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Guns and Glass Help Please

steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
edited May 2002 in Ask the Experts
Hello, have you ever heard of Seeadler-optik. If so what kind of quality are we talking about? The salesperson said they were on a par with Zeiss or Swarovski. I would worry that their the ones that make those cheap, cheesy scopes and mounts you see at that one gun show table. Thanks
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  • bullelkbullelk Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Steve,
    They aren't too bad, but I would never compare them to Zeiss, Schmidt & Bender, or Swarovski. That's my opinion. I don't know which mdl you're looking for and how much it's going for. Let me know, and I'll try to help you out. I have one of those in stock in 1.5-6x42.
    One of the things I don't like about it is the diameter of the eyepiece, about 46 mm. verses the Zeiss at about 38 mm. ( Makes a difference on some guns for bolt clearance )
    I deal in the high end scopes , and have a few in stock. New & used.
    Gino
    bullelk@psouth.net

    "If All Else Fails, Read The Directions"
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  • Guns & GlassGuns & Glass Member Posts: 864 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not very knowledgeable about them. Not a factor in UPO's (upscale performance optics).
    I think the parent company was mostly into optic repairs, and some selling.
    Seems that this could be a private label, or a small company that isn't big enough to go worldwide. This is very common in Europe, called 'cottage industry'.
    The lone importer is/was in Alabama.

    Looking for a UPO? Feel free to contact me, jabsao@msn.com.
    Please send twice, as MSN seems to still have problems.

    Happy Bullet Holes!
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  • bullelkbullelk Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Steve,
    Seeadler-Optik has been in business in Nuremberg, Germany since 1928, manufacturing rifle scopes, spotting scopes, and binoculars. You can go to their website, which doesn't tell you a hell of a lot, at
    www.seeadler-optick-us.com/index
    I have never used one on a rifle, so I can't really evaluate it for you. I, myself would stick to the ones with repair facilitys in the States, and with lifetime warranties.
    I don't think they have a lifetime warranty on their scopes, and I imagine you would have to contact their distributor if you had any problems. Their distributor is located in Daphne, Alabama. Gino

    "If All Else Fails, Read The Directions"
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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks everybody!
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