Rifle Scopes : Leica is stopping the .......? ? ?

JGRaider wrote: If anyone can clue me into what Leica is thinking with regards to their sport optics, please do so.

I spoke to one of their CS reps, as well as a couple dealers, and the impression I got was that they were dropping the ER line because of the higher popularity and demand of the illuminated ERi models.   The 2.5-10x42 was available on both lines, so that mag range will still be offered.  The 3.5-14x42 is gone, but it sounds like the illuminated 3-12x50 was significantly more popular.  The 3.5-14x42 was one of the scopes I was contemplating, so the price drop associated with the discontinuation of that line was enough to get me to pull the trigger.