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Hunt Talk Radio

Behind the Scenes With Leupold | Episode 279

Hunt Talk Radio

Randy Newberg

Sports, Wilderness, Education, How To

4.92.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by two of the lead minds behind Leupold's legendary gold ring: Tim Lesser and Dustin Miller. In a rare, deep-dive technical conversation, the trio explores what it really takes to build world-class optics in Beaverton, Oregon, and why American manufacturing remains the backbone of the brand. From the high-stakes "Moment of Truth" at SHOT Show to the meticulous engineering of the new BX-6 Range HD binocular, this episode pulls back the curtain on the culture of innovation, family ownership, and the "Secret Sauce" that keeps Leupold at the top of the podium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The title sponsor of Hunt Talk Radio is Louispold.

0:03.5

Leopold optics are the trusted optics of accomplished hunters and shooters.

0:07.8

If it has a gold ring on it, you know it was built by American hands in Beaverton, Oregon.

0:13.9

Whether it's a new rifle scope, binocular, a spotter, rangefinder, or eyewear,

0:19.9

go to loopholte.com to learn more and look for these fine Leopold products at your high-quality

0:26.0

retailers.

0:29.4

Hey folks, Randy Newberg here.

0:32.4

Welcome to Leopold's Hunt Talk Radio.

0:35.2

Is I've been walking, I saw sand bay. Luke Old Town Talk Radio. Didn't say nothing. Well, that's why it was made for you and me.

1:00.6

Hey, folks, Randy Newberg here with another episode of Lou Pold's Hunt Talk Radio.

1:07.1

It's so interesting that it's called Lou Pold's Hunt Talk Radio because

1:11.0

Lou Pold is a title sponsor of this and so many other things that we do.

1:15.1

And I just found out yesterday that today, two Leopold folks are going to be in town, Tim and Dustin.

1:22.1

Tim, you've heard him on the podcast before because he's the guy in charge of, well, a lot of things.

1:27.8

He's a VP of, I guess you'd call it product development and marketing.

1:34.6

And then Dustin, he is the senior director of engineering, I think, is what his title is.

1:41.4

And the cool part about having a guy like Dustin is we can talk about how something goes from

1:47.3

concept or idea to concept to prototype to a final product.

1:54.8

And I'm sure this won't be as interesting as something that would be like, I don't know, what's that TV show,

2:04.3

how it's made? I watch those and I sit down. I'm so fascinated by how things are made and

2:09.9

produce that I'll watch four of them in a row. I'm like, what do I do with those two hours? But that's

2:15.4

kind of how it is when I'm talking to these guys about new

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