Originally Posted by
Tundra10
Nip = good/great
PI = decent
Chink = crap
Not always true. A lot of quality is determined by the facility the product is manufactured in, not the country of origin. Shoddy manufacturers turn out shoddy product regardless of country. We handle a lot of product from various countries and there's little relationship between where it's made and how well. Maybe we're just choosing the right manufacturers?
As far as the Tasco, they made some very respectable scopes "back in the day" and started as an American company. They're now owned by Bushnell and the name is utilized mainly for their lower priced scopes and binos. Even so, I have a 4x32 Tasco Pronghorn on a 30-30 that was given to me by my grandfather and it's never given me any problems.
The Titans were built before the company went under to compete with higher end European optics but couldn't get past their own name. I'd go back and haggle, see if you can get both for a song.