Leupold vs. Zeiss

Leupold may say "made in America" on it, but they have plenty of Jap glass in 'em. Burris, for a while, was the most made in America scope. But, now that they've been bought out, and already have been making the non-USA stuff that comes with a crappy free spotting scope, I don't know.The Zeiss Conquest series may be just as American as either. It seems right now, that designed and assembled in America is as far as it goes, as I don't believe any of them are made of 100% Made in USA parts(glass). Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, I hope I am---2MG
 
You are right but the parts are made in Germany Germany out sources the assembley the parts are very fine quality makes a big differecs which side of the world you get your craftsmanship from you get what you pay for
 
I have the Leupold 2.5-8x36 and it is a great scope. No problems whatsoever. I know Zeiss is an excellent scope also. Tough decision. Good luck.

Blake
 
Got to give my /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif to the Zeiss. I have used the Burris Signature, Leupold, and the Zeiss. Of the 3, the Conquest 3X9X40 is my favorite. The first one I owned had a metal flake on the lens. I sent it back to them (their customer service is in the US) and they sent me a brand new scope no questions asked. Great customer service! I love the quality of the glass too.

Kyle
 
I beleive that there are 3 major manufactures of lenses for the big companies. Two of which are in China and one in Japan. This is what both Nikon and Leica sales tell me.

I do not know a lot about Leupold, but I really like Zeiss and Nikon optics. I have done side by side comparisons at my local gun shop around dusk and Leupold was not as clear as Nikon, Zeiss or Bushnell.

Both Zeiss and Nikon are owned by the same company, Trimble.

Jeff
 
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