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Am I the only one who thinks the old VX-1 Leupolds were far better quality than the new VX-Freedom's? The new ones look cheap and nasty. Same with VX-3 vs. VX-3i I prefer the older model. Maybe it's just me interested in your opinions. I feel like they are trying to cut manufacturing costs but product quality is suffering.
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i had my hands on a "freedom" recently. its no where near as good optically as the vx1 i had on my 10/22. however having said that the leupold warranty is unbeatable. i took a fall and snapped a scope literally in 1/2. sent it back to leupold with a can you repair it along with an explanation that i was completely to blame. a few weeks later they sent me a new scope with a " we guarantee them for life" letter.
same goes for buck knives. my "zipper" developed a crack in the gut hook, they sent me a new knife, a pocket knife as compensation and an apology letter
Hi, when sending for repair or warranty claim do you send it straight to Leupold or do you bring it to your local store where it was purchased? Where is the Leupold service centre located? Cheers
i sent mine back to leupold usa as i purchased the scope there on holiday. service was unbeatable
Wow good service from Leupold..! Will they not cover the warranty if you sent it to Leupold here in NZ (if there is)?
unsure on that one, all can say about the usa return service was damn awesome. hell i physically killed it and they sent me a new oneQuote:
Originally Posted by ler4_war
this was 18 years back but i hope they still offer the same service
Vx freedom is a built to a price point product to compete with the other cheap scopes on the market it's not meant to be the same quality as a vx1, I have had vx111, vx3, and vx3i and not noticed any difference in quality except the vx3i actually having noticeably better optics
You can tell an American product is trash as soon as they start putting names on them like 'freedom'
As Ryan has said, they building different scopes & quality to meet various price points and compete across the range from low to high. That's why they introduced the VX5's, so they could crank up the price on VX6's but still have the mid to high price covered.
If your worried about quality of their newer optics, just buy an older 2nd hand one. Plenty of good ones to choose from, and you can easily upgrade to dial up turrets now with most of their scopes.
But wait, Donald Trump is going to fix this for you .... wind up trade tarrifs, so that the lower cost components or production in Asia becomes sooooo expensive that they have to move everything back to go old US of A - then you'll really have something to moan about. High cost and shit quality ! :wtfsmilie:
I saw the Leupold agents at the sika show and asked them about refurbishing a 25 year old scope. He said that may we’ll be a warranty and advised me to send it via a local supplier.Quote:
Originally Posted by ler4_war
Dropped it a local shop. 6 weeks later scope came back with new glass. Cost $60 courier charge. Happy days.
Swap ya an older vx6 2x12 with a few scratches for a newer hd one with a 24 pack of Heineken my way then if you like.
PM if keen.
I had a vx freedom in my hands last week. It is a two piece tube instead of a one piece one like the upper models.
What you have to realise is that it is not so much that leupold quality has gone down, but that the whole competition has gone up in quality , features and services. That is the name of the game.
Take a look at the video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xP0P7KdivCI
Have a look on Ali baba for how much it sells.
You do understand the freedom is a 22 scope a?Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
Released to compete with the likes of the zeiss Terra and the top range of the range vortex scopes
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Yeah. NZ suppliers could learn a lot from the service US companies give.Quote:
Originally Posted by gonetropo
The freedom is not only for rimfire but also for centerfire scopes.
https://www.leupold.com/product-series/vx-freedom
It has been released to replace the vx1 and vx2. Simplification of the range of products i guess.
Also I am not a fan of vortex , I fail so see how it could compete with the top range of vortex .at 3 or 4 time the price they are not boxing in the same category.
.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...91ec55a052.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
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Freedom's come in both centrefire and rimfire versions. Sold a lot of both and so far they have been great with zero issues .
The massive pic above is just a typo no more no less
I think its just a funny way of wording it.
It says "With a host of new features, the VX-Freedom lets you unleash your rimfire, dominate from your tree stand, or stretch across an open draw with all the confidence in the world."
So its saying it can "unleash your rimfire, plus aid you when sitting on your bum in a tree stand with your centerfire etc etc.
Yeah don't you just love the good ol Amercian hype. Funny they seem to have left out "tactical" from the advert. Next thing you know they'll build in a GPS location function to the scope so you can call in a hell cat firestorm strike from your tree stand.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisW
Smokin!
I would not say it is a typo, but you are correct, it is very clear if you scroll down the page that they do specific rimfire versions as well as centre fire versions (aka the rest of them)Quote:
Originally Posted by Clint Ruin
@Clint Ruin I expect you are already aware so for those that are unfamiliar, the main point of difference between the rimfire and centre fire set ups on these scopes is simply the focal length. Centre fire scopes are usually focused to be parallax free at 100 yds or more, where rimfire are focused at around 50 - 65 yds to avoid parallax at the ranges where rim fires are generally used if the scope is not fitted with an adjustable objective focus. Everything else is the same, just the focal spacing between the lenses is subtly different.
Airgun scopes are a whole different kettle of fish......If it can handle a springer airgun, it can handle anything.....