Comments on: Leupold & Stevens Re-Launches Redfield as Bargain Brand

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 02:23:01 +0000

Hi got a Redfeild revolution 3-9×40 put it on a 12 gauge shotgun 5 out of 5 at 150 yards. Right on top of on another that’s a 209 dollar scope. I love mine I deer hunt with mine it works in early morning and dusk look through it like some one turned on the lights that target is a 8 inch paper plate.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:08:25 +0000

I bought a 3×9 Redfield last week and have it on a 20″ bull barrel Ar15 and have a 1 hole weapon @ 100 yd. I also own a 3×9 rifelman and a VXII with simlar results. Qality seems equivalent to the VXII at half the price! The low cost comes from the generic formula only 1 finish and 2 reticles available rather than the mulitude available in the other line. Thanks for a great product at a great price Leupold.

By: Dick

Dick — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:26:46 +0000

As to the statement above about the quality of the Rifleman scopes.
I have 6 Leupolds, the oldest 3-9X40, about 1968, newest 3-9X40 Rifleman, 2007. Money was a little tight in ’07 when I bought the Rifleman. Thought I would go with this, later on I would get a VX-3. No need, has been a very good scope! Shooting heavy 160 gr. loads in a 7MM Mag; hunting in rain & snow, 3 seasons now, it has never changed POI, or any fogging! Don’t know what more you could want from a $200 scope (gave $140 used), still has the Lifetime Warranty.

Anyway, give them a chance with the new line, they may be a surprise.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:21:27 +0000

I don’t know about Leupold’s $800+ scopes but the Redfield Revolution sure packed a bunch of quality in for the price, just got mine last week and love it. Every company has Quality Control issues at one poin tin time or another, as long as they honor their warranty they’ll stay a trusted and respected brand.

By: Rick Nethery

Rick Nethery — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:42:54 +0000

I think its great, that now you will have a good low cost American Made Scope.
Especially now with so many Americans out of work.
I bet alot of people will buy this scope, when they see Made In America On the Box.
Leupold Is a Solid American Company, I have a Leupold Vx2 3x9x40 and It is a Solid Clear Scope with great eye relief and clarity. God Bless You Leupold, I will put the word out for you.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:50:18 +0000

I was a large distributor of most all brands of scopes from 70 til 96 when I sold the business. Weaver made the same mistake. Approx 1982 Weaver flew me to El Paso to view and pass judgement on two new very cheap scopes. Some of you will remember them. A 2×7 and a 3×9 for retail with a set of free Weaver rings. You oldtimers will know what is next. Weaver in thier catalog had old Slim Pickens doing thier advertising, by now people were asking to buy weaver K4, K6, but what really set the fight was the old K T models in the higher powers…only scope on the market you could shoot a hole and move up 10 clicks and over 10 and shoot and reverse it and would put the bullet back in the same hole.Wonderful products. Even put leoupold out of the high powered scope business. Back to the cheap stuff. I told them to leave it alone and let the imports have that business. They brought them out and I sold 1900 of the 3×9’s the first year. I believe they was all returned for repair, some of them 2 to 3 times. Every person in the factory was trying to fix these and they were not producing the good stuff. Anyway, Weaver came to the shot show in Jan. 1985 and put closed, going out of business all over their booth and left… End of story….

By: Raff

Raff — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:54:13 +0000

Yep,! I’ll be in the front of the line, too, simply because they’re made in America by Americans! I don’t doubt that they’ll be decent quality scopes…my Nikon Prostaff, Weaver V3s and V7s and Bushnell Legend scopes are all proof that quality low-end scopes can be made. I’m sure Leupold and Stevens can make it happen, too.

By: David Nord

David Nord — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:32:16 +0000

“..I have sold all of my Leupolds made in the last seven to ten years and know others who have done the same…”

Man, I hope y’all all get together and share/enjoy your ignorance. Too bad you’ll never get to experience all the advantages a new VX3 has over a Vari-X 3. The new Leupold scopes are much better than the older ones but there is always a group – usually a bunch of old codgers, like me – who can’t imagine that anything “newer” could possibly be “better”. Drive an “09 Corvette back -to – back with a “65 and see what I mean. As I said – enjoy!

By: GC

GC — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:36:08 +0000

Well I’m delighted to see lower cost American-made scopes and I’ll buy an American-made Redfield before I buy anything made in China or the PI!

It would be a smart, long-term move for Leupold to use Redfield to offer lower- to medium-cost scopes and move the Leupold name out of the lower-end business. Power to them! Assuming the new Redfield line up holds zero and tracks with precision, I’ll but them for my plinking and hunting rimfires and possibly others. What’s not to like about an established American manufacturer building a new line of American-made scopes? This is great!

By: A. Littke

A. Littke — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:54:31 +0000

I will be first in line to get one of these scopes. Every Redfield and Leupold scope I own is top notch.

Perhaps people forget that when Redfield was king of the hill, it was the lower end Asian made scopes that took much market share away from them. They came out with the Five Star scopes to combat this and they sold well. I am sure Leupold is facing the same issue making this a terrific idea. I would much rather buy a high quality Leupold made Redfield scope than a BSA, Tasco, Simmons, value branded scope. There will be no comparison.