Huskemaw?

[Len Backus]

re: Huskemaw?

In this discussion I wear 2 hats, one a dealer and one a user. I won't wear the dealer hat tonight. Just the user hat.

I use one on each of my rifles and really like the quality. Sure SOME (not all) of the German glass is better but most of us who have used and owned (I still do) the BEST German glass will tell you that after a certain level of quality is reached, more optical quality is rather academic. The Huskemaw optical quality is EASILY high enough that added quality would be academic.

By academic I mean that more quality won't help you kill an animal or a target any better. But -- more or better user features WILL help you kill animals and some targets better.

The glass is very good. I have spent many hours comparing the Huskemaw (side by side off a stable rest) to other scopes that have a high reputation for optical quality. Probably 5 times as much time as 90% of those who say they have looked through a Huskemaw and don't like the optical quality, and there aren't many who have said that anyway.

The comments about glass quality as voiced on other forums I have read. It is very easy to find those comments using Google. Believe me I have searched high and low to find comments online. The negative comments are 90% from guys who don't have one, haven't even held one in their hands. Go back and read them and tell me if that isn't true.

I remember so clearly one time when there was a thread here at LRH about the Huskemaw scope and one of the participants was so outspoken about his qualifications to judge and about poor quality and made in China that I actually called him out of curiosity. It turns out he had held one for 60 seconds at an inside show somewhere and drew all his conclusions from that 60 seconds. Even the part about made in China. I told him it is clearly stamped as made in Japan and that it would be an incredibly difficult thing to get a Chinese scope through customs with a made in Japan label. He didn't want to be confused by the facts so I just dropped the matter.

It is a fact that the Huskemaw is made in Japan just like most quality scopes these days except for a few German brands. The very best camera optics, (I am an expert camera user) are made in Japan, not Germany.

 

[Tikkamike]

re: Huskemaw?

I will. Chime in on this again. I will probably never own a huskemaw I have handled several of them. One thing I have noticed is that when they are being put together cleanliness is not a major part of the process. It is common for them to come with debris floating in them. I have personally seen the debris and have been told by the people Involved with the company that sometimes Scopes come back from customers because of the floaties. It does not seem to affect performance and the scope works. But I would like to know what kind of QA they have at the factory. Any knowledge on this Len?

 

[Len Backus]

re: Huskemaw?

Nope...

 

[A/C Guy]

re: Huskemaw?

The very best camera optics, (I am an expert camera user) are made in Japan, not Germany.

I've never heard anyone claim the jap lenses were as good as the Leica R lenses, much less claim that they are better. While the Japanese do make a good lens, and a very good camera body, they are not quite on the same level as the Leica.

 

[Len Backus]

re: Huskemaw?

Forgot about the Leica lenses. I don't have an opinion about them as I have not come across them since they aren't much of a factor in the type of cameras that I have used.

 

[royinidaho]

re: Huskemaw?

Didjaever think of the most important optic system of all? Yours! From the lens to the processor.

If all eyes were the same this discussion would take a different tone.

Recent experience with eyes (mine) have lead me to do some detailed studies and day to day comparisons. The conclusion is that I wouldn't want my eyes used to assist in forming a judgment on any optic.

My zeiss conquest is either be very exceptional or garbage can quality depending on several variables. It's always spot on for POI but varies from very clear to kind of dull looking.

Just a comment.

 

[eshorebwhntr]

re: Huskemaw?

Please excuse my last post. I didn't realize that it was such common knowledge that this was a jap scope. I had always assumed it had to be for the reasons listed in the last post of mine but its nice to have it confirmed.

 

[trueblue]

re: Huskemaw?

I am going to chime in on this as well. I have always been a fan of Huskemaw scopes from day one. I have on numerous occassions on this site stated positive experience with their product and customer service.
In my opinion they have a great product. I don't care where it is built, or how it was developed,it does what it was built to do.
The system is very easy to use, and for 90% of hunting situations will work flawlessly.
For a hunter wanting a system setup that will be easy to use, this scope is a great concept.

