Uncle Mike
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i'm in the dark re: the "kx" and "cl" scopes. what company makes them? i'm pretty stuck on wanting usa made. not sure if they fit that criteria
These are the Kahles brand designation for two of their models. The Kahles line was once considered one of the very best optics out there! They still are top shelf scopes, and their quality is on par with Swarovski, which owns Kahles, by the way.
To each his own...I have several really old Burris Black Diamond units that I will say surpass the 3 Kahles units in my possession, in edge to edge sharpness, definition and resolution...now, notice I said really old Burris units, the new Burris stuff is not impressive at all, comparatively.
Kahles is 100% made in Austria and imported by Gamo Air rifles into the US.
The Helia CL models are variable magnification 1" tube units with side focus parallax adjustments, an excellent scope by anybodies standards. Sadly, they have been discontinued. And the new 30mm tube CSX series will take its place.
Kahles is also offering their K series target models in 3-12X50 with magnifying, first plane reticles and a 34mm tube.... And their 4.5-18X50, 30mm tube model with a non-magnifying, second plane reticles for purchase in the US market.
The Kahles K 3-12X50 is an awesome scope!