Nikon are getting out of rifle scopes!

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Nikon is Exiting the Rifle Scope Business - The Truth About Guns

One of our intrepid readers who’s in the retail end of the gun business told us of notification he received from one of his distributors. They were letting him know that Nikon will be exiting the rifle scope business and that once current inventory is gone, it’s gone. TTAG spoke to Nikon’s...

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Seems like Nikon are giving up on the scope market. They're still going to be making Binos, range finders, spotters etc, but no more on gun gear.

 

[Mike Islander]

Yep. Still going to produce spotters and binoculars, but won't get my money for those anymore. My money is going to go to companies that specifically support HUNTING.

 

[DoubleDown]

That’s explain why EO selling scopes 50% off

 

[JWP58]

Oh darn...

 

[Anozira]

Maybe they don't want sued like Remington... I can hear it now along the lines of guns don't kill people. Scopes don't aim at things, people do!

 

[sneaky]

There goes the TV hunter market lol

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[KClark]

This is bad news for game animals but I'm sure we'll survive not having their crappy scopes cluttering up the optics department at Walmart anymore.

 

[bill_eb]

Have 3 of their scopes on hunting rifles and never let me down. A good dependable budget scope.

 

[Deplorable77]

That's a bummer. Now Vortex and Barska won't have competition.

 

[Myronman3]

dependable and budget my butt.

years ago, they were. i’m talking late 90s. fast forward about 10 years, i helped 3 people sight in their rifles with nikon scopes, and EVERY one of them adjusted 3/4 iphy instead of 1/4 iphy as they were supposed to.

nikon? not in my house.

 

[Pacific_Fork]

Friends don’t let friends use anything Nikon

 

[Edoo]

So the warranty is over as well?

 

[Gatorgrizz27]

Sounds like they just don’t sell enough to justify developing new scopes to keep up with other brands, rather than an anti-gun political stance. Can’t fault them for that.

 

[Matt3479]

There going to still keep there warranty for them which is good, and once things can’t be fixed or replace it’s time to start cutting cheque’s. It’s too bad really, for a pure hunting scope they made nice optics and half my moose hunting party wears Nikon’s on there rifles (mainly cause I got wicked deals on them). Oh well, time to push them a new direction I guess

 

[Newtosavage]

Sounds like they just don’t sell enough to justify developing new scopes to keep up with other brands, rather than an anti-gun political stance. Can’t fault them for that.

I agree, but that doesn't play with the tin foil hat crowd that needs something new to be angry about each day.