Where are the German scopes?

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Hi Everyone,
I am not an expert on optics. I want to upgrade my scope and I am looking for a brand / model that is made in Germany because I heard their scopes are excellent.
Can anyone chime in on what kind of scopes on the market are made in German and what kind of price range am I looking at ?
Thanks !

Ps I m using a basic nikon but I am not impressed.
 
Zeiss Victory is my favorite hunting scope after trying all three of the big names (Zeiss, S&B and Swarovski). The S&B PM II is probably the most popular and useful German-built long-range target and tactical scope.

I would really to try a Hensoldt, a tactical brand produced by Zeiss.

Anything with Schott glass in it is worth buying in most instances.

In the end I'd rather have another Canadian-built Tangent Theta over any of the German big three. Rumor has it that they use Schott glass as well. Phenomenal scope.
 
propliner said:
Zeiss Victory is my favorite hunting scope after trying all three of the big names (Zeiss, S&B and Swarovski). The S&B PM II is probably the most popular and useful German-built long-range target and tactical scope.

I would really to try a Hensoldt, a tactical brand produced by Zeiss.

Anything with Schott glass in it is worth buying in most instances.

In the end I'd rather have another Canadian-built Tangent Theta over any of the German big three. Rumor has it that they use Schott glass as well. Phenomenal scope.
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Schott is a glass company owned by Zeiss. While they probably make good quality glass ordered to customer specs, that has little to do with optics. My Whirlpool range has a Schott glass cooktop. Meopta(Czech) makes some some very high quality glass and lenses, as do a few Japanese companies. Bottom line is that the grind and coatings on the lenses usually done by the optics manufacturer make the scope, not the glass company.

Leica is another to consider for German scopes, though they're known more for binoculars and spotters. Top notch. And of course Swarovski and Kahles, Austrian, but close enough.
 
Discussions on scopes always centre on optics and seldom on the mechanical quality. ... cause thats what we can see. But these days you can get field appropriate optics from almost any manufacturer and as far as optical quality ... we forget about all that separates the view through a $3000 dollar scope and a $400 dollar scope today is a greasy thumb print on the objective.... And often .... even without the dust and inevitable grime... There is little to tell them apart. For example I have lots of Euro glass but none that really give an appreciably better 'image' than the old Scopechief scopes. IMO the thing to look for is a scope with good mechanical integrity eg holds zero, tracks predictably and reliably etc. Just because it is European (or has a European sounding name line Steiner) doesn't assure a quality product.
 
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