New Leupold VX Freedom 3-9x33 EFR

[Portzy]

I'll cut to the chase:

Not a patch on the original Leupold 3-9x33 EFR.

The glass is good but not in the same glass, packaging cheap, no caps included (400 quid scope!), turrets a bit mushy as is the PX.

That all said it's still a good scope for airgunning, especially on a smaller/lighter format build, but it's not what they used to be.

There's now a gap in the market for a top range smaller air rifle scope. Which tells me there isn't much of a market and most shooters would rather buy a much larger scope with doo-dads.

....bugger.

Not me

The number of times that my right index finger hovered over the "pay now" button for either one of these or the rim fire version. There were far too many negatives as you say, mushy turrets, fussy eye box, no covers, and a somewhat suspect finish to the exterior.