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Old 07-02-2012, 03:18 AM   #21
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What about Trijicon? I would assume since they have some mil issue, they would have American made scopes?
I dont think any us optics companies grind their own glass.


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I dont think any us optics companies grind their own glass.
None? Is it just a NATO requirement for mil glass? Meaning, we can source from NATO countries? I thought that most if not all of the military materiel, etc had to be domestic origin? Is that not the case?
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None? Is it just a NATO requirement for mil glass? Meaning, we can source from NATO countries? I thought that most if not all of the military materiel, etc had to be domestic origin? Is that not the case?
Most top quality scopes use Japanese lenses. (
Even many of the high end German scopes use Japanee lenses.
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