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cajunhunter 
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 Topic: KahlesPosted: November/04/2009 at 09:34 |
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What is the deal with Kahles? Am I late in the game? I was looking for a scope and didn't see them listed. Are they still in business? I thought they were one of the best rifle scopes out there. |
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bbush
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Joined: October/12/2008 Location: Mississippi Online Status: Offline Posts: 45 |
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Posted: November/04/2009 at 12:32 |
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It is my understanding that they no longer have an importer in the U.S. |
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RifleDude
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Posted: November/04/2009 at 12:55 |
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Yes, bbush is correct. They are still in business, but after they and Swarovski N.A. parted ways and their subsequent relationship with Legacy Sports was also severed, they no longer have a U.S. importer. This doesn't change the fact they are fine scopes.
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Ted
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bbush
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Posted: November/04/2009 at 16:09 |
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By the way, if you buy a Kahles scope and it has to have any factory work done, I understand that it must must be shipped back to Austria. As you are probably aware, it could get qite expensive shipping something to Europe. For this reason, I would tend to entertain other scope brands until they find another US importer.
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tahqua
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Posted: November/04/2009 at 17:24 |
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I will gladly ship mine to Europe. I have several and they are excellent scopes that get you into the top tier at a fair price.
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cajunhunter
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Posted: November/04/2009 at 17:56 |
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That kind of blows. It seems like they need to resolve this issue.
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RifleDude
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Posted: November/04/2009 at 18:02 |
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From their perspective, they did resolve the issue. They weren't selling enough scopes in the U.S. to justify having a US based service center. Despite their quality, Kahles didn't have the name recognition of Swarovski and Zeiss nor the longevity in the US market.
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Ted
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BobH
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Posted: November/04/2009 at 18:50 |
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why don't the folks at SWFA pick up the line and distribute them? Great retailer and a great optic.
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tahqua
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Posted: November/04/2009 at 18:54 |
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338LAPUASLAP
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Joined: October/17/2009 Location: STATESIDE Online Status: Offline Posts: 200 |
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Posted: November/04/2009 at 19:08 |
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Ditto
I have 6 newer Kahles scopes broad range from fixed to variables and they are they have all exceeded my expectations and the price is half to a third of that of comparable quality, they even have multizero (3 differing settings for elevation which is great for caliber adjustments weight of bullets and the such...)
I first used a Kahles scope when I was 9 on an old old SSG .243 and an old ssg .308, 20+ years later I had them handed down to me / passed off and they haven't lost a beat little dimmer than the new glass but crystal clear...
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koshkin
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Posted: November/05/2009 at 14:06 |
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That could appear as a conflict of interest to other companies whose products SWFA sells (i.e. Swaro, Zeiss, etc). ILya
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JF4545
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Posted: November/05/2009 at 17:06 |
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I would like to see SWFA sell Kahles scopes as well... |
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