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Dolphin
Optics Master Joined: October/05/2006 Location: North Carolina Status: Offline Points: 1795 |
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Posted: April/24/2008 at 16:22 |
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I received my V-9 a couple days ago and it is a great scope for the money. I have not had a chance to mount it on my 673 guide rifle in a 6.5 Remington magnum, but will make haste of that shortly. Meade no longer lists Weaver on their website. www.weaveroptics.com no longer opens up. Does anybody no what's up with Weaver. Calling on Chris or Koshkin to fill us in.
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Nic K.
Optics GrassHopper Joined: March/20/2008 Location: Beaverton OR. Status: Offline Points: 23 |
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Meade sold Weaver to ATK, (www.atk.com). This happened just a couple days ago so nobody really knows whats going on or what the future will be for Weaver.
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Dolphin
Optics Master Joined: October/05/2006 Location: North Carolina Status: Offline Points: 1795 |
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Thanks Nic.
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Dolphin
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Well Meade really took them off of their website really quick, but atk did not add them yet. |
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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atk owns nitrex too doesnt it??
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Nic K.
Optics GrassHopper Joined: March/20/2008 Location: Beaverton OR. Status: Offline Points: 23 |
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I believe so.......so the plot thickens.....
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tahqua
MODERATOR Have You Driven A Ford Lately? Joined: March/27/2006 Location: Michigan, USA Status: Online Points: 9044 |
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I remember the days when you had a Leupold, Weaver or a Redfield if you wanted the best. Times sure have changed for Redfield and Weaver. I wonder whats up for Redfield?
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Nic K.
Optics GrassHopper Joined: March/20/2008 Location: Beaverton OR. Status: Offline Points: 23 |
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I knew someone would ask that. Leupold has purchased Redfield.
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Ed Connelly
Optics Retard God of no Chihuahua Joined: December/16/2007 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 24225 |
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For Pete's sake...........What are they going to do with a competitor's name? I don't get that. I can understand a bunch of speculators wanting to revive an old famous scope brand, but I ain't getting this one at all. This calls for the popcorn dude........ What are they going to do? Advertise Redfield as "America's Optics Authority Before We Were"???
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DCAMM94
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: April/19/2008 Location: Fort Worth Status: Offline Points: 3491 |
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If I were Leupold, I would either (a) create a retro-looking scope with high-end glass and market the scope as "The New Redfield," or (b) dispatch the "Rifleman" Name and make use of the trusted Redfield name and tooling for some solid entry-level (but quality) scopes. But hey, I'm just spectating (and speculating) too. Should be interesting to see what happens, regardless. Who knows, we may be seeing "Redfield, by Leupold" scopes at SHOT next year.
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RifleDude
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Hmmm... interesting, and at the same time, puzzling information!
This is just another reason why I don't trust Meade and wouldn't buy any scope brand while they own it.
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Ted
Money can't buy happiness... but it's much more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle. |
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tahqua
MODERATOR Have You Driven A Ford Lately? Joined: March/27/2006 Location: Michigan, USA Status: Online Points: 9044 |
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Thank you, Nic! The plot thickens, indeed. Doug |
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koshkin
MODERATOR Dark Lord of Optics Joined: June/15/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13182 |
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Didn't ATK sell Weaver to Meade in the first place?
It will be interesting to see what happens. Did Meade keep the Simmons brand? ILya |
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Nic K.
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I believe that Meade did keep Simmons. Here is an article about it http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=PZ&Date=20080421&ID=8515416&Symbol=MEAD Seems as though they want to concentrate on their "core brands" |
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martin3175
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/19/2005 Location: Maryland Status: Offline Points: 3773 |
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Need a program to keep up with the players |
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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need a text message service for my cell i guess. one thing im not thinking will change is leupold unless its there prices we are talking about.
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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News Flash the new scope will be a RedPold so bend over here it comes.
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"Always do the right thing, just because it is the right thing to do". Bobby Paul Doherty Texas Ranger |
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koshkin
MODERATOR Dark Lord of Optics Joined: June/15/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13182 |
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or perhaps Leufield?
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Nic K.
Optics GrassHopper Joined: March/20/2008 Location: Beaverton OR. Status: Offline Points: 23 |
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I vote for Leufield
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mercenary1947
Optics Master ** Joined: April/02/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1392 |
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Yea and it won't feel good either .... what leupold's gonna produce same scopes and just change the wording imprinted on them ..... why else would they want the dies and equipt. ? They sure as heck don't need them . Sounds fishy to say the least ! Another corporate screw the public --- ?
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