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I bought a defective 7x50 on Ebay a few years back. It would not hold zero so I sent it back to Meopta. They told me the turret was cracked, evidently the seller knew that dbag he was. Meopta offered my choice of 3.5-10x44 one inch or 3.5-10x50 Meostar my choice since they discontinued the 7x50.


How does it get better then that?

Yep...that is awesome customer service.

I have six Meoptas and have had zero issues with any of them.

I have a Meopta Meostar 3-10x50 #4 I got from Doug, no problems.

I bought a new one and sold it to a member here before I even used it and he said it was defective out of the box and sent it in for warranty. Felt bad but he didn't seem to mind...dunno if he got a new scope or not

I had a 3x9 Meopta that I had adjustment problems with after 80 .300 Win shots in a Featherweight.. I sent in in and asked if I could trade for a 6x42..They said yes and it arrived in 3 weeks as the 6x42 comes from Czekslovakia (whatever)..Haven't shot yet but first good day I will...Love the no. 4 .

They are ugly, unless the Euro look, a beer can soldered on in place of the ocular lens, appeals to you.

They are not the same.The lens covers won't interchange either.I had some issues with my Meopta,couldn't it to focus at 200yds where I could see the crosshair and the target clearly.Had to send it back.The scope returned,but the tracking was a guessing game.Had to send it back again.Talked to the tech at Meopta about the German 4 crosshair.I didn't really like it because it was very fine and hard to see.She swapped the scope out for me with one that had a plex crosshair.That scope is much better than the first one.I guess you can get a lemon with any brand. I think the Conquest is just a tad better scope.

I bought Meopta before just about anyone heard of them- when they were priced below value. A 6x42 Artemis with a great #4 reticle. I sent it in for repairs but, hard to admit but I was young and dumb- and think the only issue was that I had it out of focus. Derrr

I had a brand new replacement mailed to me THAT WEEK -no question asked. They have a much larger presence now but the quality and Customer Service made me a fan.

I'm not so sure about that. I had a Cabelas and a Zeiss in 3-9 x40 and they were identical in every way except for the name. The tubes, turrets, caps, adjustments, lens coatings, reticles, view - all identical. Perhaps the guts are different, but I doubt it. I think the confusion is that there are a couple versions of the Meopro. The 3-9x40 versions, based on my small sample, are the same, or at least so close that they might as well be the same. Either way, I've had a Conquest 3.5-10 for over 10 years on my 270. Not a huge thumper, but the scope has seen hundreds of rounds and still performs like the day I bought it. I haven't wrung out the Cabelas yet as I have one on an AR (50 rounds maybe), and another on a 338 Federal that has seen about 20 rounds, so time will tell.

Have 3 meoptas. They are all better than the shooter. Wish I had more.

bersh-

My info regarding the internals, etc.,comes directly from both Zeiss and Meopta in various conversations over the years. Also, in the ones I had (multiples of each brand), you could feel a distinct difference in the turrets from one brand to the next. And if you grid the reticles, you will see that the Zeiss #4 and Meopta #4 are far from one and the same. The center wire of the Meopta is much thinner. The Meopta plex was also slightly less bold than the #20 Z-plex.

Give a call

I have a 1.75-10x42 Meostar with a lighted-center dot duplex. Really nice glass but the rubber ring on the eyepiece was barely attached when I got it. Not worth sending it in over but I have yet to break out some sealant and refasten it to the eyepiece.

Other than that, no complaints. Love that lit dot around dusk too. I come from a background of premium scopes being VX-3’s, Burris signatures, and Nikon Monarchs so I cant really make a claim about how it stacks up against other euro brands. I have a Kahles 2-7x36 arriving Monday so that should be a fair comparison.

Nope!

I have had the Conquest 3-9x40, the Meopta MeoPro 3-9x40 and have the Meopta MeoPro 6x42. What Bobby said.

Well do you guys that have had all three versions of this scope CONQUEST, CABELAS INSTINCT and MEOPRO, do you think the Zeiss is better optically or mechanically? Is there any difference in the INSTINCT and the MEOPRO?

I have a Zeiss Conquest MC 3x9x40 that has to go in for repair .It is the only one i have owned .Turrets are locked up had it on a .243 .My only experience with Zeiss.

Since erectors are bad do they replace or repair on the older Conquest MC scopes ? Called them this morning answering machine says they are not open today.

I would not expect Zeiss to be open on weekends. They will probably replace the scope.