I really like Burris myself. I’ve used their warranty, and it’s top notch. Vortex warranty is great also. Would like to buy only Leupold, but can’t afford it. Have thought about trying Athlon, but not sure about their product or warranty. Over half of my optics are Burris, and they’re hard to beat.

 

In a perfect world, we'd all have Leupold scopes. 😁 I don't own one, but I have been tempted.

I've read good reviews on Athlon. If you haven't watched any of Cyclops reviews on YouTube yet, I strongly suggest them. He puts scopes through the test and gives his honest opinions and he's funny. He's also a member here.

 

Thanks for moving my post where it belongs LtCrunch!

 

Iv'e had 2 Burris scopes and they are good scopes.
Of course mine are from the 80's.
Son still has one on his 30/06.
Mine developed a problem with a reticle that came loose and so far there is no way to address it.
Contacted them but they cant repair a discontinued model.
Its an older Fullfield 2 1/2 power shotgun scope.
There is no equivalent model on the market now.
Its been on my 30/06 since the early 80's and never had an issue until last year.

 

Contacted them but they cant repair a discontinued model.

Wonderful lifetime warranty's,huh?

this isn’t against the person I quoted but pointing out the “Lifetime warranty”.

however what a lifetime warranty is good for generally speaking is it typically means you will get something decent.

 

I have 8 Leupolds. 1 vortex, 1 Simmons, 1 Nikon, 1 Lyman target spot, 2 tascos, a bushnell red dot, millet red dot, and 2 Burris. One Burris is a 6-24 fullfield, and the other is a velocitor 5-25. The latter was a FREE replacement for a Black Diamond that failed. I like Burris. But my clearest scopes are clearly the Leupolds, 6.5-20s, 6-18, heck the 3-9 is clear, and the 4-14 is darn good too.

 

Iv'e had 2 Burris scopes and they are good scopes.
Of course mine are from the 80's.
Son still has one on his 30/06.
Mine developed a problem with a reticle that came loose and so far there is no way to address it.
Contacted them but they cant repair a discontinued model.
Its an older Fullfield 2 1/2 power shotgun scope.
There is no equivalent model on the market now.
Its been on my 30/06 since the early 80's and never had an issue until last year.

That stinks! Did you make the decision to keep your old scope? Did they offer you another scope?

One Burris is a 6-24 fullfield, and the other is a velocitor 5-25. The latter was a FREE replacement for a Black Diamond that failed. I like Burris. But my clearest scopes are clearly the Leupolds

They replaced your broken scope. I've seen their YouTube video and they say no questions asked, so I'm assuming Rat458 has chosen not to get a free replacement.

Leupold is my preferred scope, but they're above my budget which is around $200 for my rimfires.

 

That stinks! Did you make the decision to keep your old scope? Did they offer you another scope?



They replaced your broken scope. I've seen their YouTube video and they say no questions asked, so I'm assuming Rat458 has chosen not to get a free replacement.

Leupold is my preferred scope, but they're above my budget which is around $200 for my rimfires.

They said they could replace it with a equivalent unit but they have nothing in their line thats even close.

 

Burris is a great optics company. One of my 6X Mini AO scope broke a year or so ago and they fixed it for me. That particular one was built around 1984.

 

Most of my scopes are Leupold , but I do have a couple Burris , and over the years have had several.
The Burris scopes I do have are 20 or more years old. They are good scopes.
Burris scopes are made in the U.S. , Philippines and Japan.
Japan makes high end scopes.
Unlike other companies that farm out their business to other countries. Burris actually sent all the equipment needed to make the scopes to the Philippines. So all their scopes are made to the same specs and on the same equipment.

As far as Vortex. Sorry , not a fan.
It's good they have a lifetime warranty , because more than likely , you will need it.

 

Most of my scopes are Leupold , but I do have a couple Burris , and over the years have had several.
The Burris scopes I do have are 20 or more years old. They are good scopes.
Burris scopes are made in the U.S. , Philippines and Japan.
Japan makes high end scopes.
Unlike other companies that farm out their business to other countries. Burris actually sent all the equipment needed to make the scopes to the Philippines. So all their scopes are made to the same specs and on the same equipment.

As far as Vortex. Sorry , not a fan.
It's good they have a lifetime warranty , because more than likely , you will need it.

Yes sir. But they over price their cutely named scopes to make up the difference. Now they have a government contract. They must have one hell of a salesman.

 

I don’t know about Leupold’s salesman but I think they have one hell of a product! About forty years ago I bought a Browning B-78 with a 26 inch, heavy round barrel in 22-250. I had wanted this rifle for a long time and had been saving for it for quite a while. Then I got laid off and so my rifle fund had to stay where it was in case it was needed for more important things. I landed another job so I went to order my coveted “High Wall”. Browning had discontinued the rifle and I couldn’t find one anywhere. I tried a local store famous for their high prices and they said “Sure, no problem.” Paying top dollar for my rifle depleted most of my savings so the optics would have to wait. I was soooo tempted to just buy a more budget friendly scope so I could just shoot my beautiful rifle but I continued to save until I could afford my “Holy Grail” of varmint scopes. A Leupold 12 power silhouette scope. I still have my beautiful High Wall and that Leupold is as clear and sharp as the day I bought it. Since then I have acquired several more rifles and have chosen to put Leupold on them as well. A few years ago I bought a Browning T-bolt 22lr and was going to buy a different brand of scope to try something different. I looked through all of my Leupolds and ended up asking myself why would I do that. I chose a VX Freedom 3-9X40 Rimfire MOA and am happy I stuck with them.

 

I was referring to the vortex line. Some consumers get a big thrill out of those super extra dandy cool plus names hung on their Chinese products.