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Leupold Vari X III Discontinued?
08 November 2008, 04:41
LJSLeupold Vari X III Discontinued?
A friend of mind asked his dealer to order a Leupold 2.5x8 scope and was told by the dealer it was unavailable unless in stock. He said the Vari X III line was being discontinued and a new line replacing it. Anybody else hear this? If it has been discussed, please excuse me. I've been out of touch for about 10 days.
08 November 2008, 16:47
TC1The Vari X III was discontined several years ago and replaced with the VXIII line. I think the new scopes are better.
Terry
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08 November 2008, 18:06
Jon JackoviakTC is right, but also the VX-III that was introduced in 2004 is being discontinued the end of this year. There will be new product line replacing the VX-III and VX-L for 09'.
08 November 2008, 22:11
LJSJon:
Do you anticipate any closeouts on VXIII scopes?
09 November 2008, 09:25
EsldudeAlso the current VXII scopes are pretty much the same as the old Vari X III scopes.
09 November 2008, 17:16
Jon JackoviakAccording to Leupold, we can start discounting the prices after Thanksgiving. The old Vari-X III's are now the new VX-II's. The VX-III's have some upgrades to the old Vari-X III's.
09 November 2008, 21:53
ZedoSo let's get this straight:
The Vari X III is one model.
The VX III is a different model?
Because the two designations are being used interchangably in this thread.
09 November 2008, 23:59
LJSThe Vari X III was replaced by the VX III. I got this all started by typing Vari X rather than VX in my initial post. It was my understanding and was confirmed by Jon that the current model, the VX III is being discontinued and replaced by a new line.
10 November 2008, 02:03
Zedoquote:
Originally posted by LJS:
The Vari X III was replaced by the VX III. I got this all started by typing Vari X rather than VX in my initial post. It was my understanding and was confirmed by Jon that the current model, the VX III is being discontinued and replaced by a new line.
Well damn . . .
I have a VX I, a VX II, and a VX III. Does this mean I need to go out and buy a new scope -- and a new rifle to mount it on?
10 November 2008, 22:20
Stonecreekquote:
Originally posted by Jon Jackoviak:
The old Vari-X III's are now the new VX-II's. The VX-III's have some upgrades to the old Vari-X III's.
If you are speaking of the lenses/coatings, then yes, Leupold represents the VX-II lenses in a similar way that they represented the Vari-X III lenses.
However, physically, the VX-II is a decendant of the Vari-X IIc (as is the VX-I). Their internal mechanisms, etc., are essentially unchanged from the IIc design. The Vari-X III and VX-III are slightly different in design.
12 November 2008, 03:50
33806whelenquote:
Originally posted by Zedo:
quote:
Originally posted by LJS:
The Vari X III was replaced by the VX III. I got this all started by typing Vari X rather than VX in my initial post. It was my understanding and was confirmed by Jon that the current model, the VX III is being discontinued and replaced by a new line.
Well damn . . .
I have a VX I, a VX II, and a VX III. Does this mean I need to go out and buy a new scope -- and a new rifle to mount it on?
yes, and you must buy me one too!
12 November 2008, 04:26
Jon Jackoviakquote:
Originally posted by Stonecreek:
quote:
Originally posted by Jon Jackoviak:
The old Vari-X III's are now the new VX-II's. The VX-III's have some upgrades to the old Vari-X III's.
If you are speaking of the lenses/coatings, then yes, Leupold represents the VX-II lenses in a similar way that they represented the Vari-X III lenses.
However, physically, the VX-II is a decendant of the Vari-X IIc (as is the VX-I). Their internal mechanisms, etc., are essentially unchanged from the IIc design. The Vari-X III and VX-III are slightly different in design.
I agree with you on most of your comment, but the old Vari-X IIc had friction adjustment where the new VX-II's have click adjustments (slighly different internals) and multicoat 4, which is basically the same as the old Vari-X III's, but with a 3x power range.
12 November 2008, 18:25
GSSPI have an opportunity to buy a mint Vari-X III 4.5-14x40 Tactical w/ Adj obj @ mildot. It has the tall, covered target turrets.
Is this generally known as a quality scope for a long range shooter who wants to twist turret knobs up and down a lot? Caliber I'd put it on would be 260 Rem.
12 November 2008, 21:41
Stonecreekquote:
Originally posted by GSSP:
I have an opportunity to buy a mint Vari-X III 4.5-14x40 Tactical
Is this generally known as a quality scope?
Yes. And although it is very rare for Leupolds to require service, the Leupold lifetime, any owner warranty provides additional comfort when purchasing a used scope.
13 November 2008, 04:46
GSSPStonecreek,
Thanks for the reply. How is the tracking of that scope if one were to shoot a box?
13 November 2008, 05:18
LJSGSSP: Leupolds are the scopes of choice for metallic silhouette shooter with rifles and handguns. We found the adjustments to be durable and reliable.
13 November 2008, 09:43
tnekkccquote:
Originally posted by GSSP:
I have an opportunity to buy a mint Vari-X III 4.5-14x40 Tactical w/ Adj obj @ mildot. It has the tall, covered target turrets.
Is this generally known as a quality scope for a long range shooter who wants to twist turret knobs up and down a lot? Caliber I'd put it on would be 260 Rem.
I got one of those off Ebay and it is a good scope, but too short between bells for standard Weaver mounts on a Mauser action. There are some new extended Weaver I got for that application.
13 November 2008, 17:54
GSSPLJS,
That's the kind of, warm and fuzzy, answer I was looking for. Thanks!
Tnekkcc,
Fortunately, the rifle to be mounted on will be a short Rem 700 in 260 Rem.
16 November 2008, 07:48
pksmanquote:
Originally posted by Jon Jackoviak:
According to Leupold, we can start discounting the prices after Thanksgiving. The old Vari-X III's are now the new VX-II's. The VX-III's have some upgrades to the old Vari-X III's.
How much will they be discounted? Or will you have to kill me after you tell me?
23 November 2008, 04:59
LJSI just got a Cabela's catalog that shows a $30 reduction per scope on existing inventory for VXIII scopes.
25 November 2008, 02:50
Luns4dCabela's is sayng $75 off today. I bought 2 just to put in the back of the safe until I need them. Plus they're giving free shipping on orders of $99 or more and a free Lenspen!
27 November 2008, 19:19
DMBPreview of a comming attraction; the New Leupold scopes=More better...
(With the discounting of VX scopes on Cabela's and Jon's Optics House.)
