StraightPipes, if you are going to peddle your products on this or any other site, or seek information, the least you can do is open your wallet and contribute to help keep this site up and running.
I try to form my opinions based on fact. It happens to be a fact the HAKKO scopes are made in CHINA and assembled in JAPAN. It is also a fact that LIGHT OPTICAL (hence the name LIGHTFORCE) was the original maker of NIGHTFORCE scopes, not HAKKO. As for my shooting skills, come on over here to Camp Pendleton. Let's see what you've got at unknown distances. You have displayed your ability to read my profile, know I live in Ca, and can clearly see nothing is hidden. What I do for a living is right there. I don't bash our sport, have not bashed MARCH, but rather said I believe S&B optics are better, have many items made in JAPAN, and support this site with donations. Sooooo... until you and ARK start supporting this site with a bit of money, can (using your words) prove the HAKKO products are made in JAPAN and not merely assembled there, keep it to yourself. I choose to form my own opinion and to limit my purchases to as few CHINESE made products as possible.
I try to form my opinions based on fact. It happens to be a fact the HAKKO scopes are made in CHINA and assembled in JAPAN. It is also a fact that LIGHT OPTICAL (hence the name LIGHTFORCE) was the original maker of NIGHTFORCE scopes, not HAKKO. As for my shooting skills, come on over here to Camp Pendleton. Let's see what you've got at unknown distances. You have displayed your ability to read my profile, know I live in Ca, and can clearly see nothing is hidden. What I do for a living is right there. I don't bash our sport, have not bashed MARCH, but rather said I believe S&B optics are better, have many items made in JAPAN, and support this site with donations. Sooooo... until you and ARK start supporting this site with a bit of money, can (using your words) prove the HAKKO products are made in JAPAN and not merely assembled there, keep it to yourself. I choose to form my own opinion and to limit my purchases to as few CHINESE made products as possible.