Originally Posted by JGRaider
(assuming Leupy is actually made in USA)

It isn't "Made in USA." Some parts may be, and it may be assembled here. But this label does not equal "Made In USA."

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FTC requires that "Made in USA" be "all or virtually all" made in the U.S. Any "Assembled in USA", "Built in USA," etc, are not controlled by the FTC and are just terms to make a buyer think they are getting a "Made in USA" product. Leupold can't use "Made in USA" because it doens't meet the FTC requirement to use that label.

The US Gov't is required to "Buy American" and requires that "Made in USA" products be manufactured in the U.S. of more than 50 percent U.S. parts. Trijicon stamps many of their products "Made in USA" while acknowledging their lenses and some other parts are sourced from Japan.