Thread: Online Leupold no go

I've had two different American online shops tell me they can't export Leupold scopes or even rings due to a contract with the manufacturer. I previously got that for Swarovski but this week it seems to be more brands. Has anyone else had the same or is it just me ?

I was trying a while ago with some various scopes and they all said to contact your local supplier instead. Even the el-cheapo hawkes etc. Same with Leupold.

It's basically a warranty issue. They don't want to deal with an overseas customer if something goes wrong. There are a couple of ways around it - the simplest is to sign up with one of the many US reshipping services. As an added bonus, a lot of places offer free shipping within the states, which means the cost of shipping from the reshipper (who of course don't base shipping cost on purchase price) to you may actually be less than getting it shipped directly from the retailer.

ETA: Just a quick afterthought... Don't even THINK of trying to circumvent US export or kiwi import laws using these companies. They don't like that and your stuff won't leave the US....

just buy it off the optic zone, who are more than happy to export what ever you want.
jon is a great guy and will get stuff not on his web site for you, you just need to send an email
greg

Except he won't do NightForce, well he wouldn't some time ago.

Disappointing. I really hate the idea of paying our hyper inflated price for optics

yea i think the milatary style scopes are prohibited export. but nightforse is owned by lightforce who are aussie. prices were always about the same usd to aud,
could be easier to get from oz?
greg

Originally Posted by greghud

yea i think the milatary style scopes are prohibited export. but nightforse is owned by lightforce who are aussie. prices were always about the same usd to aud,
could be easier to get from oz?
greg

But they're made in the USA so would still full under ITAR?

With Nightforce I dont think it has much to do with ITAR resrictions more trying to protect their dealer networks.

Tracey Short threw his toys a while back about US based retailers selling NXZ's into NZ. It's not so easy to do now.

Originally Posted by Proudkiwi

With Nightforce I dont think it has much to do with ITAR resrictions more trying to protect their dealer networks.

Tracey Short threw his toys a while back about US based retailers selling NXZ's into NZ. It's not so easy to do now.

Gahh. I really need to double check my posts before I submit. I meant NSX's.

I think it more to do with protecting the local factory appointed wholesalers/retailers (simalar thing happened with MINOX and Vortex at Cameraland NY). Sure some scopes are ITAR restricted but in the case of leupold I think they have put word around their US retailers not to export their products. Brownells will no longer ship Leupold products not even bases and that is not because they don't want to deal with NZ customers (they will ship you anything as long as they are legally able to do). Their response was that they are no longer able to export leupold products due to manufacturers instructions. So I'd make the most of whoever will ship if your wanting to import.

Think this is bullshit have just as 2min ago ordered a mk4 8.5-25x50 for a build from opticzone an went through??

It never said anything about not been accepted an was easy like normal
$1399 scope
$53.55 freight
$29.07 internationl surcharge

$1482.61 total easy as 5 min on there site an done

Unless this hasnt come in yet?

Nah shouldn't be a worry, he told me MK4's aren't a problem, just the Nightforce out of what he sells.

Originally Posted by jakewire

Nah shouldn't be a worry, he told me MK4's aren't a problem, just the Nightforce out of what he sells.

They never did with nightforce anyway??

Thought this thread way about not sending leupold out of the states?

and you wont get a nightforce out of OZ either now, they cranked down on that a few years ago cause someone kicked up a fuss here in NZ