| For those of you that don't know Redfield | | | | same time and Redfield now has its home in |
| scopes have been manufactured for almost 100 | | | | Georgia; where the 4 Redfield lines of scopes |
| years now. This is a long time for any | | | | are now produced. They are Golden Five Star, |
| company to exist - regardless of what they | | | | the Tracker, the Widefield and the |
| actually produce. Originally the scopes from | | | | Illuminator. |
| Redfield were produced in Colorado; however, | | | | |
| a few years ago the company was bought out by | | | | Some of the current Redfield scopes are |
| Blount and the line was actually discontinued | | | | actually nothing truly "new". The Widefield |
| for a time. | | | | scope, for example, was in production long |
| | | | before Redfield found themselves in |
| While Redfield had enjoyed a popular history | | | | difficulty. This particular scope features an |
| and was at one time known as one of the best | | | | oval ocular as well as objective lens that |
| known and most popular brands in the industry | | | | allows you to mount the scope lower on your |
| by the 1990's Redfield was finding it hard to | | | | rifle while providing a much wider view that |
| keep up with the competition in the industry. | | | | you would normally be able to obtain. |
| Companies like Leupold were putting | | | | |
| increasingly intense pressure on others in | | | | While the design itself certainly looks a bit |
| the market and Redfield was finding it | | | | strange and is a step away from the normal |
| difficult to stay afloat. There seemed to be | | | | design of many scopes, there is no denying |
| no other choice but to pull the Redfield | | | | the fact that this unique design delivers |
| scopes line from the market altogether and | | | | perfectly. When hunting in close range, you |
| lick their own wounds. | | | | can't ask for a better image delivery. In |
| | | | tests, the Widefield produces images that are |
| This all changed, almost at he last moment, | | | | some 30% larger than similar scopes. In |
| when Meade stepped into the picture and took | | | | addition to a design that truly does deliver, |
| over Redfield. Meade themselves have become | | | | Redfield is continuing to produce high |
| well known for their excellent quality | | | | quality pieces built with a rugged aluminum |
| telescopes over the years and moving into | | | | alloy tube that can withstand some fairly |
| rifle optics made perfect sense. Several | | | | rough terrain and treatment. |
| other companies were acquired by Meade at the | | | | |