Get To Know More About Leupold Rifle Scopes


by Tony Mitchell - Date: 2010-10-17 - Word Count: 371 Share This!

Leupold's motto is "America's Optics Authority." Founded in 1907 Leupold was a single man repair shop for surveying optical gear. He quickly was joined by his brother in law Adam Voelpe. In 1914 J C Stevens joins the firm as a partner. His invention, the first water level recorder, increased the company's growth. Fred Leupold always believed that "customers deserved a fair deal."

Family legend says Fred Leupold's son Marcus missed a deer shot due to a fogged rifle scope. His oath that he could make a better scope led to the Leupold Company's 1949 entry into the sporting optics business with the plainsman 2.5X rifle scope. Using abilities learned in the US Army Corps of Engineers, he bled off all the air in the scope and put in pure nitrogen. This kept water from entering the scope and fogging the lens. This development in rifle scopes promised Leupold a leadership role in America's optics business to this day.

Duplex reticle was presented by Leupold back in 1962. Huge dark posts attached to the rifle scope's cross hairs made it easier for shooters to locate the center in poor visibility or light conditions. This grew to become the standard for all rifle scopes.

Nowadays Leupold makes tactical rifle scopes for law enforcement organizations and for the military. Tactical rifle scopes are built sturdy and meet higher standards than sporting scopes. Tactical scopes need the strength to withstand the challenges of fight and law enforcement uses like SWAT teams. Leupold also creates rangefinders and range finding binoculars to aid tactical users locate and range targets quick enough for combat conditions.

To aid sporting rifle scopes, Leupold makes spotting scopes and binoculars. These optical devices are popular with bird watchers and other animal observers and surveyors. The spotting scopes have longer range than binoculars. This superior range comes at the cost of size and weight. The highest powered spotting scopes are too heavy to use by hand, so they come with a stand to help them.

Lastly, Leupold makes golf rangefinders, handheld monocular devices that provide range information to a point selected by the user. This technology could cross over to sporting uses to determine if a target is in the range of a rifle.

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