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Optical glass shortage looming

Post by GunnyGene » Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:31 am

Ran across this this morning. Apparently due to Covid shutdowns the supply of optical glass for scopes, and similar is being interrupted. The vast majority of this kind of glass comes from China, and from what I read the entire Chinese production of it is shut down. We're not talking finished lenses here, but the basic glass. So whatever quantity of raw material the scope manufacturers have in existing inventory is used up, that's it for a while. Prices of optics will go up. So if you're looking for a new scope or bino's or whatever, the advice is to get it now.

Y'all can verify this by searching for " rifle scope glass shortage "

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Re: Optical glass shortage looming

Post by Hatchdog » Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:21 am

Criminy what’s next! :(

And I just sold one of my precious Leupold 2-7X33 mounted on a 10-22 to fund a Single Seven purchase. Kinda wish now I hadn’t done that.
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Re: Optical glass shortage looming

Post by brm4450 » Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:49 am

:( Yikes, I’m in the hunt for a new Leupold
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Re: Optical glass shortage looming

Post by Rifletom » Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:21 am

brm, check cameralandny.com. Ask for Doug. They'll get you fixed up.
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Re: Optical glass shortage looming

Post by brm4450 » Fri Aug 20, 2021 12:29 pm

Rifletom wrote:
Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:21 am
brm, check cameralandny.com. Ask for Doug. They'll get you fixed up.
Gracias, will do
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Re: Optical glass shortage looming

Post by Shakey Jake » Fri Aug 20, 2021 12:56 pm

brm4450 wrote:
Fri Aug 20, 2021 12:29 pm
Rifletom wrote:
Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:21 am
brm, check cameralandny.com. Ask for Doug. They'll get you fixed up.
Gracias, will do
I picked up one of these at Midway. It was a one time run. I don't have a rifle to put it on but always like having an extra scope "just in case". Seems to be a pretty good scope. I also have a friend wanting to sell a Leupold. I think it's a VARIX-II 3X9 but not absolutely sure. He said he had it on a rifle he sold and it wasn't on it very long. PM me if you want his phone #.
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Re: Optical glass shortage looming

Post by Sir Henry » Fri Aug 20, 2021 2:04 pm

Last November I ordered seven Nikon and Leupold scopes just to have around. All but two are on rifles and the five that came off were El Paso built Weavers from the 50’s to 70’s that are now in the junk drawer.

Glad I bought them now.
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Re: Optical glass shortage looming

Post by Rifletom » Fri Aug 20, 2021 4:10 pm

Sir Henry wrote:
Fri Aug 20, 2021 2:04 pm
Last November I ordered seven Nikon and Leupold scopes just to have around. All but two are on rifles and the five that came off were El Paso built Weavers from the 50’s to 70’s that are now in the junk drawer.

Glad I bought them now.
Gene, those old El Paso Weaver's have a collectors value to some. Might want to hang on to them. Like most here, I have extra scopes in a cabinet for something I might buy. Glad I have 'em.
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Re: Optical glass shortage looming

Post by brm4450 » Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:33 pm

Used to have extra scopes also but then I bought several Henry’s and then I didn’t have extras. Jake thanks for the offer but today went to a sporting goods store and they had what I was looking for. I appreciate the gesture, thanks!
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Re: Optical glass shortage looming

Post by Rifletom » Sat Aug 21, 2021 9:32 am

What did you get?
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