I am also a BIG Leupold supporter! They went above and beyond what they should have for me. I dropped my rifle, from a tree I had climbed, well actually, the quick detach sling swivel, quick detached, and a rock jumped out and caught the rifle, by the scope, right at the bell where the front lens sits. It was not broken, and it was still spot on. So I continued hunting with it, and a few months before the next hunting season, I looked through the scope, and saw little trees. The nitrogen had leaked, and a mold, or whatever had grown in there. I also had scratched the rear lens with the hammer spur of my pistol, while carrying it slung over my shoulder. But it was on the outside edge, and did not interfere with the sight picture. Well, a scratch is not exactly correct, it was a gouge. Any way, I sent it back to Leupold, and told them what had happened, and not to worry about the back lens, as that was purely my fault. A week later, I got a notice that it was being repaired, and there was no charge. A week after that I got the scope back, with the back lens replaced also. I still have that old scope. I bought it when I was in the Army, when I was stationed in Italy, at the gun club on base. It is a 3-9 x 40, with a duplex cross hairs. I wrote them a big thank you letter, and told them they had customer for life. And they do. All of my scopes are Leupold. I have Five of them, and one pair of Leupold rogue 10 X 25 binoculars, but I also have a pair of Steiner, 10 X 25 binoculars, and they are great, also. But I am definitely am a Leupold fan. The most expensive scope I have is the 3.5 - 10 X 50 Vari-X II. I would love to be able to afford their top of the line models, but I am quite happy with the ones I have. I have Friends have, Swarovski and Kahles scopes, and they are phenomenal scopes, but they are not that far ahead of the Leupolds I have for the price range difference. Yes, I would love to have one of those, but I can't afford them, and I VERY happy with my Leupold, in quality, clarity, adjustments, shock/impact limits, and of course warranties! Glad to hear that Steiner stands behind their products also. I had bought the Steiner binoculars for my Girlfriend, but she liked my rogues better, because of the eye cups, so I had to get her a pair of those, and I kept the Steiners. I personally, can't see any difference in clarity, or magnification between the two.
Wayne
