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That’s been my thought as well. The dang things have Meopta literally stamped on everything (scope, box and literature). So Meopta wanted the advertising, but won’t support the product because it’s not theirs? Convenient.

Again, just my opinion from being in the industry for a few decades and having had worked with a few companies with similar builds.

It all revolves around the contract agreement with the mfg (in this case Meopta) and the company placing the order (in this case Cabelas) as to how it works.
Cabalas could have requested Meopta warranty coverage on these products and perhaps Meopta responded that the price is Y with a Meopta warranty and X without a Meopta warranty and Cabelas chose X.
Cabalas could have requested Meopta not have their name anywhere on these products and perhaps Meopta responded that the price is Y with a Meopta logo and X without any Meopta logo and rebranded completely as a Cabelas optic (The way Zeiss did with the Zeiss Conquest scopes) and Cabelas chose X.

I personally have not seen a new one of these in the box. Does it come with a Meopta warranty or a Cabelas warranty? We did a run of GDLE Meopro 3.5-10x44 #4's with Meopta a few years ago and we paid to have Meopta packaging and Meopta warranties. That's how we wanted it.

Again, just my input

They had a Cabelas written warranty, not Meopta. Seems like a very simple arrangement to me, which Doug described perfectly IMO.

I believe they came with a meopta instruction manual in them. I for one would be fine actually paying meopta to fix, my 2 cabelas branded meopta products. but it sounds like that may not even be an option. if that is the case that would irritate me. it sure wouldn't make me wanna pay for more meopta products if I got stuck with broken ones that I was willing to pay for them to fix but they refused.

I would steer clear of Cabela’s branded optics until bass pro/cabelas corp. clears the warranty confusion up. It doesnt appear they have their customers’ best interest in mind.

If their sorry warranty is anything like the Lifetime Warranty on boots and waders, I would steer clear. Lifetime apparently meant Cabela’s lifetime which ended with the Bass Pro takeover.

Not a lawyer,but my view is, and I have 3 sets of cabalas instinct binoculars, that my agreement was with cabalas. for lifetime. They are still operating as cabelas. even though there is different ownership of the company doesn't change my agreement with them. I think that my agreement is in force with them as long as they operate as cabelas. If they go bankrupt or change company name etcthen i could swallow it. A new owner just can't come in and selectively say your agreement with them is no longer in force. Do they say that to the owners of the buildings that the company the company supposedly leases space from? If I buy life insurance from a company for 30 years and a new company comes in a buys them my insurance is still in force even with a name change, I know thats a fact because i am handling an estate and that is exactly what happened. any way thats my view and if anything happens to my binos Ill be testing the theory.