I would appreciate if anyone out there has any info on buying a pair of 6x30 leupold's, as I'm finding it very hard to from US suppliers who seem to be sold out and are looking to charge $80 odd for shipping. Thanks in advance
If you mean the Yosemite 6x30, the original was replaced in the Leupold line-up about a year ago by the BX-1. Rother Valley optics are still showing the old model for sale, but as yet I've not seen the BX-1 on sale over here.
http://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk...lars_d1502.html
When Leupold changed factories for the BX-1, Opticon brought out the Savannah and Kowa a somewhat modified YF versions from the old facility. They might be easier to track down. On the pairs I tried out I thought the Kowa was a little sharper, but in the UK at least it's almost double the price.
David