Bushnell Elite scopes?

Ive owned a Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16 & 1-6.5 along with an Elite Tactical 1-6.5. All were made in Japan and very nice optics.

I currently own an Elite tactical SMRS 1-8.5 and an Elite Tactical ERS 6-24. Both of which are very well made and clear. Also made in Japan.

Anything in the Elite 6500 or Elite Tactical series in a WIN in my books.
 
MilitaryCollectorMark said:
Looking around there are bushnell elite 4x 4500 scope. Are those still made in japan? Or are the new elite scope being made elsewhere?
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Would be good to know - ones that I have are apparently a follow on from Bausch and Lamb - BL - stamped as such and say "Japan". Not sure old dude like me could be convinced that a sticker authenticates that it is made in Japan, versus made in that "C" place or the "K" place and then somebody stuck on a sticker or wrote some advertising blurb ...
 
I have (and have had) lots of the Bushnell Elite Tactical scopes (1-8.5SMRS, 3.5-21 HDMR2, 4.5-27 XRS2, 3-12 LRTSi, 4.5-18 LRTS) and they are all great scopes, made in Japan and super tough.
 
The Elite 3200's were made in Japan, I got one kicking on a rifle made in Japan stamped right on it, my eyes can't tell the difference between it and my Leupolds.
 
Potashminer said:
I guess from Post #12, that is not completely correct, is it...
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All of the "older" Elite series were made in Japan. I believe the 4500 4x series in a new offering from Bushnell and those as stated are not made in Japan. Bushnell unfortunately has some of the worst marketing in modern history. The fact that they would brand a new scope with the Elite name, yet manufacture it in Korea is baffling to me. LOL
 
Yeah - hard to keep track any more - I think Vista Outdoors now owns Bushnell. And Browning Optics, and Simmons, and Tasco. And probably some more brands. At least they own those brand names, I think. I am sure they market whatever model names they can come up with - made wherever - so not like a difference, very much, any more - likely is all about cost to produce versus what it can sell at...

I am old enough to remember when "Made in Japan" was pretty much looked down on like "Made in China / Korea" is now - was sure not viewed as a sign of "quality" - maybe goes to show how much we were / are influenced by advertising and not by actual facts. Tasco, for example, even more convoluted - Tanross Company was in Florida - never owned a factory - never made a thing themselves - would accept orders and have stuff made to specs that buyer wanted - jobbers, contractors, assemblers - often in Japan. As result, some Tasco scopes are / were extremely high end, and some are/were abject crap - was whatever the wholesaler buyer specified for price and for components.
 
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I have beaten the hell out of a Bushnell Elite tactical 1-6.5

Always been a great scope...though it wasn't exactly cheap when I bought it
 
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