Sightron SIII 1-7x24 IR 4A

[Grumpy]

Just when I think that I know what scope I`ll get next Sightron have to introduce this :
http://info.sightron.com/Riflescopes/SI ... -7x24IR4A/

[winnie_the_pooh]

Hunting buffalo in the near future ???

[Grumpy]

Useful for pretty much anything.

[mundaire]

Looks like nice glass, what does it retail at? No price mentioned on the linked page.

[winnie_the_pooh]

http://www.riflescopes.webyshops.com/Br ... I17X24IR4A

Would be higher in the UK ....but I am sure Grumpy is getting a special deal on it

[Grumpy]

c.£699 in the UK - and I can`t get any sort of deal which is the one thing putting me off.
I reckon that`s too much money for a Sightron.

[winnie_the_pooh]

That hurts.IF you import it,would any import duty be levied ? Is there some exemption on import for personal use?

[Grumpy]

Ha ! Price plus shipping costs plus import duty plus VAT @ 20% on the the first three totalled. It rarely makes sense to import stuff.

[winnie_the_pooh]

Ha ! Price plus shipping costs plus import duty plus VAT @ 20% on the the first three totalled. It rarely makes sense to import stuff.

That is even more f****d up system of calculating tax than the Indian one.Here it is normally 30% of Cost+Freight+Insurance.

Still you can walk into a shop and buy shooting and outdoors related stuff . In India you have to rely on friends and relatives to get you even small things and then you keep your fingers crossed till it is in your hands. I have been blessed that ways in having friends who have helped out when I have imposed on them,but not every one is.

How about buying one of those Chinese made Zeiss riflescopes

[Grumpy]

Something I find very strange is that we can import any scope but can`t export scopes that exceed 4x magnification......
Chinese Zeiss now eh ? I`ve seen Chinese Bushnells that are nothing to to with Bushnell......and have heard of Chinese Minox ditto ...... and another Chinese made pretend range. Forgery seems almost a way of life in China.

[winnie_the_pooh]

Not a forgery.Genuine Chinese made Zeiss scopes for the discerning American sportsman

http://sportsoptics.zeiss.com/content/s ... rra3x.html

[Vikram]

Not a forgery.Genuine Chinese made Zeiss scopes for the discerning American sportsman

http://sportsoptics.zeiss.com/content/s ... rra3x.html

Winnie, where does it say they are made in China? Thanks.


Best-
Vikram

[Grumpy]

Oh good grief ! First the American made Conquests, then the `budget` ( and brown ) Duralyts and now the Chinese made Terra. Zeiss need to be very careful as they are going to lose their reputation for excellence ..... Something that I think is already happening thinking about the matter.

[xl_target]

Wow that's kind of overpriced for a Sightron scope.
It's $799 here in the US and even that is overpriced, IMO.

[Grumpy]

It seems that the early Terras might have been American made .... but I`m none too sure of that. I can`t find any review of the Terra 3X range but saw on another forum someone who reckoned they`d spoken to a Zeiss rep in the US who stated that they were assembled in Japan. Judging by the price range that might be possible ..... but $399 for a Japanese scope is cheap nowadays ..... and these are cheap Zeiss scopes ......
It`s almost comforting to look at the main Zeiss website and see that neither the Conquest or Terra 3X ranges exist. They`re obviously both intended for the US market.
As an aside, I still wish the Duralyts weren`t brown ......... ( Don`t tell me they`re `bronze` because bronze is brown ! )