Great review Readiness. I had the guys at work watch this video. Great information. Thanks for sharing brother 👍

I've had a NCSTAR long eye relief on a Mosin 91/30 (mounted with no permanent mod to rifle) for 12 years now and it's still holding zero through at least one spam can of ammo. I'm pretty happy for what I paid. It was all I could afford at the time and my eyes suck so I needed some magnification to really test the rifle. I shimmed it based on the way the Finns did and cork bedded the barrel and it's an amazing shooter for a Mosin refurb. Lots of refurb Mosins fit poorly in their stock and it hurts accuracy a good bit.

Great vid, noticed the miss spelling too. I always try to buy direct from company or places like optics planet, cabelas, etc.. Thanks for putting this out there though.

Thanks for the video ill buy straight from leupold to be safe. I didn't realize these were so close. Yes ever time we try to save a penny we are hurting American jobs. In done with Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon.

There are budget scopes out there that punch way above their price point without being a parasite on another company’s hard earned reputation.

I just got one from a customer who brought me a new rifle and a new Leupold Vari-X 3,still in the box.I actually started mounting it before something caught my eye.The power ring works backwards.On the genuine Leupold scopes the power is increased by turning the ring clockwise.On this scope,you turn the ring counterclockwise to increase the power.I have 15 of their scopes,and in my little gunsmithing/rifle tuning shop,I've mounted dozens of them.My customer bought three of them for $100 apiece.The serial number is also fake,and they would never put a crappy set of Ching Chung rings like that with one of their scopes.I don't know why nobody mentioned the power ring being backwards like most Asian scopes are.

Nice information RR.

Thanks for your video. A good reminder to everyone out there buying glass for their firearms. The glass for Leupold is not manufactured in the USA. It is `farmed`out by specification to the lowest bidder... The production site can be made anywhere there is an optics factory... This being the case with Leupold and other scope manufacturers means that China and other countries have the specifications for the name brand scopes so they can readily make copies. It`s good to know about the rings as that would be the give-away when looking at the box that the scope comes in. Maybe China is letting us know that certain products that command a high price can be made for much cheaper then one would expect. It needs a good testing with what we believe is a true Leupold scope in the same magnification on a 30-06 or 300 WM.

Thank you, I was going to purchase a used Bergara HMR w/ this scope but now I’m skeptical .

I picked up a Leupold VX3i 4.5-14x50 CDS Windplex, side focus riflescope about 5 years ago. I noticed my adjustment dials (turrets) look different from the counterfeit scope shown in the video. I ordered a custom dial (CDS) from Leupold and they verify your serial number to ensure making the correct dial for your riflescope. Great information to watch out for counterfeit Chinese stuff like the fake Silver Eagle coins flooding the market. Buyer beware.

Wow! I was freaking out for a minute. I still have the original box. So like Matt is Matte on mine. Also the numbers don't match. Mine are 170704. Not 08. Also under the barcodes mine says Twilight Max tm. No caps, neoprene leupold cover. No rings. Looks like I dodged a bullet. Paid 550 a couple years ago on ebay. Exact same vx3i 4.5×14 ×50mm.

Nice job young man 🇺🇸

Thanks for the save

Did you make a follow up on how the scope held up and preformed?

Visual tells that it is counterfeit: the printing on the gold ring is any colour other than black, the indications on the power ring are facing away from the shooter, and the QR code on the bottom of the scope is on the left side. Hope this info helps somebody from making a mistake.

On the one I have, 'Matte' and 'Assembled' are both spelled correctly. I have it on a Savage 110 ba. It has good clarity up to 12X. It has held zero well through about 100 rounds of .338 Lapua. I think these are hit or miss on quality control. Mounted it as a joke thinking it would not last on a high power rifle, but it's still on there and doing fine. Range snobs won't like it, but they don't like my Savage either. You don't need to spend 10 grand on a rig to shoot long range. I shoot to around 800 yards with pretty good results.

one of the first signs is "Matt" on the box authentic ones have "Matte"

bought 2 vx 111 3.5 to 10 by 40. Did not know they were fakes as they were very impressive. Didnt' know to look at the serial numbers (they matched). Put it on a 22 and it self destructed after 10 rounds. So i keep the other one in the kitchen as a spare bino.

There are indicators that are obvious, the magnification increases by turning COUNTER clockwise, also the markings are 2x 4x 6x 8x etc instead of 2 4 6 8

Scary stuff brother! Hope you get good use out of it.

I bought that exact scope .I know it's not legit .but I have been shooting it on my 6.5 creedmore .been very consistent actually paid 90 bucks

34 seconds into the video, note that "ASSEMBLED" is misspelled as "ASSEMBLBD". Bad grammer is common for pirated goods.

Idk who would buy this for $60 and expect it to be legit. I mean, cmon. You gotta know better than that.

Most likely Chi-Com made Leupold lenses from the scratch/dent pile

Thank you for the info mate. Had no idea the Chinesees were doing this. 🇦🇺🦘

I could have spotted that it was a fake Leupold just by looking at the box. My genuine Leupolds have the product labels slapped on the box ends crooked, like they were rushed out of the factory at 4:59PM on Friday afternoon. On the fake boxes, they are perfectly straight, lol! My new genuine VX-5HD 3-15x56MM came with a small amount of debris on the upper vertical reticle. The side windage knobs are made of flimsy plastic. And the bikini covers don't look any better than the ones on the Chinese scope. So I had to pay an extra $150 for their Alumina scope covers. Oh well! Incidentally, I talked to the Steiner distributor a while back. He said that if a Chinese optic sells for $100 here it only cost about $3 or $4 to make. How much quality/quality control will you get for $2? No such thing as cold fusion. Good luck!

