Leupold warranty
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the vast majority of rifle scope glass is made overseas... Whining about legal nuance because their glass is sourced from Germany or Japan somehow makes an argument about the company being bad? Next people will be complaining about Nightforce, Leica or Swarovski...
Yes it is an 8.5-25x
I was up early and not doing well this morning, thanks for seeing that!
I will correct it
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I was wondering if it was a model I hadn’t seen. The post was about warranty so the magnification is irrelevant but I was curious. Hope you feel better soon Cat!!Yes it is an 8.5-25x
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I will correct it
Cat
I may be mistaken but I am pretty sure one of my Leupold boxes says " assembled in the U.S.A." or something like that. I know not all Leupolds are assembled in the U.S. , but I don't care .
My March Highmaster Fclass scope is not made on this side of the Pacific either, but I woukd not trade it for anything except maybe a March Majesta!
Cat
So your SAYING Korth would not clean and reseal etc your leupold scope even at your expense ?
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It was my knowledge that Leupold used glass from Japan. Japan has been producing excellent glass years: Nikon used to make the excellent Monarch, Vortex high end products use glass from Japan, Bushnell etc. I'll take that any day, but Germany makes superb lenses.
Vortex base models are from China: I have never been impressed with anything less than the Viper. Which brings us to the Philippines: The Viper (or some of them) are from the Philippines and I've handled a few from there (and different brand names) that have been very good scopes. I'm not sure there are any glass grinders in North America... except eyeglasses manufacturers.
There isn't any reason why glass couldn't be made here... it's not an industry with any extra regulation. If I had the resources, I'd consider manufacturing the perfect hunting scope: 1" gloss tube, 2-8x36 with German #1, 2, 4 or modified New Camper #4 - interruptions in the thick upright post permitting holdover corrections, or just an exposed micro top turret.
Yes, they nor Leupold in the USA no longer have parts as simple as seals. They will not/cant work on (repair/clean/reseal) any ov the older fixed power mark 4 scopes. They’re different than the variable mark 4 which were just rebranded vari- scopes.So your SAYING Korth would not clean and reseal etc your leupold scope even at your expense ?
Why they wouldn’t tell me this before sending it in idk. I was explicit in my email and phone calls
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Seems like all budget optics are made in china which is where I’m not sure what to buy. I’d like to spend 1000$ max. I was looking at the Leupold alpine sx-2 but it’s also a made in china scope . I guess I should
Of asked who makes the best Chinese scope lol
Seems like all budget optics are made in china which is where I’m not sure what to buy. I’d like to spend 1000$ max. I was looking at the Leupold alpine sx-2 but it’s also a made in china scope . I guess I should
Of asked who makes the best Chinese scope lol
yea thats SH*TTY service
I will take a 2-8 scope any day of the year for all my hunting( I usually keep my shots inside 300m) and I live in the Yukon so that is quite west, mountain hunting, tundra hunting, and of course the usual moose from camp inside 200m… I favour light and simple over heavy with large turrets and complex xmass tree reticles!!
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Middle of the country: there are hills, forests, lakes, swamps to miles of fields. I've pitted it against big game in those places and never been disappointed. When you wander outside that criteria, you begin specializing: low magnification, brush. High magnification, long distance varmints: when you factor in size and mass, that small scope makes sense trudging around the mountains. But yes, a fit, excellent shooter capable of humanely shooting a goat over 500y on a mountain hike will already be carrying a heavier 7mm Mag and want a 10x40mm. For comparison, WW2 snipers were using <6x magnification... the soviet PU was a mere 3.5x21 straight tube.
Unfortunately - except older second hand, budget optics are made in the PRC. Simmons used to offer a decent scope that was made in the Philippines... looks like they make crap now. You'll have to do some shopping and look over labels to see. I haven't bought a new scope in years. I'd start looking at Bushnell (some models are still made in Japan) and Burris Signature. Read the boxes and check the scope for country of origin (usually on the bottomside of the turret area.) Japan, you should be pleased; Philippines most likely. Some decent stuff escapes from the PRC, but I'm always skeptical and just avoid it... had a few bad experiences with junk. Leupold doesn't make the VX 1, 2 anymore and the 3HD is just outside your price range. If you get lucky, you might find a new old stock VX1, 2, 3.
Leupold VX3hd just falls outside of your budget: I am skeptical of the cheaper "Freedom" line. I believe some of the Bushnell scopes are still made in Japan, and the Burris Signature might be made in Philippines. Verify though... I haven't bought a new scope in a few years. Bought one chicom scope that flopped, some came on rifles I bought years ago and they were discarded for reliability issues. Vortex makes a Viper HS 2.5-10x44 that is in your budget: I bought one ten years ago which was made in Philippines - a decent optic. Unfortunately it's cheaper now which is dubious, so check. I just avoid chicom scopes for sake of avoiding crap... I'm sure there are some decent offerings, I just don't know what they are.
