subject: Know More About Leupold Rifle Scopes Leupold's Motto Is "america's Optics Authority." [print this page] Founded in 1907 Leupold was a single man repair shop for surveying optical gear. He soon was joined by his brother-in-law Adam Voelpe. In 1914 J C Stevens joins the firm as a partner. His invention, the first water level recorder, increased the company's growth. Fred Leupold always believed that "customers deserved a square deal."
Family legend says Fred Leupold's son Marcus missed a deer shot because of a fogged rifle scope. His vow that he could make a better scope led to the Leupold Company's 1949 entry into the sporting optics business with the plainsman 2.5X rifle scope. Utilising skills learned in the US Army Corps of Engineers, he bled off all the air in the scope and put in pure nitrogen. This kept water from entering the scope and fogging the lens. This improvement in rifle scopes assured Leupold a leadership role in America's optics business to this day.
Leupold introduced the Duplex reticle in 1962. Huge dark posts attached to the rifle scope's cross hairs made it easier for shooters to locate the center in poor visibility or lighting conditions. This evolved into the standard for all rifle scopes.
Leupold also creates tactical rifle scopes for military and law enforcement organizations. Tactical rifle scopes are built strong and meet higher standards than sporting scopes. Tactical scopes need the strength to withstand the challenges of fight and law enforcement uses such as SWAT teams. Leupold even makes range finding binoculars and rangefinders that are decent enough for ranging targets even in combat conditions.
To aid sporting rifle scopes, Leupold makes spotting scopes and binoculars. These optical devices are popular with bird watchers and several other animal observers and surveyors. The spotting scopes have longer range than binoculars. This improved range comes at the cost of size and weight. The highest powered spotting scopes are too heavy to use by hand, so they come with a stand to support them.
Lastly, Leupold makes golf rangefinders, handheld monocular devices that provide range information to a point chosen by the user. This technology could cross over to sporting uses to determine if a target is in the range of a rifle.
