From what I gather, unlike the other models of Weaver scopes, the Kaspa are made in China which explains their lower price. Kaspa is fairly new. First noticed them in a Sportsmans Guide catalog within last 2 months. Someone posted on some optics forum they'd called Weaver to ask about them....told they were made in China for Sportsmans to sell. Other than that, have not read any comments on any optics forum I like to visit concerning quality of lens and etc. by someone that owns one.