I for one think it is great. Why buy foreign crap and pay two prices when we can return to making things our selves. and keep the money at home. And as far as quality, I have never had a Leupold fail me. They have always served there purpose and been reasonably priced for the features I wanted.
I have tried other high end scopes and found them lacking in some areas and went back to the Leupold's, also I have never had to send a leupold back the the factory for repairs/adjustments.
My M 82 A1 came with a mark 4 and it is still alive and kicking. As many know the M82 A1 will beat up everything including the scope and the shooter. I have never had a mark 5, so I cant say how they are but all the rest have been great for me.
And as a Vet, I always appreciated Leupold selling there top line scopes to the active service people at 40% off the retail price
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