How do these hold up to recoil? I have a Leupold now I use with QR mounts and was thinking of getting another set and mounting a smaller scope so I could put it in my jacket pocket when a scope is not needed.

The old Weavers held up OK in hot climates, but I saw a lot of fogging and problems in Idaho winters with them...I don't know about the new ones except they are bright and seem to be a pretty good scope...I personally would shop around for a good used Leupold 3x..I see them in the gunlist quite often, they keep going up in price however...

I'm not sure about the new Weavers, but the steel ones won't fit in a jacket pocket. They are a foot long. You may want a Leupold 1-4x, they are very compact and are less expensive since they are being discontinued.

I have several Weaver scopes variable and fixed in low powers on big bore rifles. I have yet to have one break. An advantage of the WEaver over the Leupold is the Weaver is longer. This, as mentioned in another thread, is good because you don't have to mount it on the end of the scope. The Weavers are also very bright. Ku-dude

Good point by Kudu as to the length of the Weaver and that also applies to the Leupold 3X that I am so fond off...

The strongest most recoil proof on the market today is the 2.5 Compact by Leupold..

Another vote for the 2.5 leupold compact, I have one on my 45/70 and am putting one on my .585 for lighter loads.