fucked up” That’s fucked up!
Back to leupy. I hope it works out op. Good luck!
Wow. When i started shooting back in the 90s, Leupold was the got to. The four in my safe from late 90s to early 2000s have been top notch. I haven't had the need for a new scope in over a decade. I just bought the rifleman mount for my 10/22 to upgrade and noticed it was made in Singapore. Singapore can teach us about consumer capitalism, but was dissapointed it wasn't made in the USA like Leupold likes to advertise. I was looking at their Rifleman 2-7 rimfire scope for a different .22lr, but now I am hesitant. It is for a backpack gun, so I was hoping to not spent too much on a scope.
I had the same issue with my 7-35x. Sent it in to get serviced and haven't had any issues with it for 6 months so far
Leupold’s QA seems to have fallen in recent years. And with the various better brand and quality options out there, I haven’t bought any Leupold scopes in years. I am not even sure they are even competitive in this space nowadays.
I assume you mean {QC-quality control} and not [QA-questions and answers}.
Think about how many scopes Reupord makes. Millions right? Now, how many have you seen? 100k, 100, 10, 1? And what year of manufacture were the scopes you saw? How do you think you have any idea what their QC as a whole is like in any year or time frame? You sound like you are just trying to bash them in one of the most common ways we see people bash any manufacture they don't like, erroneous claims about QC.
Think about how many scopes Reupord makes. Millions right? Now, how many have you seen? 100k, 100, 10, 1? And what year of manufacture were the scopes you saw? How do you think you have any idea what their QC as a whole is like in any year or time frame? You sound like you are just trying to bash them in one of the most common ways we see people bash any manufacture they don't like, erroneous claims about QC.
Yeah, I meant QC, quality control. I agree that the above is only my opinion. I can only vote with my wallet. In the past year and a half, I bought new a NF 7-35, a SB PM2, and 2 Minox ZP5. In all the discussions, I never considered another Leupold.
No interest in bashing any brand. Feel free to go thru all of my previous posts and see if I am a basher. I post my opinions and vote with my wallet.
Haha, and the Vortex guys came out of the woodwork every single time to argue with you.
They can say whatever they like, but you get no arguing with me. All I have to offer are my numerous personal experiences, as well as, the numerous experiences I have personally viewed...kind of like the guy who's PST 2 elevation turret sheered clean off during that match we were at last year. I've shot lots of different optics, even held onto a few, never had an inkling of an issue out of any of them except one Bushnell DMR that they rectified without much fanfare.
ETA - I did want to add that I am quasi-bummed by the multiple reports of individuals having issues with their Mk5's. I haven't used one, but I've handled a few. The couple I handled appeared to be pretty decent optics, but there's just a lot of negative reports and this is not a line of optics that have been out for an extended period of time. I guess time will tell...
You would also like Vortex.
I would rather not pay for everyone else’s f ups. All the other people that buy Leupold are paying for all those “free” repairs
Lifetime warranty doesn't mean what people believe it does. Lifetime of product, not your lifetime.
Lifetime of product= so long as produced and or parts available. Typically the language is "limited lifetime"
Ran leupolds all my hunting life til i started to shoot precision, then seen the shit they are are really producing and sold em all.
In Reupord's defense they will send back a newer version of whatever obsolete, broken junk gets sent in. So if your old generation Japanese glassed Vari-X scope takes a crap, you'll get a shiny new Chicom one which is so light that you have to wonder if they are using real glass or plastic for the lenses. And with their image "quality", I'm guessing it's plastic.
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Both of my Mk5's have been flawless for the two years that I've been using them, hundreds and hundreds of big magnum rounds fired beneath them.
Wish I could say the same for my new Razor AMG, it's about to go back for the second time and I've only had the piece of shit for 3 months!!! I'm having serious buyers remorse
Wish I could say the same for my new Razor AMG, it's about to go back for the second time and I've only had the piece of shit for 3 months!!! I'm having serious buyers remorse
Just received mine back from “repair” and to my surprise, the internal debris/black speck is still present! It’s obvious they didn’t visually inspect it before sending it back.
Called CS again and they are emailing a return label this time. Absolutely ridiculous.
Called CS again and they are emailing a return label this time. Absolutely ridiculous.
Parallax knob started grinding and it won't focus, the exact same issue twice and I've shot less than 100 rounds with it.
I called vortex this morning cuz I'm feeling super shitty about the apparent unreliability if the AMG.
They're sending me a full refund! Very cool of them
Are there known quality issues with the Mk5 3.6-18 stemming from Chinese components? I’m considering one for my LMT MWS 6.5 CM and don’t want to be stuck with an optic constantly being sent in for warranty.
He looked through some of the early XTRII's for too long.
I have no idea what possessed them to put the windage 0 mark where they did. The windage turret is not a big deal to me, i usually zero it and leave it alone.
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