New Steiner T5Xi scopes
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And at what price(s)?
Bet you wont see one for less than $2500 up here though.
If that's the case it would be too bad because at 2k or less it would be hard to buy a different top tier scope.
Agree.
Had a 5-25 Military (M5Xi) with an MSR reticle and really liked the scope. Glass was excellent. Great value scope compared to S&B.
Going by the prices of the big Bushnells, I doubt it will $2500 unless our dollar takes a serious tumble. At least not at the reasonably priced vendors. Local gun shops maybe... if they even stock something that high end.
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I would get one in a heartbeat for my AI AT, sure hope they become available up here. Quite a bit of info on it on snipershide. I like my NXS 5.5 -22 but in SPF I am having a hard time holding on to it. Anyone know of any Steiner dealers in Canada. Not much info on Steiner's site.
You could also fill out the paperwork and order through eurooptics. I had the import paper done for a bushnell XRS and was going to send it to them but a Canadian dealer finally brought one in with the reticle I wanted so I didn't bother with the whole thing.
Different story with Bushnell and Steiner. Bushnell is sold to (practically) every retailer in Canada, big box store or small mom and pop outlet. Massive quantities available and surplus amounts are typically the case. Steiner (odds are) will only be with a few retailers to begin with; even though Stoeger has a wide range of retailers that they sell to up here. Limited supply to the Canadian market and few retailers will equate to larger markups.
A more apt comparison would be the Leupold MK6 series. Not that many retailers carry them or have access to them up here, and when they do, the price is almost $1K higher versus US retailers. Hence the $1000+ markup (possibly) on the Steiner optics is a real possibility -- sad but true.
This is also not counting the Canadian dollar going down, which is almost a given provided the banks up here were not just prompting fears (as they said the dollar will probably be in the 80 cent range by the end of the year -- and possibly in the 70 cent range sometime in 2015).
Fingers crossed it will be cheaper.. but I'm dubious as us Canadians pay higher for (practically) everything versus our US counterparts, and anything firearm-related is almost certain to cost more. If they are not too bad priced, I'll pick one up here. If not, export!
Edit: on the MK6, I'm looking at the 3-18x's.
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Just wanted to give this a bump as where less then a month away from these hitting the shelves in the US as per a Steiner rep.
Anyone hear anything about who might be bringing this in? Do we have a large Steiner dealer that could be contacted?
Here's some pics of the 3-15 http://forum.snipershide.com/snipers-hide-rifle-scopes/272397-steiner-optics-factory-new-t5xi-thread-picture-heavy.html
Anyone hear anything about who might be bringing this in? Do we have a large Steiner dealer that could be contacted?
Here's some pics of the 3-15 http://forum.snipershide.com/snipers-hide-rifle-scopes/272397-steiner-optics-factory-new-t5xi-thread-picture-heavy.html
I have been in the US for the past month and speaking with some guys in the industry.there is still no confirmed date as to when they hit the shelves. Its still all speculation until they actually do. There appears to be a big demand down here if they live up to the hype for the price they will go quick. Guaranteed though they will cost more north of the border and when one becomes available is anyone's guess. I wouldn't expect it for quite some time.
You can thank Korth for the premium you pay for Leupold optics, the markup on other optics (Nightforce, Vortex, Trijicon) aren't nearly as bad. Hopefully the Steiners up here are closer to the U.S. prices.
