Thread: P.L.A don't even use Chinese Scopes

Originally Posted by Hermitage

I know that Chinese scopes get a bad reputation, but maybe it is deserved if even their own Army and Police force do not use Chinese made optics.

I've linked an interesting article and although it's 5 years old and things may have changed, back in 2015 the PLA and Chinese Police used Swarovski and Kahles scopes.

"The Chinese military and law enforcement agencies have been using a small number of Swarovski and Kahles scopes on their semi-auto and bolt-action precision rifles. The difference is that the Kahles they have been using were the Helica series of hunting scopes."

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...taiwan-strait/

if they buy "a small number of Swarovski and Kahles scopes", and knowing they have the largest army and police force by head count in the whole world, wouldn't that necessitate the implication that the rest, which is the vast majority of their army and police, do not use Khale and Swarovski?

The same argument in your title can be applied to Americans too. Some American police force and special forces use S&B and maybe Khales. recently the US Marine is looking at using The SMASH scope, an Israeli outfit. Does this mean the US army does not even trust US scopes?

New Zealand too makes various firearm parts. Am I right in saying that no New Zealand firearm part marker has a current contract with New Zealand military or police? does that may what we produce are sub-standard and not worth using? surely it would not mean that.

Different applications demand different grade of gear. There is no denial that Khales is better than any Chinese brand so where there is critical application, using important superior gear is warranted. But it does not mean for less critical applications lesser gear cannot or is not used.