Rustin from United States, IN Public Profile

Excellent American Made Product. Fully produced in South Carolina on high precision CNC machinery. Though the new single piece high alloy (looks to be 7000 series ultra high strength) is lighter, and costs less I still prefer the good old detachable all steel units, in any of the three finishes or stainless. The Matte finish matches Leupold's high end scopes very well.

Installation is a snap... but follow the directions and no need for lapping because of the very tight tolerances. Install the mounts, l usually snug down lightly. Do when installing the rings as they say, fully tighten the bottom screws and leave the top loose. Install the rings on the mounts on the rifle, sliding them forward in the cutouts all the way and tighten the clamp down, you can easily turn or slide scope even slightly tightening the top rings starts to really clamp onto the scope. Once you have eye relief and reticle plumbed (leveled out with your shouldered position on the rifle) tighten the top screws. Remove the scope and finish by tightening the mounts down to final tightness. When you install the scope after removal be sure to always put a little forward pressure on the scope so it is seated against the foreword end of the mounting recesses in the bases, then tighten down the clamps (screws or the wing levers).

I have used these on some elephant rifle level recoiling guns and they down shoot loose, and come back on zero every time your reinstall the scope after removal. This allows you