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supertool73
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There is a video by Leupold and IIRC they claim in that video that all Gold ring optical devices are completely designed, machined, and assembled in the USA with exception of glass. Which they get from multiple sources all over the world.
I don't have time to watch it right now to verify, but here it is. |
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OTGmac
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Wow - That's a great a video of the tour. Honestly, I'm a little surprised they made it public. Maybe that video is from several years ago, because when I was there just a few months ago they were a lot tighter on security, where I could go, no photos, etc.
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Peddler
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OTGmac, you can believe everything that Ilya stated. I don't believe there is much that he doesn't know about optics.
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koshkin
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Neither. I've been around the sport optics world for a bit and nothing that I said in that post is exactly secret. ILya
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koshkin
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That is a nice video. All tubes are machined in Oregon at their factory, to the best of my knowledge. With internal mechanical parts, it seems to vary. That is why quite a few of them say "Assembled in the US". The higher end the scope is, the more of the internals are made in the US. Just to be clear: none of what I said is a criticism of Leupold products. Ten years ago, they were sitting on their laurels and getting overtaken by competition. Now, they are a lot more aggressive with their designs, which I like. I am just about done reviewing the D-EVO and that things is just cool and probably the most innovative approach I have seen in this market in a while. There are a couple of things I would change, which I will privately feedback to Leupold, but I really like the approach. ILya
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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If you can live with quarter moa adjustment and either have Leupold Custom or Kenton Industries custom engrave a knob matched to the caliber and bullet you use. http://kentonindustries.com/custom-turrets/leupold-tactical If you go this route and its .308 I may very well have a Kenton engraved knob .308 168gr AMAX that fits it. PM me and Let me know if you need the engraved knob for this covered style of 1/4 moa leupold. As for the VX3 scopes I have had some and like them for some reason I have always liked leupold scopes but I think the Zeiss scopes are better and would sure look at samplelist.com there are often some great deals.
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Rancid Coolaid
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I've never understood fanboy mentality. If a thing is good, it'S good; if a thing sucks, it sucks. Does it matter much whose name is on the thing.
Rhetorical question. Edited by Rancid Coolaid - November/03/2016 at 08:49 |
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Whitefire
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Reseach? I did research in my younger days when I had no choice, but now... now, I pay to have my research completed (money wasted after Trump upset Hillary, money I don't mind losing). I have a philosophy about those who say they enjoy doing research -- they're lying. How much research did I do before posting my thoughts (I did not claim them to be facts)? None. An opinion only from, apparently, outdated information. I also misquoted the model Vortex I have, it is a PST, not an HST, so I am all over the board. It's mounted on a DD MK 12 - an incredible firearm with a mediocre optic, though the reticle is impressive. This to say, I appreciate your critique, it is taken instructively and constructively even if you intended otherwise. That's why I frequent the board, I am never disappointed. Wf |
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koshkin
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Whitefire, my sense of humor get ahead of me and does not always come through well with written word. I assure you that the criticism was meant to be constructive. In the market place as large and as diverse as riflescopes, a little research is often necessary. I've been at it for a while now, but some times it seems that I blink and a bunch of things change.
PST and HST are more or less the same scope with some reticle and turret differences. Internally, they are identical. The Mk12 is a very nice gun, indeed. ILya
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RifleDude
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Leupold machines their main tubes, erector assembly parts, mechanical parts -- stuff made of metal -- of their scopes, and does final assembly and testing in Oregon. They don't make lenses, however. They import everything made of glass from Asian suppliers. So while a good portion of their scopes is made in the USA, they aren't 100% US-made. This is not a secret, nor is it a knock against Leupold; it's just a sound business decision. Most optics companies don't make and grind their own glass because buying lenses from the proven experts at manufacturing, grinding, polishing, and coating glass usually makes more sense from a cost, safety and environmental, floorspace, and capital equipment standpoint than attempting to do it all in-house. |
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Kickboxer
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I agree on the D-EVO. Interested to see your review, Ilya. Dang, I may like Leupold again...
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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Samplelist http://www.samplelist.com/Riflescopes-C3391.aspx#Zeiss is worth a look. Great Deals
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