Just as the title says, the quality of this pack is evident. Stitching is strong and placed in all the right spots, and reinforcements are located in key locations as well. The pack is the perfect size to carry spotter, tripod, rangefinder, kestrel, ammo, shooting bags, and a tool / cleaning kit- a one bag range kit- awesome.
But...the gun scabbard is not nearly as good. First, the top cover is too small (width-wise) for a decent-sized rifle with a pistol grip and a large(r) scope- it simply doesn't fit over the rifle. Also, it isn't padded like the bottom section of the scabbard is, so in my case (27" barrel) the occular end of the scope sticks up from the bottom section, and is covered by an unpadded piece of nylon. Not great when it's on your back, but completely uncool if you lay the pack down in a truck bed or on rocky ground.
The execution fail on the scabbard cover means this pack is a firm "no" if you have a large rifle with a pistol grip, or anything with a barrel length >27"- your optic will be completely unprotected against bumps.
I'm keeping the pack but disappointed to have an otherwise great product fall short like this.