Thread: Leupold Scopes are NOT worth the money....IMO

I think Stocky hit the nail on the head. Having sold plenty of optics in my time I was usually impressed by the customer service from Leupold, they often did err on the side of the customer, even if damage to the item shouldn't technically have fallen under warranty according to their fine print, they still honoured it in many cases. For the number of Vortex scopes we sold I sure did see a lot come back needing to make use of that nice warranty. It has gotten to the point where I am now confident I will never own a Vortex scope. Their binos on the other hand, especially the diamondbacks, still seem to offer great value for money. Leupold outsource most if not all of their binos to China for the cheaper ones and Japan for the good ones, but that's a different story.
I think leupold still have a lot of competitive options for scopes under $2000 new, and if I had to buy a new scope for under $500 it'd almost definitely be a leupold. I feel the more you spend the less value you get in leupolds however. I've heard from several long range Shooters that the mark 4 is to be avoided on favour of euro or jap scopes.