Made in China?

Originally Posted By: RustydustOriginally Posted By: HOGGHEADOriginally Posted By: WildwvI buy one brand of scope that I know is built in the USA that way I never have to deal with it.


Who would that be?? Tom.

Yes, I would like to know as well. If there is a scope being built here in the USA that is 100% all USA made parts I would like to know what it is.

The question was what scopes are built by the chicoms? Well he got 1 brand from me that he can exclude, yes like stated they get glass from Asia but Leupold Gold Ring products are built in America.
 
Sory for the delay on reply to Lenny about the glass in Diamondback.

I was mistaken.......

Had to wait for my Distributor rep to return to work after show...

His reply....

The Diamondbacks glass are made in Japan----


So,, My mistake... But this is a good mistake...

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A big problem with buying lower end scopes,is that you have to rely on reviews and hearsay about the quality of them...Most shops do not carry a variety of different names and sizes of glass due to alot of online buying...with that said alot of these companies sub out the job of building them to the lowest bidder,,,i.e.,that scope tha has good reviews from a year ago,,may have shotty glass/machining but the time yours gets in your hand......I have around 20 scopes right now,,prices range from literally 19.99 to the mid 200 range..if i did a comparison test it would shock most..............X
 
Originally Posted By: coyotex......I have around 20 scopes right now,,prices range from literally 19.99 to the mid 200 range..if i did a comparison test it would shock most..............X

Just for grins, do your comparison test. Let's just see WHO it would shock most.
 
Originally Posted By: doggin coyotesOriginally Posted By: coyotex......I have around 20 scopes right now,,prices range from literally 19.99 to the mid 200 range..if i did a comparison test it would shock most..............X

Just for grins, do your comparison test. Let's just see WHO it would shock most.

I will agree there is low dollar glass that is very good. Sadly glass is just a small percentage of a scope. If your crosshair breaks, or rotates to look like an X. in 50 rnds of 180 gr. through you 300 winnie I don't think that will help anyone. Errector tubes, turret assemblies and many other factors come into play, not just glass.

Sometime the $19.95 is better than the $89.00 scope with a top tier name on it.
 
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Well the biggest thumper i have that is scope capable is a 7 mm rem mag,,a 3006 and a 45/70 lever gun..which one would put em to the best test?...........x
 
wich one hurts the most at the bench. Or just get a Stevens 200 in 300 W.M. and load up some warm 220 gr. Sierra Match Kings loads. Try to get other people involved, though some won't want to play after pullin the trigger.

I use a sissy bag for the shoulder at the bench with the Stevens for multiple rounds. It's not bad standing where ya can absorb the recoil. LOL.
 
it will have to warm up a bit for me to do a test,,closest indoor range is 45 minutes away.........I would led sled the thumpers,,let it take the beating lol.........X
 
Now, guys how many rounds will need to be used to consider this a real test for a scope? 100-200-300?

The use of a led sled may assist in the pain department, but I am afraid your equipment may pay for it..
 
I may just do a funtion test,not a durabilty test.Due to the fact that durability tests would be quite expensive ,and it might function through 100 rounds,,and crap out on round 101,,for the most part if a scope can handle 5 rounds of a large caliber rifle ,they should hold up afterwards.if i had a 50 bmg,,1 shot would probably tell the tale.as far as clarity,build,low light clarity and weight i could rate the 20 i have right now,,as for holding zero and tracking i could not,,,but i will do that with a 22 cal..........................X
 
oh it would get expensive real quick. 75 gr. of RL-22 per round, 100 Sierra match kings $36.00, primers.

It may be cheaper in the long run to build some kind of crude Pnuematic device to simulate recoil.
 
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