Does my leupold scope just suck or...

cosmic said:
No offence - you confirmed that the scope has an adjustable objective. That adjustment moves the front lens back and forth to change the parallax setting.. No need to try to remove the whole bell, with or without a strap wrench.
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"Unscrew that using a strap wrench or something non-marring. Do this with the scope at max magnification.

You will need to be careful not to unscrew the lens carrier while you are doing this. If the lens carrier is coming out with the ring, then you will need to use the two slots that you can see inside the outer housing of the objective lens. You can probably find a piece of metal that will fit just inside the objective and slide into those slots to act as counter rotation.

Once that ring is off, you should then have the lens carrier exposed. It should smoothly screw in or out, kind of like the ocular focus at the other end. Do not take this piece out."


Its adjustable in a sense, but not how you think. Its set at the factory around 100 to 150 yards and generally not field adjustable
 
Mulletard said:
"Unscrew that using a strap wrench or something non-marring. Do this with the scope at max magnification.

You will need to be careful not to unscrew the lens carrier while you are doing this. If the lens carrier is coming out with the ring, then you will need to use the two slots that you can see inside the outer housing of the objective lens. You can probably find a piece of metal that will fit just inside the objective and slide into those slots to act as counter rotation.

Once that ring is off, you should then have the lens carrier exposed. It should smoothly screw in or out, kind of like the ocular focus at the other end. Do not take this piece out."


Its adjustable in a sense, but not how you think. Its set at the factory around 100 to 150 yards and generally not field adjustable
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Why would you do this?

I am far from being an expert what concerns rifle scopes, but bubba-ing with a valuable scope, while there is an easy access warranty center, doesn't seem to be a smart idea.
 
mephisto002 said:
Why would you do this?

I am far from being an expert what concerns rifle scopes, but bubba-ing with a valuable scope, while there is an easy access warranty center, doesn't seem to be a smart idea.
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I haven't done it personally, but thats a common thing apparently. Thats the internets instructions on how to do said job.

The same reason I don't take my car for oil changes anywhere...re built my SBF in my foxbody myself. If I deem the job low risk ill usually attempt said job.
 
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Well - Based upon personal experience - scopes that do not have an adjustable objective are generally factory set to 100 y parallax, with rimfire scopes set to 50 y. If a user is dis-satisfied with the factory setting, parallax can typically be changed by adjusting the collar(s) the retain the front lens. The collar(s) are threaded externally, such that rotating the collar(s) will move the lens forward or rearward. I did this years ago on a Bushnell Scopechief, using a home-made ring wrench. I havent had the need to do it on my fixed objective Leupolds, and no reason to do it on my adjustable objective (AO) Leupolds.
 
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Mulletard said:
So for everyone that needs to chime in without reading anything first.

A : I am planning to send it away.

B: No operator error. 43 with excellent vision still, no glasses. It ain't me. And it shouldn't be blurrier than a fixed 4 power Miroku which is an 80s Japanese budget scope on my other 7x57.

C: To get to the parallax on these you need a strap wrench to remove the front bell of the scope. (If it hasn't been cracked before)

Don't ####ing chirp or put in opinions on stuff you clearly know nothing about. A quick Google would have told you its not easily adjustable parallax you meat stick.

Thanks to those who offered actual help and helped me identify its an old Vari-x.

I don't think it needs to be replaced with a modern scope by any means. If it gets serviced I'm sure it'll provide years more of good service.
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According to your own post you confirmed that your scope looked like the one Lefty #### posted..... the one he posted clearly has an adjustable Objective with estimated range markings.... now it sounds like yours does not have an adjustable Objective?

Do you now, or have you ever, had a scope with an Adjustable Objective like the one Lefty #### showed you?

When you mentioned a strap wrench, I assumed the adjustable objective was seized up and needed persuasion.... it never occurred to me that you were going to attempt to adjust the objective as it's done with a fixed system...... mostly because you said your scope was the same as the one LD sold?

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Mulletard said:
I haven't done it personally, but thats a common thing apparently. Thats the internets instructions on how to do said job.

The same reason I don't take my car for oil changes anywhere...re built my SBF in my foxbody myself. If I deem the job low risk ill usually attempt said job.
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Have you looked inside the optic with a light to see if you can visually confirm internal contamination of the lenses that might be causing your issues... messing with a manual adjustment of a fixed parallax scope will most likely not fix your problem, Korth might be willing to do the adjustment if you want the parallax changed when they have it all apart for cleaning and servicing.

