Leupold VX-Freedom

[Vaquero]

Found this on ebay a couple days ago.
Best price I've seen on them in a minute.
Got one coming, may be here tomorrow.
Gonna put it on a Shorty 35 Rem. of mine.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Leupold-VX-Fre ... 2969732229?

RP

[markiver54]

Found this on ebay a couple days ago.
Best price I've seen on them in a minute.
Got one coming, may be here tomorrow.
Gonna put it on a Shorty 35 Rem. of mine.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Leupold-VX-Fre ... 2969732229?

RP

Nice choice Vaquero!

[Vaquero]

Thanks Mark.
I had a nice Vortex 1x4 on it, but
robbed it, and put on my Henry 41 mag. this past Fall.
Been lookin for a replacement.

RP

[markiver54]

Thanks Mark.
I had a nice Vortex 1x4 on it, but
robbed it, and put on my Henry 41 mag. this past Fall.
Been lookin for a replacement.

RP

If I could do it all over again, I probably would have gotten a 1.5-4 x 20 for my BBS 357. Ended up with a Weaver 1-3 x 20. Getting used to it though. Looks very much like yours.

[Vaquero]

Mark, I had never really used these smaller scopes much before.
Two years ago next month I went to Texas for a gathering.
Bunch of lever gun nuts
Anyways one of the guys there had one of these little Vortex scopes on a 45-70.
After I got home i started looking for one.
Found one on sale, can't remember exactly buy it was less than $150.
I really like it but I found this on sale for way less than I can find another Vortex at the moment.
Here's the Vortex

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RP

[Vaquero]

Oops double post.
So I will add a pic of the rifle before the scope gets here.

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RP

[markiver54]

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Thanks for the pic Vaquero..however, my weaver is already mounted and zeroed. It does have nice glass though! Think I paid approximately $165.00 from Amazon. The Vortex looks nice!

[Vaquero]

That looks good on there.

RP

[Mags]

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I think many of the Vortex scopes have gone up dramatically in price (import tariffs?). Almost a year ago I bought a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x24, paid $299 and that included a $90 fixed ring cantilevered scope mount. The mount was too tall so didn't use it. Today the same scope is $399 by itself without a ring mount.

... one of the guys there had one of these little Vortex scopes on a 45-70.
After I got home i started looking for one.
Found one on sale, can't remember exactly buy it was less than $150.
I really like it but I found this on sale for way less than I can find another Vortex at the moment.
RP

[markiver54]

That looks good on there.

RP

Thanks Vaquero. For the realistic distances I will be shooting, I think the 1-3 should serve me alright.

[North Country Gal]

Just a tip on those low power scopes. Great choice for learning how to shoot offhand with a scope. Big reason a lot of our guns wear them. Love shooting that way with our rifles.

[Vaquero]

Well the scope showed up today just like they said it would.
Got it mounted maybe Sunday I'll get some time to get it sighted in.

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RP

[ESquared]

Yeah, that's a fantastic set-up! I've bought 3 of these VX Freedoms since taking my Henry plunge.
I put a 1.5-4X20 on my 357 BBS, and
a 2-7X33 on my 30-30, and
a 4-12X 40 (I think) on my LR 308.

They've all been great.

[markiver54]

Nice set up! Butt stock cover very cool too. Now...turn it into a tack driver...

[Vaquero]

Nice set up! Butt stock cover very cool too. Now...turn it into a tack driver...

Mark she ain't bad at all when I do my part.
Got a pic. some where when it was wearing the Vortex.
So I have something to compare, but I don't really expect much different.
I'll post something in the range report sec.

RP