Are you planning to make a video of it soon? Got one for my .270 Hope notHing bad Happens

Looks pretty good for a knock off 🤔 look forward to seeing how it does on your .22 😁

Wouldn't be surprised if they were sourcing glass from the same place.

I have an authentic copy of this scope. I don't believe the gold ring is shiny like this fake. I don't believe the power adjustment knob is as wide/the same, and the bikini covers have the Leupold logo on them. The magnification markers are different and it turns in a different direction.

I bought a gun a HT97 used and it had one of these on it, the front lens was scratched so I sent it to Leupold for a lens change and they said it was fake!!! Went straight back to the Gun Trader, He point Blank denied it... Am in process of suing Him, I paid extra as it had this scope... SO WATCH OUT PEOPLE even gun shop are doing it...

So if I buy my same as this one from cabela is it’s fake or real one

I.bought one The eyepiece screws right off. It fogs up in seconds.

I own an actual one that I got from leupolds website and the real scope doesn’t have a dust cover for the elevation adjustment and for magnification adjustment it doesn’t have a x behind the number so for example (a real leupold just has a number like 14) (the fakes has a x after the number so like 14x) those are the slight differences between a real and a fake.

I own several leupold scopes. I got this exact scope from a dealer as a used one for 400. And my serial number matches the one in the video... lmao I got burned. Hey it did hold 0 on a 308. But I could tell it wasn't a leupold as soon as I started sighting in.

Before you even get the scope out of the box, assembled is spelled wrong [no "e"].

2 syllables: "LOO-POLD".

The easiest way to tell is I leupold magnification turn to the right to zoom not to the left

The first way you can tell it’s a counterfeit is the the writing on the box the word matt is misspelled. A real Leupold spells it matte .

Is it suitable for hunting boar Cz557lüx2 308 win

This is killing me. For the first time I was actually looking to purchase one.

Wonder how much China stuff is in the real deal kinda like buying a Chevy says made in America but everything on it says made in Mexico or China

Probably the main market for these is either gun show scams or returns. Seen it when I used to work retail. Customer buys a real scope, takes it home and swaps in the fake. Then returns the fake in the legit box. Turning a $60 scope into a $400 scope. I worked at a big box outdoors store in the guns section. Someone returned a "Vortex UH1" to customer service. When it got back to me it was a pretty obvious fake.

Where is Leupold scope glass actually manufactured on real Leupold scopes?

How can I order from Turkey I live in Turkey

I would be even more pissed if Someone would’ve paid the $800 of a real one

Prob works just as good

Buy the real ones folks. American workers and a real guarantee , backed up by technical support staff that actually answers the phone. And it's a real forever warranty.

I’m going to buy one and throw it on a .22 too. Leupold looks at Chinese prices I’ll take it.

Wish there 63.65 20 5day shipping good as most best deal $for$ that u can find mine live on 22lr to 375. Rutgers no complantes but not a leupold nor does it eqaual to the quality but good deal iftheyjust sold it under true name it be amazing

What is so difficult about saying “LOO POLD”. Good grief every reviewer on youtube says Leo-pold

I have a real Leupold VX-3i and the current, serial number engraving and gold " L " embossing ( which is on the paralax knob ) are all different. The thing about a scope that most people outside of the long range community fail to realize is that it is a tool to measure hold over. Unless you have the ability to understand how to use the scope measurements and cross it to D.O.P.E., effectively you can save yourself the trouble a use a cheap airsoft site. These fake scopes only matter to people that shoot 100 yards or less. You can throw a football that far, but hitting an object at 900 yards at less then MOA requires equipment you can count on.

I could tell it was a fake in 2 sec of the video. The machining of the body where the adjustment turrets are located isn't correct.

The turrets are a dead giveaway, those are definately not vx3i turrets

Leupold is made in China read the manual so this is why it’s a easy to knock it off. But your right call and verify the serial number with leupold just to make sure you have the warranty. It’s a sad world we live in when everything is now made in China. Check out the trijicon acogs and look it up on your tube they still hold zero with a 12 ga trijicon is the only company that did not respond when I warned them about a counterfeit product.

I bought this scope on eBay that was advertised as new in box but with stock images. The first giveaway is that the box included scope rings. Leupold does not include in their box. Also the wonky rubber scope caps scream fake. I ended up getting a refund and the seller was kicked off eBay but this sucks that many people wouldn't know this is a fake.

Loo-pold. Not leo-pold

It said everything but made in the USA

Lou pold. Leupold

If it's a great scope for the price I don't care. Looks cool at the range just to have the leupold name. And if it holds zero. Then it's fine. Sucks when you would have to use leupold warrenty though.

Having over a dozen authentic Leupold scopes, your scope screams fake to me immediately. Folks with their untrained eyes can be duped easily.

LOL, you ordered from WISH and thought it would be genuine. Joe is the most popular prez, let's go Brandon

Because your $200 Redfield is Made in the Philippines. You can thank Leupold for going overseas to make products. I quit buying them and use German / Austrian makers.

How to take down an American Company.

You can tell this is a fake by the turrets

Reading the serial number will NOT work.......the Chinese copy real serial numbers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It doesn’t bother you are supporting these counterfeit companies? Plenty of Chinese companies are willing to sell a product branded by their own logo... without selling counterfeit products. You should be giving your money to these instead of the Leupold copies. Unless you are trying to make people believe you are cracking out a Leupold when you really aren’t. That’s wrong dude.

Shame on you for enabling the crooks selling counterfeit merchandise. What is wrong with you that you can justify supporting thieves? If I had found this product advertised, I would have immediately contacted Leupold and reported the sellers. I would also have reported the sellers to the web site.