.270 Report post Posted April 23, 2015 a guy i'm working with found a couple "leupold" scopes for a good price on facebook. we called the guy and made the deal. i was about to send the money order when my son called and said to be sure they weren't counterfeit. guess a year or so back a buncha cheap chinese crap knockoffs that look real authentic hit our shores. checked into some more and sure enough these were counterfeit. researched it some more and there are quite a few out there. in a gold box that says leupold. has the leupold insignias all over em. but there are several tell tale ways to figger out what's what. anyway, if you see a good price on a leupold, check it out. i almost chunked a good sized piece a o' cash in the trash. beware and be vigilant. Lark. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted April 23, 2015 Serial #s on the bottom can be verified quickly with Leupold. Good catch!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havasuhunter Report post Posted April 23, 2015 Good info. I'll pass that along, I have a friend shopping used scopes right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted April 25, 2015 Go on Leupold's site and there is info on there with pics showing fake ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
