Originally Posted by
falcon
I have about a dozen Leupold scopes. None of them have ever given me any trouble at all. I will never, however, buy another Leupold riflescope.
Leupold had built a very good name for themselves over many decades by making and selling superior products. Now the panjandrums who run the company are cashing in on that name by having lots of stuff made in China. The quality of their made in China products largely sucks.
Leupold will not tell you that many of their products are made in China. This is typical of their run around:
In keeping with the above statement; if is does not have a gold ring it is made in China. Gold ring scopes used to say "Made in the USA" on them: No longer.
Leupold Rifleman scopes are made in China. SWFA lies and says they are made in the USA.
Scroll all the way to the bottom of this and look at Country of Origin: China
http://www.mcsports.com/product/inde...entPage=family
I have been told that VX-1 production has been transferred to China also. i cannot confirm that. One thing for sure, if there is a green ring on the scope it is made in China. If it has a gold ring on it, it
may be made in the USA.
my current cabelas catalogs state that the rifleman and the vx1 models are american made, is cabelas lying too? personally Id trust them over some internet site no ever heard of, did it occur to you, that mabye mcsports is incorrect or simply misprinted origon- china? I bought a couple vx1s a couple years ago and they defiantly said made in usa on them, and Im sure they still do. my vx3 definatly does. as stated luepold glass is not as good as some others in the same price range but they are definatly well built scopes. there are at least 4 other points on the rifle that could account for it losing its zero.