Southernfried
Lil-Rokslider
I have searched and searched, till I have drove myself mad lol, but who actually makes a scope and sells them? The more I search the more I find that alot are made either by Light Optics Works or Gushin and/or others. I know I have seen videos of Burris scopes being made, but even some of those are made outside of their company, but of all the scope "sellers" who actually makes them? Then sells them? It appears Vortex, Sig, SWFA, NightForce, Bushnell, Tract, Zeiss, Redfield, Arken, Athlon, Crimson Trace, Burris, Steiner are all outsourced at one level or another to different companies and Steiner and Burris are both owned by Beretta and some of the Steiner stuff is made at the Burris plant (according to google) , and I found, Sightron, Trijicon, Leupold, Leica, Schmidt & Bender, (any others) ? All make their own stuff in one plant or another, but it is at least mostly under their own "roof" no matter the company. I know I have missed a ton of scope companies, there are quite alot lol. But have I missed any or got any of these wrong? .............What led me down this rabbit hole was the latest offerings from SWFA and their struggles in the past of keeping up with their product they were selling. It also got me to thinking if so many, use LOW or Gushin, some of the companies have to be "crossbred" on somethings lol I wanted to see who did and sold what lol. This is almost maddening hahahaha......and it is by no means meant to be made into a made in US vs China, Japan etc thread, I just want to know who does what, who are the Fords, Toyotas, Chevys of the scope world? Thanks in advance. Randy
