Is this real? Nikon is getting out of the Scope game?!?!

Yes. Here are a couple other threads on the topic.
https://www.longrangehunting.com/th...-of-rifle-scope-business.231092/#post-1768695

https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/nikon-out-of-the-scope-business.230493/

No big loss.

Barrelnut said:

Yes. Here are a couple other threads on the topic.
https://www.longrangehunting.com/th...-of-rifle-scope-business.231092/#post-1768695

https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/nikon-out-of-the-scope-business.230493/

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ah I see that, thanks. Did not mean to make a duplicate thread. If the forum manager wishes to delete feel free.

codyadams said:

No big loss.

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I think it is...what is the reasoning? Is this a sign showing shooting sports in general are on a decline? I always hate to see big name brands drop shooting or hunting related items.

Speculation is that they are getting out because they don't want to face the anti 2nd mob or be boycotted by them.
Interesting though that they decide to continue with their rangefinders.....

Bigeclipse said:

I think it is...what is the reasoning? Is this a sign showing shooting sports in general are on a decline? I always hate to see big name brands drop shooting or hunting related items.

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I think they were way behind the game with tacticool scopes. I don't think their black line of scopes did real well. They tried a vortex no fault policy and it must have wrecked them.

Wouldn't be as bad, but they won't honor warranties on previously purchased scopes. If you buy a new scope today, no warranty. The value of a Nikon scope has been greatly decreased.

Dosh said:

Wouldn't be as bad, but they won't honor warranties on previously purchased scopes. If you buy a new scope today, no warranty. The value of a Nikon scope has been greatly decreased.

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I think they have a warranty still dont they? Its just like 5 or 7 years now.

Bigeclipse said:

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/n...gqAdTbVe_74TcquWu3IDXtdG526Gpx1oa7oFF-r_8wOmI

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It's tough to compete with the danmed counterfeits you see being sold on the web. I've bought a couple of counterfeits by mistake. Even Zeiss. They got screwed onto cheap old .22 plinkers and treated as giveaways and kids' guns.

I think it is a good opportunity to buy good glass cheap. If it goes bad later on you can replace it with a more expensive scope. Since I don't go on safari or to Alaska my risk is a LOT lower than many of the more fortunate fellows on this board, so otherwise take my advice with a grain of salt.

I have had several Nikon Monarch scopes. ALL of them where very good scopes.
When you purchase a product that stateS it has a "lifetime" warranty and then the company backs away from that warranty, well IMO that's enough to kill a company.
A large part in the decision to make the purchase is the " LIFETIME WARRANTY" That warranty has a monetary value! While I will continue to enjoy my Nikon scopes, I won't EVER buy another one.

I have 4 different Nikon scopes, and never had to do a warranty return on either, but i would not buy another one because of the new warranty policy, even if they weren't getting out of the business.

So their scopes still have a limited lifetime warranty on optical components. Buying them on the cheap now with that warranty isn't a bad deal.