Sporting Shooter

Meopta MeoPro Optika6 3-18x50 BDC rifle scope

THE name Meopta stands for quality optics at reasonable prices. I’ve been using Meopta riflescopes and spotting scopes for many years now and can recommend them without reservation. Although the company was founded in 1933 it wasn’t until the Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia ended that Meopta expanded its export business and gained an enviable reputation among hunters worldwide for its sports optics. The line includes riflescopes, spotting scopes and roof prism binoculars.

Over the years I’ve reviewed various Meopta products and my spotting scope is a rugged H75 20-60x which has survived decades of hard field use. When I visited the Meopta factory I was amazed at the size of the plant and how it worked 24/7 all year round. The company doesn’t boast about it, but it is rumoured that they sell

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