Might want to see if there's fuel getting through and a spark before you rebuild the motor..... :)
 
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Mulletard said:
Its adjustable in a sense, but not how you think. Its set at the factory around 100 to 150 yards and generally not field adjustable
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It's not adjustable. At least not in the sense that everyone else is talking about - AO (adjustable objective) scopes can be adjusted by hand, no disassembly required.

What you just posted is how to adjust things on a fixed parallax scope, which is not what everyone thinks you have based on your previous posts.
 
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If you can't hand turn the AO on that scope.... it's seized, if the scope image is blurry around the outside of the viewable area and clear towards the center at higher magnification.... something has contaminated the internal optics.

Easy fix for the cost of shipping and a few weeks of waiting.
 
Suther said:
It's not adjustable. At least not in the sense that everyone else is talking about - AO (adjustable objective) scopes can be adjusted by hand, no disassembly required.

What you just posted is how to adjust things on a fixed parallax scope, which is not what everyone thinks you have based on your previous posts.
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I think if you go back to page 2 you'll see it was a vari-x.

I never said it was AO, I said that it can be adjusted using the method I described. And all the Experts here jump all over you. I really don't know much about leupolds, and there was some good help and answers.
 
Mulletard said:
I think if you go back to page 2 you'll see it was a vari-x.

I never said it was AO, I said that it can be adjusted using the method I described. And all the Experts here jump all over you. I really don't know much about leupolds, and there was some good help and answers.
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The picture you said "Yes" to, clearly shows an Adjustable Objective with the distance markings..... is yours the same or not?
 
Can-down said:
The picture you said "Yes" to, clearly shows an Adjustable Objective with the distance markings..... is yours the same or not?
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Yes. I tried using my hands and a pot grippy, and she don't move which is why I assumed it was a non AO and leupold just set it and locked it in place where it was. Must be just seized. And no never had adjustable and never felt the need for it. It just happened to come with the rifle I bought.
 
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struff55 said:
As for the question at hand first sounds like operator malfunction
leupold has a site date your leupold google it put your serial number in and just like that you know when it was made
No two put it in a box send it to Korth they will do a complete service re set everything and good as new i have sent in likely 20 in my life time never been charged a nickel
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If I had to repair twenty scopes of one brand, think Id be changing the brand!! Just sayin.
 
Yes. That is the scope, which is seized apparently. Since it didn't budge with a pot grippy and both hands it must be seized. I figured it was factory set and locked with something. The scope and rifle are sure mint to have seized objective which is unfortunate.
 
Mulletard said:
So for everyone that needs to chime in without reading anything first.

A : I am planning to send it away.

B: No operator error. 43 with excellent vision still, no glasses. It ain't me. And it shouldn't be blurrier than a fixed 4 power Miroku which is an 80s Japanese budget scope on my other 7x57.

C: To get to the parallax on these you need a strap wrench to remove the front bell of the scope. (If it hasn't been cracked before)

Don't ####ing chirp or put in opinions on stuff you clearly know nothing about. A quick Google would have told you its not easily adjustable parallax you meat stick.

Thanks to those who offered actual help and helped me identify its an old Vari-x.

I don't think it needs to be replaced with a modern scope by any means. If it gets serviced I'm sure it'll provide years more of good service.
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What if the person you send it to doesn't have the same vision you do and adjusts the ocular to their eye instead of yours? Will you still blame the scope, or them?
 
OP, why are you beating yourself up with this scope????????

It's very easy to check if it's real.

I believe it is, but to be sure, just go to your preferred search engine and type in How to check if a Leupold scope is not a copy, or is scope number ####### made by Leupold. You will get a quick answer.

Your Objective lens is seized. Don't attempt to take it apart yourself, or you will void the warranty if I remember the terms.

The people at Korth are reliable, quick to return, and have all the proper tooling/parts and testing equipment to set up the scope properly.

If the scope is blurry around the edges, parallax isn't the issue. Something else is causing this condition.

Likely, the seals have deteriorated, and the scope has lost all of its nitrogen.

The biggest issue is Korth may not have lenses to replace the contaminated lenses in your scope.

If they are contaminated, which is my guess, usually the contamination ruins the rare earth coatings, and they have to be replaced.

Send it off to Korth in Okotoks, Alberta. Don't dither and moan, you're wasting your time.
 
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