And sometimes the manufacturer of a good scope will rip you off on the warranty when their scope goes bad.When it comes to optics - You Get What You Pay For.
Yea there is that!!And sometimes they just decide to leave the scope business and not honor their Lifetime Warranty. Think Nikon. They will now give you a credit twords other Nikon products but they won't repair your scope. As the owner of three Nikon scopes this thrills me no end.
Have you tried L&K repair?Yea there is that!!
I have a airloom Redfield 2 3/4 post scope that was grand pa's. Well the front lense is crushed.
Redfield said no...
Outfit that advertises fixing ol Redfields says no...
Hoping one day I find someone with access to old parts.
CW
Hi,My Contender in 35 Remington wears a fixed 2X Leupold E.E.R. scope. When I first bought the 35 Remington barrel and took it out to shoot the ammo used was a box of Federal factory rounds. At 100 yards the groups were running soft ball size. I went home thinking great I've just wasted a fair bit of money here. Did some re-loading for it just out of spite. Neck sized the brass, picked a load for some powder that was already on hand and seated some 35 caliber Hornady 180 grain hunting bullets they use to offer for single shot pistol. I've never had a firearm turn around as much accuracy wise as this 35 Contender. I honestly think that if I could hold it well enough it would only make one-hole groups. The second time out with the 35 Remington turned my whole opinion around.
I cant see any right thinkin person expecting a company to honor a warrenty past that company's life span... Its akin to expecting to buy that company's product, after they went out of business.Anytime you see the words, “Lifetime Warranty” your very first thought should be, “whose lifetime”?
Your Lifetime?
The Lifetime of the Company?
The Lifetime of the Company that acquires the Company?
A warranty is not a promise to repair or replace something in perpetuity, it is a mere expression of the manufacturer’s faith in their product. There are no real guarantees in life. You pay your dollar, and you take your chance.
Leupold warranties their products for “life”. If Leopold goes out of business, that warranty becomes worthless. However, the fact that they offer that warranty is at least some expression of their faith in their products. I could rattle off the names of dozens upon dozens of companies that made good products but went out of business. There are NO real guarantees in life.