The new Redfield's are made by Meade optical. Not the original owners that produced them in Colorado. At one time Redfield's were seen as equal to Leupold. That was 15-20 years ago. Redfield went onto hard times and out of business. The Redfield name is now owned by Meade. Since they own Simmons and Weaver brand names I would think the Redfield would lie in with them. The Weaver Grand Slams are good optics and Simmons has had some good optics in the past. It is yet to be seen how the revamping of all the scope lines will go with Meade. I would think with the advancements in coating and optics the glass used today is superior to that of the past. However, the old line Redfield could handle alot of recoil and abuse. My Dad had one he purchased in the mid seventies on a hard kicking 375 H&H Mag. The scope held up for better than 10 years when the gun and scope were stolen. You can still find old model Redfields on places like ebay and other sites. The old Illiminator was a marvel in its time. Nowadays there are better scopes that weigh much less. But for $100 I think you will have a scope that is certainly worth that price.

I heard, that Redfield had to be bailed out due to some waste disposal problems. They got caught up in fines and cleanup issues from thier plants. Anyone hear that? When did Meade starte owning the name?

I heard the same thing..Meade bought Redfield ,Weaver and Simmons from another holding company about 2 years ago or so.

For $100,you can't go wrong...[]

Is Meade part of Blount (sp?)? A few years ago Blount (ie the Federal Ammo people) bought Redfield, Weaver, and Simmons. Did they sell it?

I inherited a Golden 5 Star 2x7. I honestly don't know the background of this scope but I can say that I rate it right up there with my Leupold VariX-IIs with 1 exception, eye relief. It is clearer, to my eye, and a well built scope.

BC.

I love my old RF scopes. I still rate them with the Leupolds. It is a damn shame that they had to sell out though.

Every since they did I have never bought anouther RF and dont really think I will again. The new ones look and feel cheap to me. Besides I have taken a liken to the Nikons and the Leupolds now days.
But for $100.00 what do you really have to loose?

Just my two.
hunter338

Got a 2x7 Redfield in 1974, Still working today as it did back then. If Redfield was the same as back then, I would still buy one.