| p>Leupold & Stevens is a fifth generation, | | | | Golden Ring products, mostly for their lenses. |
| family owned American company that has been in | | | | There are currently no American producers that |
| business for over 100 years and employs over | | | | are able to supply the quantity of the highest |
| 600 American workers founded by Fred Leupold | | | | grade lenses required by Leupold's requirements. |
| over a century ago. Leupold's average employee | | | | Leupold optical engineers design the unique lens |
| tenure runs around eleven years with some over | | | | systems in the state-of-the-art optics lab at |
| forty years. Leupold has successfully earned the | | | | Leupold and then procured from outside vendors |
| trust of outdoorsmen by offering optics at a | | | | who must meet stringent quality standards. |
| good value that can be counted on to provide | | | | Way back when it all started...In 1907, Fred |
| years of trouble-free service. | | | | Leupold set up his one-man shop at 5th and Oak |
| Located in Beaverton, Oregon; Leupold designs, | | | | streets in Portland, Oregon. He focused on |
| machines, assembles and test all Golden Ring® | | | | repairing surveying equipment. His brother-in-law, |
| Riflescopes in Leupold's state of the art | | | | Adam Voelpel, joined him and then soon after |
| manufacturing facility. Leupold utilizes over one | | | | joined also by inventor John Cyprian Stevens, and |
| million pounds of aluminum in its facility each year | | | | the foundations for a century of success are in |
| and has the largest operation of Index Turning | | | | place. |
| Centers West of the Mississippi River. | | | | Leupold evolved in its second half-century, |
| Leupold & Stevens has been on the leading | | | | focusing heavily on the sports optics business. |
| edge of scope technology from the beginning. | | | | Leupold's presence in the hunting and shooting |
| Leupold & Stevens developed waterproof | | | | market continually grew until they dominated the |
| scopes, side focus parallax adjustment, compact | | | | market with innovative optics and features that |
| riflescopes, and the Duplex® reticle. Each | | | | are now legendary among hunters, shooters, and |
| Leupold Golden Ring Riflescope model, from the | | | | outdoors enthusiasts. Leupold is responsible for |
| Rifleman® to the most popular VX-7(TM), | | | | pioneering many of the industry's standards such |
| must pass Leupold's punishing durability testing. No | | | | as- nitrogen waterproofing, the Duplex® |
| other scope manufactures can claim their scopes | | | | reticle, and much more. |
| ever consistently passed this same test, | | | | It is easy to understand why hunters and |
| regardless of price or country of origin. Leupold's | | | | outdoorsmen from all over the world trust and |
| Golden Ring Lifetime Guarantee is the example | | | | rely on Leupold products. You will be able to |
| that all other customer service agreements in the | | | | weather any storm in the most rugged, |
| sports optics industry are compared, and is the | | | | challenging conditions and always be able to count |
| industry leader today, after over 60 years in use. | | | | on your Leopold products to deliver the ultimate |
| Leupold® is the only significant, | | | | viewing experience. Your Leupold products will |
| American-owned and -operated optics company. | | | | provide you with many years of enjoyment at a |
| Leupold imports the finest materials for use in the | | | | tremendous value. |