Then why do they buy Leupolds ? DUH !Leupold of course!!!
They have your tax dollars, so can afford the very best.
Then why do they buy Leupolds ? DUH !Leupold of course!!!
They have your tax dollars, so can afford the very best.
I had a SWFA 5-20HD and it was a good scope. I wouldn't pay retail though. I think I bought and sold mine for about $700-$750?Unfortunately there is no cheat sheet, they want you to read them all.
I only mentioned the lightweight passers, all the nightforces passed as well, the minox zp5 passed, Swfa 5-20hd is beloved but I'm not sure he's technically gone through the whole test with one but he directly recommended it to me.
It's hard to nail down what retail even is on them. I bought my last one for 650 used with no illumination. I see illuminated ones go around 750-800 a lot. They had them on sale for 799 earlier this year.I had a SWFA 5-20HD and it was a good scope. I wouldn't pay retail though. I think I bought and sold mine for about $700-$750?
Ding ding ding ^"this"^It does seem like it a scope company tells you not to go over 16 in lbs it might be a red flag…
Why would the scope manufacturer dictate what your rings are torqued to? I guess they could say max clamping force but what if you have perfectly lapped zero gap rings? That's not torque, it's clamping force that holds it. ARC Mbrace rings for example. They have a single M10 screw that gets 55 in/lbs.Ding ding ding ^"this"^
I was very disappointed to see a neon green label saying "do not exceed 15"lb ring torque" that came with a tangent theta that I paid $4k for.
I agree completely, each ring design will be different. For me it was a red flag for a known problem.Why would the scope manufacturer dictate what your rings are torqued to? I guess they could say max clamping force but what if you have perfectly lapped zero gap rings? That's not torque, it's clamping force that holds it. ARC Mbrace rings for example. They have a single M10 screw that gets 55 in/lbs.
I have a MK5 that has flown to AK twice, rode all over, fallen down, been in the pack when I biffed it, and it never lost zero.
That model failed the drop test twice. I am still not selling it.
I also bought a Trijicon for Black Friday to replace a scope and to drop some weight, all because of the testing. I will replace a heavier scope..
I always loctite my scope in the rings and put a little more torque on the rings with loctite.
It's about the odds. It's one scope through one test and testing very rare events. PRS and NRL give proof of something too.
But they paid the most for his advertisement. And he kept on using em!When I had TV we used to watch the Jim Shockey hunting show. He was sponsored by Leupold and hunted all over the world. I lost track of how many times he missed and blamed it on the scope losing zero.
Leupold MK5 5-25.Well what scope is it?!
Hahaha I don't like the single tension point in the middle of the rings, or the fact that they require 55 in lbs of torque on the tube, or that they come loose if you torque much less than that, or that they single handedly blew the Parralax out on two of my scopes. I think that's it lol.
I'm not sure we can be friends anymore if you're gonna talk **** about ARC rings. I LOVE them.
Seriously what is it about them that you don't like?