What company is NC STAR?

[Popjim]

Have not had a good experience with NC Star.

 

[DaveG]

the Chinese can only do food and Fireworks right.

 

[Glocksteady]

Some things are cheap - some are better described as bang for the buck.

I've had an NC Star Red Dot on top of my S&W 686+ for the past 6 years. It has held zero all that time without issue. Not the brightest optic on the planet but it is clear as a bell and good enough for daytime work. The thing is worth every penny of the $60 or so I paid for it.

Maybe I got lucky and drew the good one out of the box. Somehow though I don't think so.

Deffinately more affordable than an ACOG or EOTech.

 

[338Shooter]

The margins on NC Star products are incredible. Thats why they line the aisles at the gun shows. I wouldn't sell them as it is garbage and I don't want to be the first level of support for them.

 

[David2012]

Deffinately more affordable than an ACOG or EOTech.

Agreed. ACOG or EOT costs a lot more than NcStarr. As long as my little low cost NcStarr scope gets me a kill on varmints & game.. I'm satisfied. I'm not gonna be lighting 'strike anywhere' matches off the cement wall at 200 yds like Jed Clampet or his nephew Jethro. I'll be shooting coyotes, hogs & deer @ 100-200 meters. And my NcStarr can certainly get that done at a reasonable price.

 

[pinkhamr]

I know, you get what you pay for but NC Star runs a full range of items from very cheap to pretty decent. I have had one of their early scopes on my BOHICA .50 BMG for almost two years now and have never had a problem of any sort with it. BTW, there are a whole lot of big name scopes that are now made in China ..... you might be surprised. Just my 2 cents worth ....

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[Glocksteady]

Nice "toy"!

 

[ez bake]

I know, you get what you pay for but NC Star runs a full range of items from very cheap to pretty decent. I have had one of their early scopes on my BOHICA .50 BMG for almost two years now and have never had a problem of any sort with it. BTW, there are a whole lot of big name scopes that are now made in China ..... you might be surprised. Just my 2 cents worth ....

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Yes, but it's all about the QC - NcStar has absolutely none, so if you get a good one then great (but most likely you won't). I've owned two of their red-dots and one of their mounts as well as two etched-glass scopes and I had something go wrong (usually catastrophically) with every one of them.

For Bang for Buck, there are a lot better choices out there (also made in China, but with a tighter grip on QC).

 

[ByrdC130]

Got one of their PEPER style scope mounts and like it really well so far. $36 instead of over $100 for the real name brand mount. Have a red dot and scope of theirs and they are $40 pieces, not great but workable. I think of their products as proof of concept pieces, if I like the concept of say a red dot on a gun, and I like the way a NC Star works , then I'll go get another "better" piece.

 

[AKguy1985]

I had one years ago then sold it.