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I have been looking at these new Redfield scopes in 4x12x40 for my Husky. I looked through them and for a 5 minutes test, I am very impressed. Very similar to my VXI which they are suppose to have been copied from (Redfield is now owned by Leupold).

For $250 ..ish, it is competing with Bush 3200 and the other mid range priced scopes. Unlike most of them, it is made in The U.S. and not China. Leupold is aggressively marketing its as their economy line of scopes. I think it comes with Leu's lifetime warranty, but not sure.

Are they worth it? Has anyone had a chance to try them or compare them side by side with the competition yet?
 
The Redfield line is designed and manufactured in the USA. This is Leupolds effort at producing the least expensive domesticly produced scope they can so they can compete with the cheaper imported scopes. Warranty is done the same as any Leupold product. So far they seen to have hit the mark fairly well but with recent price reductions from companies like Bushnell they are still a little bit more money for similar performance. If you value North American made products and the best warranty in the industry then you should look at this line. Phil.
 
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phinton81 said:
No it isn't,

It has similar coatings to the VX-1 and friction adjustment dials. Not a VX-11 by any means. Pick them up and you will see the difference.

Patrick
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Can't speak to the lens coatings but they are not friction adjustments. They are fingertip click adjustments and decent ones at that. They don't 'click' as loudly as most but you can feel the mechanical clicks with your fingers as you adjust them.

I have a 2-7 and love it. I would say it is VXI quality with better adjustments. Considering what I paid for it, I could have almost bought 2 for the price of one Rifleman...

My only issue (possibly) is the finish on the scope. It doesn't appear to be a durable type of finish but only time will tell.
 
I think the Bushnell 3200 is a better scope for the dollar. Actually I think the 3200 is tough to beat for the price point. A 3-9 is around 200 bucks now. You get a decent scope for 200. I looked at the Redfield, 3200, and 4200 and ended up with the 4200. I would highly recommend looking through each scope outside.
 
I recently bought a Redfield Revo for my new Savage WW 270Win. I compared the Redfield with 2 other 2-350$ scopes and couldn't justify the extra $$$. I've only fired 25 shots with it, but I really like it for the $!

I paid $185 ish at EPPS for the 3-9.

*this is my first scope, so I don't have much to compare it with.
 
fubar79 said:
I recently bought a Redfield Revo for my new Savage WW 270Win. I compared the Redfield with 2 other 2-350$ scopes and couldn't justify the extra $$$. I've only fired 25 shots with it, but I really like it for the $!

I paid $185 ish at EPPS for the 3-9.

*this is my first scope, so I don't have much to compare it with.
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I, as well, am looking at the Redfield. Retail in the U.S. for the 3-9x40 is $149. The prices in Canada seem to be $219. Their made in the U.S. (NAFTA, no duty). With exchange I still can't understand the difference. I'm in Vancouver and looking for a good place to buy.
 
Bought the 4X12 Redfield and it is now sitting on my Hauquarna. Test fired it next to my VX1. I would say the same quality as VX1. Very happy with my purchase.
 
cb.coast said:
I, as well, am looking at the Redfield. Retail in the U.S. for the 3-9x40 is $149. The prices in Canada seem to be $219. Their made in the U.S. (NAFTA, no duty). With exchange I still can't understand the difference. I'm in Vancouver and looking for a good place to buy.
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Scopes, Guns & most gun parts has a licensing fee required to be paid for export to US-DOS on US exported goods that is why the mark up.
 
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