Quoted from Daditude:

I'm in the market for a pump action shotgun and/or a glock 9mm. Any recommendations or suggestions are appreciated. Feel free to pm as well.

Quoted from USMCSGT0331:

Leupold is good, especially their Mark 5, Mark 6 and Mark 8 lines of scopes. There's a lot to choose from, they should have what you need. This is a great American company, but every now and then someone gets a lemon (they put out a lot of scopes, so it's bound to happen every now and then). It's too bad their custom shop is still shut down, it was awesome being able to get custom BDC turrets for various hunting and military clone build scopes. I'm currently using some of their Mark 8 CQBSS, Mark 6 and some of their older Mark 4's. Great scopes, but I prefer the turrets and other features from other brands.
When it come to the absolute best scopes made here in America, NightForce is the best you can get. Their ATACR scopes are spectacular! I've been using their scopes for over 20 years now and they're some of my favorites. In fact, I think I've owned around 50 of their scopes, only 1 of them was a civilian scope, all the rest are military used Mil-Spec scopes that have been DRMO'd. NightForce has come a very long way, their new BEAST and ATACR scopes are far superior to their old NXS line of scopes (which were fantastic for their time, but some were made in Japan). The glass and turrets on their ATACR scopes are perfect, they give Schmidt & Bender a serious run for their money. I highly recommend anything from NightForce, I'm currently using various ATACR's and NXS scopes on many rifles.
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Another big name in American optics right now is Vortex. Their cheaper scope lines are made overseas (somewhere in southeast Asia, I can't remember where) and even their top of the line scopes are made in Japan. Here's what's interesting though, they take fully built Japanese scopes that are custom made to their exact specs, ship them to the US and then tear them apart. Vortex thrn installs American made parts that are more robust and higher quality then what the scopes were originally built with in Japan. They even grind and polish their own glass for the Gen 2 and Gen 3 scopes. There low-end scopes are hit or miss in quality (cheap and made in southeast Asia), but their high-end Gen 2 and Gen 3 scopes are excellent (although quite heavy). I'm currently using their Razor Gen 2 scopes on hunting rifles and M4A1 clones.
The last American scope company I'd like to mention is US Optics. Back in the day USO was quite innovative and you were able to custom order scopes with all sorts of features that no other companies were offering at the time. They were a true high-end custom rifle scope company. They even built scopes for other companies like Horus, these scopes were straight up USO, but had the other company's brand information on them. Over the years they sort of fell behind other companies when it came to updated features. They're very good scopes and it looks like they're making a comeback in the market. If you want a great quality American made scope, check out US Optics. I'm not using any USO branded scopes right now, but I am using a Horus branded scope that was made by USO.
Well, that's all I can think of off the top of my head this late at night, I'm probably forgetting something. You asked about Leupold and other American scope companies, so hopefully this gave you some insight into what available and how they compare to each other. There are always bargains out there, but not too many when it comes to the top of the line optics.
Are you looking at any type of scope in particular? What application are your going to be using the scope for? If you provide some more information we might be able to assist with some suggestions. I hope the information in this post is somewhat helpful.

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Quoted from centerflank:

the chrome revolver? Its a taurus 357 magnum