Personally I say buy American or Japanese. I have Leupolds and Weavers
Personally I say buy American or Japanese. I have Leupolds and Weavers and they are worth the extra money. Better than anything out of China or the P.I.
Aren't all Weavers chinese now?
The nikons I have seen just arent as clear as say a low end Leupold. I buy more used Leupolds than anything. They are the only ones I don't have a problem buying used since they will fix it no matter who the owner is. Most companies will only fix it if you are the original owner.The Nikon Philippine scopes are right about in line with the Japanese and American counterparts in the same price range. Thats about the only non Japan/American/European made scope I would buy today.
When my Japanese made Weaver target scope broke they refused to fix it and offered instead to sell me the newer chinese version at cost. I of course declined this non-deal.
When my Japanese made Weaver target scope broke they refused to fix it and offered instead to sell me the newer chinese version at cost. I of course declined this non-deal.
If you want a good "sniper" style tactical scope, you'd better plan on spending more than $400.