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Leupold Rifle Scopes

The Leupold rifle scope is clearly a great invention, and like the majority inventions it was born out of need. Most huge inventions evolve from somebody finding a need for something and figuring out how to make it work. The development of the rifle scope began when people started attaching telescopes to rifles to make the most of viewing capabilities. This idea was of course very crude and did not provide the desired outcomes. The first demonstrable use of a telescopic sight on a pistol dates back to 1834,but attempts to create a workable rifle scope were unsuccessful until 1880 when August Fielder managed to build the first telescopic sight that really actually worked. This was the predecessor of all modern day rifle scopes. In 1907 a German immigrant named Fred Leupold set up a small shop in Portland Oregon repairing survey equipment. Several years later when he met inventor John Stevens, the amazing company named Leupold and Stevens was born and still exists today. It was around 1930 after a failed hunting trip, that they began making his first Leupold rifle scopes. The small company survived World War I and the great depression but it was the Second World War that changed the company forever. Working with the US Army and Navy, the engineers at Leupold learned the secrets of waterproofing and durable construction that would change the world of optics forever. The engineers learned that by introducing nitrogen gases within the scope that the optics would remain clear, waterproof and fogproof… for a lifetime.

Today Leupold and Stevens is a family owned American company with 100 years of experience. Their modern day state of the art facility employs over 600 employees in Beaverton Oregon. The Leupold engineers design, machine, assemble and test all of their optics within this facility. Only the finest materials are used for production of their optics particularly the lenses and they are of the highest grade quality that is demanded by Leupold engineers. In addition to rifle scopes Leupold also offers a superior line of binoculars and spotting scopes as well. The products produced are made to last more than a lifetime and they are all backed by the famous Leupold Lifetime Warranty. They set all the standards that other optics manufacturers strive to achieve. Leupold optics are world renowned for their ruggedness, absolute waterproof integrity and their superior optical quality. Leupold offers a vast line of rifle scopes and Leupold tactical scopes with both fixed and variable powers and many types of reticles. They have many different lines to chose from, sure to please any rifleman. The name Leupold is one of the most trusted, respected, and known names in the outdoor and hunting arenas worldwide. Leupold has recently issued a counterfeit warning to its customers cautioning them to be on the lookout for counterfeit Leupold scopes that are illegally being imported from China. These fake reproductions bear many of the marks of a genuine Leupold, making them very difficult to distinguish externally from authentic Leupold products. Recently many rifle scopes have begun to arrive at the Leupold headquarters for service. Obviously these products were not manufactured by Leupold scopes and are not covered by the Leupold lifetime warranty. Leupold uses serial numbers on all of their optics so if one finds a suspect scope they can simply contact Leupold at 1-800-LEUPOLD to verify the authenticity. I feel that a Leupold scope is the top scope for the money and I have many of them.

About the Author

Jon C. Swanson is the owner of "The Firing Line Store" and has had over thirty years of shooting and firearms training and experience. He gained his experience while serving as a Deputy Sheriff with the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Florida. He trained formally at the Sheriff's Office range with a wide variety of firearms including revolvers, semi automatic handguns, fully automatic sub machine guns, rifles, assault rifles, and shotguns.

He also gained real life firearms experience in the street acting as a Patrol Deputy, Undercover Narcotics Agent, Patrol Sergeant, Detective Sergeant and Fugitive Unit Sergeant. He was tasked with the training of new deputies including weapons and firearms handling and use. During his 28 years in law enforcement he was involved in five officer involved shootings and always came out on the winning side with out a scratch.

He has a wealth of classroom, range and hands on weal life firearms experience.

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