Leupold but no name on it?

[casterpollox]

Here's the situation.... in a local classified a person has two scopes for sale.


Here's the posting.

2 long range rifle scopes. Both have yardage turits, dusk and dawn crosshair lighting. Both come with rings and bases. One is 4.5 - 14 X 50 mm and the other is 3.5 - 10 X 50 mm

I contacted the person to find out the brand and this was their response.

"They are a scope that was manufactured by Leupold but no brand was put on the scope."

I have never owned a Leupold but this one seems a little strange to me. Counterfeits maybe?

Thanks

 

[Hungry]

I have a couple of those scopes. Yes they are offshore knockoffs. Like everything in life, "You get what you pay for."

Many people call them KRAP, but I've got 2 of them and both are mounted on my .22LR CZ452 Style and Ruger 10/22 Compact. Fantastic scope for the money since I can focus (side focus) at 25 meters and then engage clay birds at 100m (more side focus). No other scope will/can do that for $ 100 each that I paid for them.

I mounted one of them on my .223 M700 SPS and bumped of scores of groundhogs over the past 3 years. I loved that unit.

The knobs are made of aluminum, but the machining is kinda goofy, not super quality like my Mark4's but hey; who gives a crap for $ 100ish ?

The rings in the picture are cheesy aluminum, great for a .22LR that does not kick. I just left them sitting in the original box. Mounted the cheap scopes in my Millett Angle-Loc collection.

So are they Leupolds? Heck no! Will they do the job? Only on light kicking boomsticks. Warranty ? NONE! But after 3 years , I really don't care. You are likely to drop $ 100 on a Bushy or Trashco for your .22LR, so I chose this option.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,
Barney

 

[casterpollox]

Yup. But they ain't being offered for $100... they were $250. I wanted one for my 300wsm and will pass.

Thanks.

 

[Tony Gauthier]

Here's the situation.... in a local classified a person has two scopes for sale.


Here's the posting.

2 long range rifle scopes. Both have yardage turits, dusk and dawn crosshair lighting. Both come with rings and bases. One is 4.5 - 14 X 50 mm and the other is 3.5 - 10 X 50 mm

I contacted the person to find out the brand and this was their response.

"They are a scope that was manufactured by Leupold but no brand was put on the scope."

I have never owned a Leupold but this one seems a little strange to me. Counterfeits maybe?

Thanks

Those pieces of crap are not manufactured by Leupold. I have had several come in for warranty and they are a counterfit made in China.

 

[jethunter]

Whoever is telling you they are leupolds is full of ####. They ARE NOT Leupolds. They are chinese copies of Leupold tactical mildot scopes. You can buy the 3.5-10x40 mildot on ebay for about US$70 shipped.

I have a 3.5-10x40 on a .22 and haven't had problems. A buddy has one of the 4.5-14x50mm on a 22-250 and it has stood up for a couple years worth of shooting. It's a decent rimfire scope because of the AO side focus. Glass is quite clear. Adjustment clicks are something more than 1/4 MOA but less than 1/2 MOA. They are all 30mm tubes. Quality is similar to low end Bushnells, and better than the NCStar crap.

 

[firemachine69]

they were $250.

Ouch.

300wsm

LOL

 

[b72471]

Leupold COPY

Are they a good buy??? I think they are, for about $100. C. I have one and it even has the LEUPOLD name on it (my reason for buying it, I thought if LEUPOLD is hot about this I should have one). They stand up to a 30-06 just fine. For hunting they are fine but not near the quality of the real LEUPOLD.
Enjoy.

 

[pilgrim]

I had the same scope, knock-off, paid CnD for it, BUT IT HAD Leupold Mark 4 and serial number on it ))
I checked the INTERNET and found out that the same serial number was on other 10000 scopes sold world wide )))) ALSO, Leupold officials released warning note about these scopes. Made in China, can be found under Leupold, Bushnell and other brand names......