Thread: Us optic websites

What are your go to sites for optics. Binos and scopes.
Cheers

EuroOptic in the US. Roy has most of the good stuff.

What is import like these days?

Not bad.... have sent 2 in as many months.... longer postal times ,but both have been received

Originally Posted by Tussock

What is import like these days?

... Optics Planet..... hard to beat their prices

I guess you might want to save the trouble to export from US especially for scope, not sure about binoculars. Unless the retailer can help you on the ITAR.

From what I know normally business charge 200USD for the first item, not sure if additional item would be less. And you need a import permit for it come into NZ I believe.

What are you looking for?

Originally Posted by xiaohan

I guess you might want to save the trouble to export from US especially for scope, not sure about binoculars. Unless the retailer can help you on the ITAR.

From what I know normally business charge 200USD for the first item, not sure if additional item would be less. And you need a import permit for it come into NZ I believe.

What are you looking for?

Most scopes are non ITAR restricted but a lot of retailers won't/can't ship products here due to commercial agreements.

Scopes haven't needed import permits in the past but hwrd to know with the current caos in this country.

There are quite a few retailers who do ship to NZ, its just a matter of looking on their website or ask just them.
I don't list them on this forum as NZ retailers in the past have gotten upset they are missing their cut and have gotten restrictions put on from the US end, Leupold are well known for having done this.

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Most scopes are non ITAR restricted but a lot of retailers won't/can't ship products here due to commercial agreements.

Scopes haven't needed import permits in the past but hwrd to know with the current caos in this country.

There are quite a few retailers who do ship to NZ, its just a matter of looking on their website or ask just them.
I don't list them on this forum as NZ retailers in the past have gotten upset they are missing their cut and have gotten restrictions put on from the US end, Leupold are well known for having done this.

Really? Every time I look up on optics planet for scope, red dot etc. They all have this ITAR warning below the description, e.g. this S&B PM2
"By adding to cart, I understand, acknowledge, and agree to the Export Policy. I am a U.S. Person, and I do not intend to export this product."
https://www.opticsplanet.com/schmidt...d-edition.html

Cause from my understanding, pretty much anything you can put on a firearm is classified as ITAR restricted. But you can find the same item from retailers in other countries, just higher price.

Originally Posted by xiaohan

Really? Every time I look up on optics planet for scope, red dot etc. They all have this ITAR warning below the description, e.g. this S&B PM2
"By adding to cart, I understand, acknowledge, and agree to the Export Policy. I am a U.S. Person, and I do not intend to export this product."
https://www.opticsplanet.com/schmidt...d-edition.html

Cause from my understanding, pretty much anything you can put on a firearm is classified as ITAR restricted. But you can find the same item from retailers in other countries, just higher price.

Optics planet is just a pain in the arse is all.
There are plenty that will ship, if you are in Canada it should be even easier.

Originally Posted by A330driver

... Optics Planet..... hard to beat their prices

They were good. Last time I tried them they came back with " the manufacturer has asked us to stop exporting to ...... to protect their local agent" type shit.
I was after a brand stocked by a chain so go figure.

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Well ... have them sent to me ... I’ll fwd them... chur

Originally Posted by Steve123

They were good. Last time I tried them they came back with " the manufacturer has asked us to stop exporting to ...... to protect their local agent" type shit.
I was after a brand stocked by a chain so go figure.

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Originally Posted by A330driver

Well ... have them sent to me ... I’ll fwd them... chur

Be careful of giving your address out.
Way things are going your going to end up with a compound full of heavily armed Kiwi refugees.
Hope you have a bbq that can feed 200.

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Originally Posted by Steve123

They were good. Last time I tried them they came back with " the manufacturer has asked us to stop exporting to ...... to protect their local agent" type shit.
I was after a brand stocked by a chain so go figure.

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Same with me. Ended up buying in Australia and saved $600 cos local agent wouldn't even consider dropping his price.

Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi

Same with me. Ended up buying in Australia and saved $600 cos local agent wouldn't even consider dropping his price.

I'm probably not going to buy any Bushnell branded gear after that,
They may want to support theiving rip off merchants who suck up to Bucktooth but I wont.

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Originally Posted by Steve123

They were good. Last time I tried them they came back with " the manufacturer has asked us to stop exporting to ...... to protect their local agent" type shit.
I was after a brand stocked by a chain so go figure.

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I got the same response so I buy no more of the loopy product, tried local prices and time scales no thanks, had a fancy for a new VX5 when they came out.

I had to settle with importing S&B, Sharavoski, Leica, Elcan & Nightforce the injustice of it all

Just my 2 cents.