There's Money In Optics!

Shooting Industry, July, 2001 by Roger Combs

Swift Instruments

New Swift products include lightweight Trilyte binoculars, seven new Premier rifle scope models, telescopes, and a new, long eye-relief Lynx zoom spotting scope for hunters. Riflescopes include 1 inch and 30mm tube models. The compact 9x binoculars feature a rubber-armored green camouflage finish. Swift riflescopes are available in regular black or matte finishes.

Tasco Worldwide

Tasco's new scopes for 2001 include three EXP riflescopes, one EXP shotgun/black powder scope, two World Class 40mm rifle/black powder scopes and one new World Class illuminated reticle compact scope. The EXP riflescopes feature 30/30 oval objects that provide wide views while permitting low profile mounting. Super Light Transmission (SLT) multi-coating covers the lenses. Glove-Grip turrets permit .25 MOA windage and elevations adjustments.

Trijicon

Trijicon's new AccuPoint 1.254x25mm dual illuminated scope is designed for low-light, close-in hunting. Tritium and fiber-optic light collectors illuminate the sight that Trijicon says will improve aiming speed and accuracy.

Weaver

Weaver's Grand Slam riflescopes are equipped with Weaver's Micro-Trac patented four-point adjustment system. The Grand Slams feature a Duplex reticle, except for the 6x20x model -- which is offered with varminter reticles or fine, center-dotted crosshairs. Nitrogen filled and black-rubber armored, the Weaver Grand Slam binocular series comes in either 8.5x45mm or 10.5x45mm.

Winchester Optics

Winchester has licensed Vanguard of Taiwan to make binoculars, spotting scopes and a monocular under the Winchester name. The series offers five binoculars, two spotting scope kits and a monocular. Vanguard grinds and polishes its own optical glass and the binoculars have rubber-coated aluminum bodies.

Zeiss

Zeiss is offering four new Conquest series riflescopes this year. The 3-9x40mm, 3-9x40mm, 3.5-l0x44mm and 4.5-14x44mm carry mid-range price tags. The scopes are water and fogproof, and carry the company's lifetime transferable warranty. Zeiss' Victory Binoculars are available in l0x40mm, 8x40mm, 10x56mm and 8x56mm. They feature multi-coated lenses and glass free of lead and arsenic, which makes them thinner, lighter and less-bulky optics systems.

THE OPTICS INDUSTRY
ADCO                      401
Aimtech Mount Systems     402
Alpen Outdoors            403
AD Sight Systems          404
Brunton                   405
BSA Optics                406
B-Square Co               407
Burris Co                 408
Bushnell Sports Optics    409
Butler Creek Corp         410
Canon USA                 411
Carson Optical            412
Conetrol Scope Mounts     413
Dynamit Nobel             414
Fujinon Inc               415
Kahles                    416
Leica USA                 417
Leupold & Stevens         418
Meopta                    419
Michaels of Oregon        420
Millett Sights            421
Minox                     422
Nikon Inc                 423
Pentax Corp               424
Quake Industries          425
Ranch Products            426
Redfield                  427
Schmidt & Bender          428
Sightron Inc              429
Simmons Outdoor           430
Smith Abrasives           431
Springfield Armory        432
Steiner                   433
Swarovski Optik           434
Swift instruments Inc.    435
Tasco Worldwide           436
Thompson/Center Arms      437
Trijicon                  438
Warne Mfg                 439
Weaver/Blount             440
Winchester Optics         441
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics  442