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<blockquote data-quote="JEVapa" data-source="post: 3921652" data-attributes="member: 41176"><p>In the scope world, that's the most important part - the metal - includes not just tubes, but the opto-mechanical assemblies and the riflescope design that they manage, including qualification and testing. Optics and assemblies are sourced from all over and is reflected in pricing and class of scope. A $1200 Mark 4 does not have chicom glass in it.</p><p></p><p>Zeiss and Steiner use Meopta glass in most all their OEM. Steiner scopes not made in Colorado are made in Europe. Everyone else who uses Japanese glass is getting it from LOW - either optics or entire scopes (mostly the latter. BTW, anything LOW is as good as MIUS - so if you get a scope that says MIJ, you're gtg.) They also get scope kits so they can say "built in the US" - this includes chicom, Phil, and LOW. </p><p></p><p>When your business buys chicom and Phil scopes for $20-$50 and sells them for $700 or more, you can definitely afford to swap out broke-ass scopes. You can even cover the costs of a high-end Japanese scope swap (they never break).</p><p></p><p>I buy Japanese, US, or Euro made and I know what's what. Anything not Japanese (LOW), US (Corning, Schott, LOW, Meopta) or Euro made, is probably on the junk side of things. I don't buy it. You can, I don't. I guess I'm a scope snob.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JEVapa, post: 3921652, member: 41176"] In the scope world, that's the most important part - the metal - includes not just tubes, but the opto-mechanical assemblies and the riflescope design that they manage, including qualification and testing. Optics and assemblies are sourced from all over and is reflected in pricing and class of scope. A $1200 Mark 4 does not have chicom glass in it. Zeiss and Steiner use Meopta glass in most all their OEM. Steiner scopes not made in Colorado are made in Europe. Everyone else who uses Japanese glass is getting it from LOW - either optics or entire scopes (mostly the latter. BTW, anything LOW is as good as MIUS - so if you get a scope that says MIJ, you're gtg.) They also get scope kits so they can say "built in the US" - this includes chicom, Phil, and LOW. When your business buys chicom and Phil scopes for $20-$50 and sells them for $700 or more, you can definitely afford to swap out broke-ass scopes. You can even cover the costs of a high-end Japanese scope swap (they never break). I buy Japanese, US, or Euro made and I know what's what. Anything not Japanese (LOW), US (Corning, Schott, LOW, Meopta) or Euro made, is probably on the junk side of things. I don't buy it. You can, I don't. I guess I'm a scope snob. [/QUOTE]
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