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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tract_Optics" data-source="post: 3444547" data-attributes="member: 139122">Hi James,Our 2 founders came together and formed Tract with about 15-20 years each of Optics development and sales.  Its no secret where they came from, and if you look at where the development went from 15 years ago until now, you will see what Jon has done for them before he decided to leave.  You always need factory engineers to work out some details, but the vast majority of the design, development, spec control, and material selection is done in house.  Even so far as reworking eye box measurements, internals on focus adjustments, etc.  Even the armoring on the barrels in modeled and reworked in house before ever sent for prototyping.  Certainly need to partner with a great manufacturing facility, but these products were conceived and developed with Tract.Trevor Tract Optics</blockquote>