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<blockquote data-quote="JEVapa" data-source="post: 3867855" data-attributes="member: 41176">At the price point you&#039;re looking at they&#039;re all going to be chicom, maybe Philippine...but those are as good as chicoms IMO. LOW (Japanese OEM scope maker) still makes some lower priced scopes, but not many, but anything made in Japan is made by LOW regardless of the brand.&nbsp;&nbsp; Take a look at Meopta.&nbsp; They are the LOW of Europe and make entry level to high end scopes for their own brand and everyone else. However, Leupold still makes scopes in the US (all their scopes are US made) around that price point depending on what you want, tube size, etc.&nbsp; I&#039;ve used scopes with illuminated reticles for years and have realized an illuminated reticle is essentially useless.&nbsp; It also kills the low light amplification of your glass when it glows in the tube.Ebay has a lot of good scopes available at decent prices.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen some Leupolds here and some good LOW built scopes like Sightron as well.&nbsp; If you can add a couple bills to your budget, it opens up a lot more options for a new scope.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JEVapa, post: 3867855, member: 41176"] At the price point you're looking at they're all going to be chicom, maybe Philippine...but those are as good as chicoms IMO. LOW (Japanese OEM scope maker) still makes some lower priced scopes, but not many, but anything made in Japan is made by LOW regardless of the brand. Take a look at Meopta. They are the LOW of Europe and make entry level to high end scopes for their own brand and everyone else. However, Leupold still makes scopes in the US (all their scopes are US made) around that price point depending on what you want, tube size, etc. I've used scopes with illuminated reticles for years and have realized an illuminated reticle is essentially useless. It also kills the low light amplification of your glass when it glows in the tube. Ebay has a lot of good scopes available at decent prices. I've seen some Leupolds here and some good LOW built scopes like Sightron as well. If you can add a couple bills to your budget, it opens up a lot more options for a new scope. [/QUOTE]

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