 

[SidTheKidd]

re: Huskemaw?

I was talking to a buddy who was interested in these scopes, and was going to get one for his first long range outfit, he was doing research calling around and asking about the scopes, and was told that Huskemaw were manufactured in the Tasco plant in Japan. Has anyone else heard the same thing?

Not bashing them, at all just wondering if there was any validity to the claim.

I would also like to tell users reading this that, if you are looking for a scope for your long range outfit and would like something comparable in features to the Huskemaw, the Grey Bull Precision scope is very nice. I have been fortunate enough to have been behind one of their scopes for a good amount of time developing a load for a 7 Rem Mag, and is an exceptional long range hunting scope. Check it out at their website, www.greybullprecision.com.

Not a dealer or anything, just had some time with one and really enjoyed it. The glass quality was Mk 4 quality and once I had a load developed and the turrets made, they worked flawlessly with the custom recticle they use for windage compensation/ranging.

 

[Chas1]

re: Huskemaw?

Bushnell Outdoor Products is the parent company of Tasco as well as Bushnell, Bollé, Serengeti, Final Approach, Uncle Mike's, Hoppe's, Butler Creek, Stoney Point, Simmons, Millett and Uncle Mikes Law Enforcement. Not able to find any connection w/Huskemaw yet.

 

[Coyboy]

re: Huskemaw?

I beleive tascos plant is in china. Every tasco is stamped china.
The Husky is marked Japan.

 

[Len Backus]

Huskemaw is made in japan

Huskemaw is made in JAPAN by Light Optical Works.

Here is what ChuckHawks.com says about Light Optical Works:

Light Optical Works (considered Japan's finest OEM facility)

But the internet being what it is, both wonderful and dreadful, there will be forum threads started thousands of years from now purporting that "someone" told them that Huskemaw is made in China.

 

[CRaTxn]

re: Huskemaw?

I have one S&B and five Swarovski a couple of Khales and a Nikon that are wonderful. My Leos have been worth every penny and when one came undone in East Africa the factory fixed it for free---beat that. My Trijicon variables are my favorites now and take no batteries ...the ACOG is so new I just can't brag on it yet. As an Air Force and airline pilot my eyes were always being tested...so they were well above average. The most enlightening comment of this long thread was the gentleman that acknowledged the idiosyncrasies of the human eye: not just between people but the same person with a good nights crew rest or not; with good hydration or all dried out; with good oxygen to the eyes or a flatlander with partial altitude sickness squinting into bright mountain top sun and half hungover.(we prebreath 100% O2 for night landings when tired) . You gotta give a girl a lotta looks to know if you truly like her...maybe scopes are like that

 

[cowboy]

re: Huskemaw?

I have one S&B and five Swarovski a couple of Khales and a Nikon that are wonderful. My Leos have been worth every penny and when one came undone in East Africa the factory fixed it for free---beat that. My Trijicon variables are my favorites now and take no batteries ...the ACOG is so new I just can't brag on it yet. As an Air Force and airline pilot my eyes were always being tested...so they were well above average. The most enlightening comment of this long thread was the gentleman that acknowledged the idiosyncrasies of the human eye: not just between people but the same person with a good nights crew rest or not; with good hydration or all dried out; with good oxygen to the eyes or a flatlander with partial altitude sickness squinting into bright mountain top sun and half hungover.(we prebreath 100% O2 for night landings when tired) . You gotta give a girl a lotta looks to know if you truly like her...maybe scopes are like that

CRaTxn: I like you own/use Swaro,Leupold,Nikon, as well as Huskemaw. Sure don't see the difference that some people are stating. I believe your post makes the most sense out of the 80 plus posted on this rediculous subject of comparison. I say if you like Huskemaw - I like mine and it works.