The Zeiss Terra range, according to my understanding, is made in Japan, to Zeiss specifications. The Zeiss Conquest range is assembled in New York state, U.S.A.
I agree. The older style Leupold products, such as the current 1.5-5x20 are also good optics BUT the advertised eye relief numbers for those older products tend, in my experience, to be false. My first Leupold optic was a M8 4x (3.6x28) scope. It was the ideal optic for mounting on a No. 1 Mk III and anything else with a barrel-mounted backsight. The friction adjustments were rubbish and I should have sent it to the manufactory for click adjustments to be fitted but sold it instead. That optic had an eye relief of 3.5” whereas the Leupold specification sheet stated that it was 4.4”. My limited experience with the older 6.5-20x40 model mirrors that situation. I do not measure eye relief to the back of my eye socket BUT Leupold & Stevens seemed to do that for far too long. All the newer design Leupold scope ranges appear, in my experience, to have correctly listed specifications.
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I agree. The older style Leupold products, such as the current 1.5-5x20 are also good optics BUT the advertised eye relief numbers for those older products tend, in my experience, to be false. My first Leupold optic was a M8 4x (3.6x28) scope. It was the ideal optic for mounting on a No. 1 Mk III and anything else with a barrel-mounted backsight. The friction adjustments were rubbish and I should have sent it to the manufactory for click adjustments to be fitted but sold it instead. That optic had an eye relief of 3.5” whereas the Leupold specification sheet stated that it was 4.4”. My limited experience with the older 6.5-20x40 model mirrors that situation. I do not measure eye relief to the back of my eye socket BUT Leupold & Stevens seemed to do that for far too long. All the newer design Leupold scope ranges appear, in my experience, to have correctly listed specifications.
You never really know what any new tool is going to do until you have examined it, used it and had a proper look at what it has done for you.
Have a good weekend, Bob and don’t forget … most of your Australian gravy (tomato sauce) probably comes from NZ.
They were originally called Opticotechnica, a name that you will find on German issued WWII sniper optics. The Meopta name change occurred under Communist control.
