Excellent quality and value - Leupold UltimateSlam 2-7x33mm Rifle Scope

I was looking to scope a .243 in order to loan it to a friend just about 10 days before the opener of deer season. The rifle is s light, handy bolt action M70, and I did not want to weigh it down with a big heavy scope. I settled on the 2-7X power range with the smaller 33mm objective for that reason. I chose Leupold because of the excellent experiences I've had with their products previously and the fact that they are 100% USA made and proud of it. I'm told they have great customer service as well. I don't know as I've never had to use it. I mounted the scope in Talley lightweight 2-piece low rings. When sighting it in I noticed the clarity right off. This scope is bright and clear. I took it out at dusk in order to see how well the light transmission was and was happy to see that I could detect great detail long after shooting light. I got the S.A.B.R. reticle which is designed for muzzleloaders and shotguns shooting slugs. There are additional crosshairs for this purpose. I have not spent enough time to see where these holdovers will match up with my much faster .243 rounds, but they may prove to be useful at longer ranges, I'll have to see. The adjustments are positive and move the point of impact as they are supposed to at the appropriate range. The power selector isn't too tight and will be easy to adjust with gloves on. This scope has a pretty generous eye relief, not really a big deal with my light recoiling .243 but very nice for those putting this scope on a heavier recoiling firearm. The scope is easy to get behind and must have a pretty good exit pupil. The parallax is factory set (100yds I think), but I couldn't detect any noticeable parallax when shooting at 50 or 200. I am completely satisfied with thia scope. For those shooters who are smart enough to know that carrying around a pie plate sized objective or strapping a Hubble-like scope to a deer rifle is more of an impediment than a help, this scope should fit the bill nicely and it is priced very well. The only bad thing I can possibly think of to say is that it arrived 3 days later than it was supposed too. That isn't Leupold's or even OpticsPlanet 's fault (although if there was a choice in shippers other than FedEx it sure wouldn't hurt).