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Art Eatman · October 17, 2006, 11:10 AM

I've probably used more Leupolds than other brands. Most of them are the old Vari-X II; one's even older, being pre-Vari-X. I guess the 3x9x40 is overall the most useful. Walking hunting at 3X; sitting-hunting at 5X, +/-; sighting in and load testing at 9X.

I figure any scope that works just fine with over 3,000 rounds of '06 bouncing it around can't be all bad. And surviving unplanned descents of steep slopes, or bouncing in a pickup on jeep trails is pretty good testing, as well.

Art

October 17, 2006, 11:10 AM	#10
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I've probably used more Leupolds than other brands. Most of them are the old Vari-X II; one's even older, being pre-Vari-X. I guess the 3x9x40 is overall the most useful. Walking hunting at 3X; sitting-hunting at 5X, +/-; sighting in and load testing at 9X. I figure any scope that works just fine with over 3,000 rounds of '06 bouncing it around can't be all bad. And surviving unplanned descents of steep slopes, or bouncing in a pickup on jeep trails is pretty good testing, as well. Art