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Leupold=China Junk!
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 559451" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>It is unfortunate that more and more companies are sourcing and manufacturing in China. Once a company get into big volume, high market share, and stiff competition, product cost can take a front seat in the company's operating plan. I live in this world. China is a world of difference compared to Japan and not all, but many of the eastern Europen countries. Unless a company is extremely astute, cheap unskilled labor, unstable management, corruption, and no intellectual property protection can lead to a dead end street. Unfortunately, companies can easily get addicted to the drug of low cost. Many start out in China sourcing a single component, but many times expands to sub- assembly, then complete manufacture. The band aid is usually a beefed up QC department to catch the issues, and/or a beefed up service organization to clean up the crap that shows up in the customer base. It's easy to blame the buying public, or our government's totally screwed up trade policy, but there is only one person that is to be held accountable for a company's actions.....the CEO.</p><p></p><p> It would be totally unfair to assume Leupold has fallen into this trap. I hope not. They are an icon in the shooting industry.</p><p></p><p>I had no idea Leupold was using Chinese glass. I personally would not buy a scope with Chinese content, if I knew. When I started shooting long range I found that I was better served by other brands. I have had more problems then I would have expected with my Leupolds, even my Mark 4's. I have had excellent performamce with Nightforce and Huskemaw and now use them exclusively for my LR hunting and </p><p>competition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 559451, member: 10291"] It is unfortunate that more and more companies are sourcing and manufacturing in China. Once a company get into big volume, high market share, and stiff competition, product cost can take a front seat in the company's operating plan. I live in this world. China is a world of difference compared to Japan and not all, but many of the eastern Europen countries. Unless a company is extremely astute, cheap unskilled labor, unstable management, corruption, and no intellectual property protection can lead to a dead end street. Unfortunately, companies can easily get addicted to the drug of low cost. Many start out in China sourcing a single component, but many times expands to sub- assembly, then complete manufacture. The band aid is usually a beefed up QC department to catch the issues, and/or a beefed up service organization to clean up the crap that shows up in the customer base. It's easy to blame the buying public, or our government's totally screwed up trade policy, but there is only one person that is to be held accountable for a company's actions.....the CEO. It would be totally unfair to assume Leupold has fallen into this trap. I hope not. They are an icon in the shooting industry. I had no idea Leupold was using Chinese glass. I personally would not buy a scope with Chinese content, if I knew. When I started shooting long range I found that I was better served by other brands. I have had more problems then I would have expected with my Leupolds, even my Mark 4's. I have had excellent performamce with Nightforce and Huskemaw and now use them exclusively for my LR hunting and competition. [/QUOTE]
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