Anyone have any feedback on these? I never see them mentioned in the "looking for a new optic" threads. Probably a hint right there.
I kept seeing them with a booth at local events and didnt realize until recently that they have a mfg facility a couple of miles from the house. Wonder if they ever do warehouse sales???????
Anyone have any feedback on these? I never see them mentioned in the "looking for a new optic" threads. Probably a hint right there.
I kept seeing them with a booth at local events and didnt realize until recently that they have a mfg facility a couple of miles from the house. Wonder if they ever do warehouse sales???????
Does it actually manufacture optics? From what I've read on the net, I was under the impression that most of their stuff is Chinese now. I think they were bought out a few years ago.
Does it actually manufacture optics? From what I've read on the net, I was under the impression that most of their stuff is Chinese now. I think they were bought out a few years ago.
Agreed. They were considered to be very reliable, high-end scopes at one time, very heavy, stout and with good adjustments.
A friend has 3-4 of them and he had the best/worst buying experience with one. He received one with an MOA reticle that wasn't calibrated. He called them and they immediately sent a replacement scope, on his word he would return the first one, which he did, but first...
He received the replacement within a couple days and it too had an MOA reticle was not calibrated. He called them again and they sent a THIRD scope out to him, again before receiving either bad scope back. The third scope they sent was perfect and he still has it. I have never seen such a stark contrast between "quality control" and "customer service". I can't believe those scopes passed QC, but they did him right and he had a working scope within about 10 days of his first complaint.
I used to set up a lot of rifles for students, and kept a few USO rifle levels in stock. They are/were nice solid units, easy to recommend and some sort of level is critical for good precision at long range. One day, I put three of them on the same rail and found that none agreed and only one was near correct according to my Starrett machinists level. I contacted USO and they told me that the devices were not intended to be absolutely correct, but to be used as a comparative device to ensure the same rifle position shot-to-shot on one given rifle. One was at least a half-bubble away from the others, but, according to USO, not defective.
I almost picked one up for my last rifle build, but it seems like they have a bad reputation for quality/consistency.
You can find videos of them driving nails with them though, so I’ve always been curious about their durability. Their EREK knob was pretty cool when it first came out; and they’ve done zero stop elevation with capped windage for years. The ones I’ve looked through seemed fairly good to very good; at least at the store.
The SRM is almost identical to mavens SHR. I can get bye it on low power low light but definitely not optimal. The GAP had no "Center" dot or box or X and has very slim lines, I feel like this would be very hard to use low power low light. Beyond a functional standpoint I don't think there is a reticle that checks all the boxes, yet.....
