Leatherwood Scopes

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Anyone here have any experience with the above listed scopes, I believe one is the 4X16 and the other is the 6X24. I remember them on the sniper rifles (700 Remingtons) in Vietnam, however I wasn't a sniper. Are these of the same quality? Further what about the one's for sale now they seem relatively cheap, why is that? My grandson has been asking me about them, and has limited funds, for one, in which he plans on using on a .223 out to 600 yards.
 
I'm able to shoot 5/8ths inch groups at 100 yards with regularity.
I took it with me when I flew out to the Whittington shooting range in Raton, New Mexico for a week of shooting pleasure.
All I had to do was range the target, set the scope, and pull the trigger. Never missed.
It actually got boring but was great fun at the same time all the way out to 1000 yrds.
 
I put one of their LER scopes on a sporterized Lee Enfield a couple of years ago. I like it. As the rifle was cheap and minute of pie plate I didn't want to put a ton of money into the scope. The Leatherwood fit the bill nicely. It seems well constructed, holds a zero, dresses up the rifle nicely, is bright, and easy to shoot. The only con is that the cross hairs are very fine and sometimes hard to pick up.
 
I thank you flightsimmer, and mokin, which scope do you have the 4X16 or the 6X24? I believe I'm going to have my grandson order the 4X16 for his .223 that he has in a bolt action in a Remington
 
I would have to dig it out to check the power but it is an ART/MPC (auto ranging telescope) (Milatary-Police-Civilian.
It's a 3x9 power and cost well over $700 several decades ago.
 
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I have an older ART "camputer" leatherwood 3-9x. Not very impressed with it, the Shepard is a better system.
 
Thanks for the input, my grandson is coming out here this weekend, and I'll let him know what I found out, in fact he has a birthday coming up in August so I just might surprise him with one.
 
The leatherwood scope company was bought out by a chinese company, and are now assembled in china.
I have one of their Hi-lux CMR 4x scopes, its allright but not what I'd call battle quality.
 
Thanks silicosy, I'm not sure if I'm going to suggest that he buy that then, (Chinese) perhaps a Vortex or something, like I said his birthday is coming up and I do believe I could help him buy a decent USA scope.:banghead:
 
AFAIK none of the vortex scopes are made here in the USA either. I've read some are made in China, some in Japan, some in the Philippines, depending on the line.
Some scopes made abroad are nice, some of the Chinese scopes are even pretty decent for the money.
My opinion is that the Hi-lux/leatherwood tactical and hunting scopes are overpriced for what they are, though...a made-in-China budget optic at a mid range price. You can find better scopes, from China and elsewhere, for the money.
 
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I've got a Vortex, that I believe was made in Oregon, I could be wrong I'll have to check that out. Just found the box all it says is "Vortex Optics USA" Middleton, Wisconsin. I do believe Leopold is made in the USA, however when they bought out Redfield they started making the Redfield brand in the Philippines.
 
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I've got a Vortex, that I believe was made in Oregon, I could be wrong I'll have to check that out. Just found the box all it says is "Vortex Optics USA" Middleton, Wisconsin. I do believe Leopold is made in the USA, however when they bought out Redfield they started making the Redfield brand in the Philippines.
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Vortex is not made in USA
Edit: At least the glass is not
 
Doc7, I haven't found anything contrary to the Middleton, Wisconsin, that is where the lifetime warranty is located, I'll have to give them a call and try to find out for sure, but I doubt seriously if they are made in China.
 
Last I heard,
Crossfires are made in China
Diamondbacks and Vipers in the Philippines
Razors in Japan
and no Vortex rifle scope has ever been made in the US.
 
Gee thanks Haxby, talk about peeing on my parade, I thought Nikon, Vortex, and Leopold were all made in the USA, I wasn't sure about Leatherwood being sold out to the Chinese. I still can't see anything on that Vortex scope I got about 6 months ago being made anywhere other than in the USA, in Middleton, Wisconsin. I have the original box, and papers right in my gun room. It sure does have clear glass if it is made in the Phillipines, and the cost wasn't that bad either.
 
I have been wondering about those Leatherwood 4-16 and 6-24 (NO 'X' between powers, that is incorrect), for my Remington Model 7 in .223Rem. The price is inviting, but I wonder about the quality. I have had good and bad Chinese scopes before.
 
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I do believe Leopold is made in the USA, however when they bought out Redfield they started making the Redfield brand in the Philippines.
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Only the Revenge line is made in the Philippines. The Revolution is made in Oregon.
 
I bought a Leatherwood once..as I always heard they were top notch stuff. I was so disappointed I took it off and gave it away. I had no idea when I ordered it that they had sold out to the chinese.
 
I have two leatherwood scopes. One is a scout mount on my Swiss K31 and one is a Malcolm type scope on my 1888 Whitney rolling block. Both are of good quality and do the job they were purchased for. Neither are of Leupold or Nightforce quality, but neither was their price. Both were and are worth their price.
 
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