Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
Originally Posted by Pappy348
Originally Posted by JGRaider
It is quite obvious that no matter what bhoges, MD, anyone who has experience (actual use), or evenTract themselves says or could say about this new line of scopes (and binos) will be half way satisfied with anything posted. It will be picked, nitpicked, and raked over the coals to death, quite obviously. We'll keep using the one I have to smack steel, hogs, and mule deer.



Yup. Kinda amazing the amount of hard data wanted for a $700 purchase. Wonder if they insisted on that much info on their wives before they married them. Maybe Form would be willing to put prospective brides through their paces too.



You bring up a good point. I assume you met you wife and had a shotgun wedding the next day? Some guys, like myself, are sticklers and wanted to get some “hard data” by dating their prospective wives for 6, 12, or even 24 whole months before committing.

ctsmith was absolutely right when he said, essentially, that guys who havent’t experienced many scope failures may not worry about the track record of their chosen scope models so much. I’ve personally lost enough hair, and spend enough time, frustration, and money diagnosing and dealing with scope failures, that these days I stick with using scopes that I know are going to work properly and keep on ticking, based on their historical mechanical integrity and failure rate. It’s not just the $700 that I’m gambling, it’s also the cost of ammo and the time invested that I lose when working with faulty gear. It’s the same reason that I have a used car thoroughly inspected before buying- I want to do my due diligence before buying, to make sure I’m not getting into something that will only cause me headaches down the road. When Daewoo came out with their line of cars, some people looked at the spec sheet and jumped on board, while others waited for the Consumer Reports and reliability feedback to come out before taking a gamble. This is no different.


Actually, the current one was "tested" for a year and a half before the "purchase" was finalized, thanks for asking.

As for scopes, I had enough info gleaned from reviews by reliable folks to pique my interest in a Tract, and the combination of a good sale and a nice conversation with Jon Lacorte sealed the deal. My Tekoa's been on two rifles so far and has performed perfectly. The glass seems as good as any I've used and the reticle is a great design for hunting. I'm not crazy about the looks and it's a little long and heavy for a hunting scope. All things considered, the risk I took was worth taking, based on the historical failures of other hunting scopes in this price range ( I specifically exclude SWFAs from that category, because the reticle and form factor are unsuitable for my hunting use, no matter what others think), and on my experience chasing zeros on other hunting scopes, mostly Leupolds, for decades. I don't know how many scopes I'll be buying in the future, but if one of the Japanese Tracts fits my requirements, it'll be considered along with any others that do the same, and I'll have personal experience to base that consideration on. Don't care what others buy or why, but so far I have no reason to recommend against buying one of these.

Never went down the Daewoo road, but I could tell you a thing or two (none of it good) about Toyotas, Subarus, and at least one Ford!

What fresh Hell is this?