I have a couple Vortex (cheaper than Leupold) and really like them.
I’ll be honest, all of today’s scopes can get you in trouble with the law. It used to be “light gathering” capabilities of a scope was the selling point. Well whether it’s my Leupold or Vortex or even Hawke, you better keep an eye on last minute of shooting light cause I can see WELL past that time and I could shoot with ease.
Haven’t had a scope go bad except an OLD Redfield whose crosshairs broke after 40+ years. Now that will drive you nuts when checking zero, lol!!
I don’t do a lot of rifle hunting anymore, but when I do it’s for does and I can clearly see doe vs button with all those scopes out to about 250yds. Although I did tell my son to send it the other day on a “doe” that turned out to be a buck that had already dropped his antlers. It was the biggest “doe” of the 3 out there, lol.
All of the scopes mentioned hold zero from year to year with no issues yet. And they all get shot 15-20 times a year on deer. My new .308 with the Leupold has been shot 12 times this year, the .243 with a Vortex has been shot more times than I want to say, the .280 with a Vortex had got in on the action this year too with 6 more shots, the 7mm-08 with a Hawke has had a little over a box shot through it. We still have a week of season left and will probably go back to the new .308 to close out the year.
All the scopes have performed just like they do every year. Shots have been anywhere from 75-250yds.
