Leopold spotting scopes in comparison to other brands

[kenjohnson69]

How do Leopold spotting scopes compare to other brands?

 

[FLHTCUI]

How often are you going to use it?
what scopes do you use on your rifles?
Me, I would go with the Leupold because I use them on my rifles.
Works for me, being a fan boy and all.
Amount of use and how deep or shallow ones pocket book is.
Rob

 

[guido]

I would go with an older Bushnell spacemaster II. I know who has a couple for sale.

 

[ALBERTA BOY]

I'm very happy with mine. I've tried a few brands.

 

[Buckmastr]

I have a nice Leupold gold ring HD spotter. But I use my bushnell spacemaster 2. Works for me.

 

[Flying Brass]

Upgraded to a vortex spotting scope a while back. No complaints. Very clear and lifetime warranty.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

The Golden Ring and Mark 4 lines are excellent. The Golden Ring line of spotting scopes and binos are gone, but they turn up on the Exchange threads. The latest spotting scopes from Leupold are on par with the junk from vortex and bushnell.

 

[sk8snwmx]

how far are you spotting? That will make a huge difference in what you need. Spotting rounds on paper at 300m will cost you. Take a look on the 'birding' sites, see what they like... check 'Pelee wings'

 

[Korth Group Ltd]

Leupold still produces the Gold Ring and Mark 4 line in house in Oregon. The SX series are produced overseas and are designed to offer a price point/feature set comparable to other products in the market. All spotters carry the same lifetime guarantee.

KGL

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Leupold still produces the Gold Ring and Mark 4 line in house in Oregon. The SX series are produced overseas and are designed to offer a price point/feature set comparable to other products in the market. All spotters carry the same lifetime guarantee.

KGL

Good to know. I thought they were discontinued.

 

[rascal1]

What model Leupold spotter are you talking about? Need to compare apples to apples. Like every manufacturer, Leupold makes low end products and high end. Figure out your need in that range and then compare to other scopes of the same price range/ features.

 

[kenjohnson69]

Try to keep it to a mile or so. Seems like most birding sites recommend scopes in the 4 to 5 k range

 

[kenjohnson69]

I'd like to throw a Gold ring and a space master on the window side by beside for comparison

 

[kenjohnson69]

You prefer the Space master?

 

[Buckmastr]

You prefer the Space master?

I use the spacemaster more because it is smaller, quicker and easier to use. Better optically I doubt it. But when your staring into mirage from heat waves it doesn’t matter.

 

[kenjohnson69]

What model Leupold spotter are you talking about? Need to compare apples to apples. Like every manufacturer, Leupold makes low end products and high end. Figure out your need in that range and then compare to other scopes of the same price range/ features.

I was thinking Gold ring 12 by 40 60mm

 

[kenjohnson69]

Leupold still produces the Gold Ring and Mark 4 line in house in Oregon. The SX series are produced overseas and are designed to offer a price point/feature set comparable to other products in the market. All spotters carry the same lifetime guarantee.

KGL

Have you seen any counterfeit Leopold spotters?

 

[call2arms]

Used my leupold Mark 4 spotter for looking at Jupiter’s moons and Saturn’s rings. Works well for bullet holes at up to 300 meters depending on conditions and target design

 

[Korth Group Ltd]

Have you seen any counterfeit Leopold spotters?

Fortunately not. Currently we are seeing the knock-off culprits focus on VX-3i scopes.

One of the best ways to avoid knock-off Leupold product is to only buy from a reputable dealer.

KGL

 

[Scotty454]

Better than my Barska, that's for damn sure. Lol