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Their 8x32's 'Stars are a pretty dang good bin. So small and light but big performance.

The Meostar seemingly got its chops as the "right there with Swarovski SLC for less money" brand. It'll be interesting to see how narrowing the price gap with the SLC if there is a "well, if I'm spending XXX, I'm just going with the Swarovski" buying rationale.

Yep, I agree.

They make them for others so they will not have them here in the USA as it's part of their agreement with the companies they make them for.

Truth.... Great light weights with very good glass. I ended up letting mine go only because I like the 7x42 Meostar's so well I just never used the 8x32's. If the 7x42's were magically a 1/2 lb lighter they would be perfection for my hunting.

Leupold already discontinued their Meopta made bino/rf IIRC. Leupy is getting more clueless every day it seems. They didn't even market it when they had 'em.

Agree, JG. If you look up their bino/rangefinder it is hard to find info and I never saw anything promoting them. For what they cost and the quality, I think they had a niche all their own.

JG, it is good you are mentioning the Meopta Meostars, my experience is with the 12x50 HD and now the 15x56 HD.

These sizes are special because not many others sell quality optics in these larger sizes. Bigger is harder to do well.

The only ones that may be a touch better are those from Swarovski.

Farmfag1 really gets after it... that being said meopta is the shiit, 8x32’s are simply amazing

That is my only complaint about my MeoStar HD 15x56s that I bought off Doug a while back. Absolutely superb bino but would be even better if the edges were clearer. It's a relatively minor drawback though, in relation to their reliability.

I notice it in the 12’s more than I do the15’s.

Doug - It looks like you have 15x56 Plus in stock now?

Has anyone had a chance to spend some time with the Plus models?

Anyone??

Which Leupold bino/rf did meopta make???

And i agree the 8x32 is awesome. I have the Euro HD. Picked em up on closeout a cpl yrs back. I like em so well i ended up selling my 10x42 meostar. I like the compact design and lighter weight.

I just got back from the rifle range where I shot a Winchester M70 scoped with a Zeiss V6 3-18x50; next to a Kimber Montana scoped with a Meopta Meopro 4.5-14x44; next to a Kimber Montana scoped with a Zwarovski Z5 3.5-18x44. This was in perfectly clear and bright sunlight on paper targets.

I understand this is a very limited optical test. That begin said, in order of optical quality, I would rank the Meopta and the Swarovksi equal. With the Zeiss V6 in 3rd. In other words, the Meopta Meopro is a gol-dang fine optic for the money.

The image through all the scopes was extremely bright and contrasty and sharp. The Zeiss was bumped into 3rd place because it added a slight green halo around the orange shooting dots I used for aim points. Not saying that my shooting at the range today compares to late evening hunting in the woods. Just saying, again, that the Meopta Meopro is an outstanding bargain.