C’mon guys, it’s a BRAND, for Pete’s sake, and one that’s been out of the game for what, 20 years?
Academy is probably using them as Boomer Bait.
Most of us Boomers can afford high end German optics, we don't need no stinkin' Chinese scopes.
I see I wasn’t clear.
To many in our (my) age bracket, Redfields were high-class glass, clearly better than Weaver, and maybe neck and neck with Leupolds of the era. Ain’t about money so much as nostalgia and old notions. And not all Boomers are well off, and some of us are still bemoaning stuff like dollar a box .22 ammo and nickel Cokes. Point being, someone not familiar with current optics manufacturing and prices and with fond memories of Denver Redfields might get all giddy at new ones appearing at the big box Huntin’ & Fishin’ emporium at prices in the neighborhood of the ones of the past, even though the two brands are about as closely connected as homo sapiens and the lemurs of Madagascar. I suspect that’s why they paid for the name instead of just contracting out for cheap glass they could put their own name on.
None for me thanks, and not another of the Leupold Redfields either while we’re at it.