The scope is made in the Philippines. The precursor to the BLACK FX1000 is the BLACK X1000 which is SFP. There's always someone out there who likes the 22"dub's and someone who doesn't . Nikon is making quality scopes with feature's that shooter's want and need to be successful at a fair price.
that is what I guessed, notice how the PST 2 this scope and the burris XTR, all have very similar knurling on the turrets. they must all be coming from the same Philippine factory. covered windage turrets should really be done on all scopes. no one is cranking on those windage knobs
