The Gun Counter

I've been after a decent scope to put on my Savage 06 for awhile now. I was aiming at a cheaper Leupold or a Nikon Monarch. Today I picked up a good looking Leupold and rings for about $330. Got into the car and started reading the owners manual to try and figure out what the funky dot settings were, and something that looked like a dead battery. Turns out they sold me a shotgun scope.

When I returned, I was assured that this was indeed meant for a rifle-there were no markings on the box and the owners manual itself was labeled "Riflescope". Convinced that it would work, I left again feeling satisfied, but before putting it on my rifle I went to the Leupold website to do some reading. Turns out that it's really meant for muzzleloaders, and these guys were full of it.

http://www.leupold.com/hunting-and-shoo ... timateslam


I don't really feel like going back there and dealing with these folks again tomorrow, but its a very expensive mistake to make. So I'm starting to think I might be better off with a refund and take my business elsewhere. Since all the major stores around here suck, it looks like the internet will be my friend...

Refund, and use the internet!

No refund, but they did let me swap scopes. The comparable level rifle leupold (VXII) was a bit more money, and didn't impress me as much with clarity. I ended up going down one level for a Nikon Buckmasters scope. They threw in a box of Federal Premium 165g ballistic tipped rounds, and some 3/8 scope rings so I can put the old simmons scope on my .22 mag. I think it worked out nicely. Had to keep the old crappy rings on the '06 though-the rings I bought require new bases. I'll order those online.