Chinese Leupold??

[Sxsnuf]

Saw a good deal on a pair of Leupold binos at Costco today. They come with a sorta cheezy pocket knife and what appears to be a nice chest harness for the binos. Reg $169 but now with a $40 instant rebate, $129! I had to give this package a good look. What I found was the inevitable "made in china" on the back of the packaging.
So much for the American craftsmanship associated with this brand.
Tariff the hell out of em' DJT!

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[CamoDeafie]

Counterfeit Warning

We’ve been making world-class optics that bear our family name for over 100 years. We honor that legacy every day as we design, machine and assemble…

www.leupold.com

Edit. Apparently the above does not apply to the binoculars or non Gold-Ring spotting scopes

 

[Member 24198]

I don't believe that any of their binos are made in the US. In the past, the lower end units were made in China, and the better unit was made in Japan.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Nothing really new. The scopes are assembled in Beaverton but the binos have been made overseas for years and years

 

[RedneckRampage]

Notice the scopes don't even say Made In USA?

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Notice the scopes don't even say Made In USA?

They switched to 'assembled' after Leatherman lost a lawsuit about how much of the product needed to be made "here" to call it "made" in the USA. There are no USA made sources for optical quality glass lenses and almost no possibility there ever will be

 

[RedneckRampage]

I understand that.

 

[Koda]

They switched to 'assembled' after Leatherman lost a lawsuit about how much of the product needed to be made "here" to call it "made" in the USA. There are no USA made sources for optical quality glass lenses and almost no possibility there ever will be

so they get only the lenses overseas but everything else is made here?

 

[CamoDeafie]

There are no USA made sources for optical quality glass lenses and almost no possibility there ever will be

And this is why I'm OK with using Made in Japan optics if I can find the right era scope for my 20" HBAR AR-15
Sure does seem that certain models of scopes are expensive for the brand even if they're Japan made, or if they're a specific model used by Colt (coughs, Tasco armored scope on Delta Elite coughs)

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

so they get only the lenses overseas but everything else is made here?

Last I heard, yes. I worked in customer service for a year about 10 years ago

 

[TTSX]

He says while wearing clothes made in India/Indonesia/Taiwan, driving a Mexican made vehicle of Korean parts after having a breakfast of sumatran coffee and Guatemalan oranges...


Point is, not much of anything anyone owns is American made of American components. And we're all, clearly, generally ok with this.

 

[CamoDeafie]

He says while wearing clothes made in India/Indonesia/Taiwan, driving a Mexican made vehicle of Korean parts after having a breakfast of sumatran coffee and Guatemalan oranges...


Point is, not much of anything anyone owns is American made of American components. And we're all, clearly, generally ok with this.

Looks over at my pile of US Berry Amendment fabrics and thread and surplus gear and armor plates and guns and ammo ahem...

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

And we're all, clearly, generally ok with this.

Or generally ignorant of it and in for a big surprise when our taxes go up 25%

 

[TTSX]

Looks over at my pile of US Berry Amendment fabrics and thread and surplus gear and armor plates and guns and ammo ahem...

He types on his Chinese device

 

[CamoDeafie]

Or generally ignorant of it and in for a big surprise when our taxes go up 25%

Chicken Tax but writ large?

 

[Koda]

Last I heard, yes. I worked in customer service for a year about 10 years ago

That's pretty darn close enough in my book.
Odd there is no made in America source for quality optical lenses...

 

[CamoDeafie]

He types on his Chinese device

Which China? Taiwan?

 

[TTSX]

Which China? Taiwan?

Look man, my traffic cone says Kenya so I'm not racist

 

[kmk1012]

Or generally ignorant of it and in for a big surprise when our taxes go up 25%

At least for a good cause this time.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

That's pretty darn close enough in my book.
Odd there is no made in America source for quality optical lenses...

IIRC it is a combination of the specifics of the sand, the cost of the start up and the nasty predilection we have for not living near toxic waste dumps