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Leopold...I just dont get ity.
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 929715" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p><strong>Re: Leupold...I dont get it.</strong></p><p></p><p>The number of competing manufacturers of optics and rifle scopes has ballooned in the past 8 years. And that's about the last time I purchased a Leupold scope ~ 8 years ago. And I've since sold it. </p><p></p><p>I don't have anything against Leupold. I've just become aware of other scopes that I think offer more of what I find appealing - for the dollar spent. My initial comparisons years ago focused on the quality of the glass, resolution, and light transmission. Leupold scopes were lacking compared to others in the same price range. </p><p></p><p>Leupold is no longer resting on their haunches, relying on their brand name recognition for future business. In the past 4-5 years they seem to be motivated to catch up to some of their competition. There were some years where it seemed to me they failed to keep their pencils sharpened, and fell behind in quality of product offerings. Similar to what the US auto industry had done. Didn't recognize the risk the competition posed to their market share.</p><p></p><p>All I owned were Leupold scopes for many years, when Leupold was one of the only moderately priced scopes that performed reasonably well. I've sold most of those scopes over the past 8-10 years. Replaced them with Zeiss Conquest, Sightron SIIIs, and Vortex PS scopes. I'm definitely not one to get hung up on brand loyalty. If Leupold begins to offer the same quality and features at competitive prices, I'd be just as content owning Leupold scopes as any of the rest. </p><p></p><p>Leupold's current offerings to compete with other brand scopes with higher quality glass, reticles, and features is coming at a price premium, in my opinion. Otherwise I'd have purchased some Leupold products during the past 8 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 929715, member: 4191"] [b]Re: Leupold...I dont get it.[/b] The number of competing manufacturers of optics and rifle scopes has ballooned in the past 8 years. And that's about the last time I purchased a Leupold scope ~ 8 years ago. And I've since sold it. I don't have anything against Leupold. I've just become aware of other scopes that I think offer more of what I find appealing - for the dollar spent. My initial comparisons years ago focused on the quality of the glass, resolution, and light transmission. Leupold scopes were lacking compared to others in the same price range. Leupold is no longer resting on their haunches, relying on their brand name recognition for future business. In the past 4-5 years they seem to be motivated to catch up to some of their competition. There were some years where it seemed to me they failed to keep their pencils sharpened, and fell behind in quality of product offerings. Similar to what the US auto industry had done. Didn't recognize the risk the competition posed to their market share. All I owned were Leupold scopes for many years, when Leupold was one of the only moderately priced scopes that performed reasonably well. I've sold most of those scopes over the past 8-10 years. Replaced them with Zeiss Conquest, Sightron SIIIs, and Vortex PS scopes. I'm definitely not one to get hung up on brand loyalty. If Leupold begins to offer the same quality and features at competitive prices, I'd be just as content owning Leupold scopes as any of the rest. Leupold's current offerings to compete with other brand scopes with higher quality glass, reticles, and features is coming at a price premium, in my opinion. Otherwise I'd have purchased some Leupold products during the past 8 years. [/QUOTE]
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