So, Nikon scopes should be on killer discounts soon I guess?
Any goodies I should be watching out for?
I could get interested in a mid-distance for .223/.300/.338?
Maybe a long distance for the .50BMG? it has glass on it now that the prior owner claims he used with success, but IIRC the turret locks don't work any longer.
They bailed on NRA annual meeting after Parkland. I figured they were going to leave the industry sooner, but my understanding is that sport optics had actually become a larger part of their business due to the death of the point and click camera industry.
Colt stops selling ARs to the civilian market.
Smith & Wesson is being spun off from its parent corporation.
Nikon to stop making rifle scopes.
Supreme Court clears way allowing a suit to be brought against Remington for Sandy Hook shootings.
All within days of each other.
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In Nikon's just released quarterly results, sales and profits were way down and the future isn't rosy, the iPhone being a pretty good camera for most uses. I think Nikon is consolidating and scopes are a peripheral part of its business. Don't think it's an anti-firearms position.
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Who will service a Nikon scope once they exit?Originally Posted by hufnagel
I guess if you can buy one for $49.95 it would be a throw away.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
Nikon's warranty was never like Leupold's.
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There have been lots of deals on Nikon scopes recently. They tried to get into the cheap PRS style market - I have seen big discounts on those. I bet OPTICS PLANET/DVOR or EUROOPTICS or such will buy up their stock and have a big sale.
Natchez Shooter's Supply is another one to watch.
But damn... Just refreshed on specs for a couple. The 1-4s are 14 oz where a similar Leupold is 9 oz.
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Not another dime.
Cabelas also sells a lot of Nikon scopes. Watch their ads going into the holidays. They don't often have the best prices but when they decide to close a product line out it's gone in a few days. That happened with Howa rifles a few years ago. I think they sold them below cost.
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In the P-F basket of deplorables.
Nikon, not quite an industry leader is it? Shows you can sell almost anything with enough marketing. Even the gun writer hacks promote them.
Wife wanted her own binoculars on a cruise. The only thing they had on the ship was Nikon so I bought those. Glass quality was pretty ho hum. Never considered a Nikon rifle scope after that.
Last edited by Borderland; 11-17-2019 at 10:40 AM.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
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