Thread: Why I wouldn't buy Weaver or Nikon scopes...

Originally Posted by Nickoli

Genuinely interested to hear or see some of your mishaps in the hills - they must be plenty because you only ever seem to moan about products and service with no reference to the "why."

I gave the "why" for Weaver and Nikon scopes = great scopes but no warranty.
I gave the "why" for Leupold scopes = great scopes but poor tracking

My write ups are from my experiences and my reading. It seems as if you don't want to hear about them...is that correct?

Originally Posted by Hermitage

I gave the "why" for Weaver and Nikon scopes = great scopes but no warranty.
I gave the "why" for Leupold scopes = great scopes but poor tracking

My write ups are from my experiences and my reading. It seems as if you don't want to hear about them...is that correct?

Genuinely interested - some of the anecdotal stuff is interesting, but your throw the line out a bit far on occasion and tend to post these fishing type threads quite regularly. XD

Generally scopes fail at the start of their lives - Upon opening packaging a defect is noticed, mounting or the first few shots fired. At this point they are covered by consumer guarantees act as well as any warranty they may come with. Both Nikon and Weaver have produced excellent scopes with low return rates. From memory the few Nikons we have imported have had a zero return rate so far. Vortex have probably been the worst.

Originally Posted by 55six

Generally scopes fail at the start of their lives - Upon opening packaging a defect is noticed, mounting or the first few shots fired. At this point they are covered by consumer guarantees act as well as any warranty they may come with. Both Nikon and Weaver have produced excellent scopes with low return rates. From memory the few Nikons we have imported have had a zero return rate so far. Vortex have probably been the worst.

No surprises I these comments!

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Originally Posted by 55six

Generally scopes fail at the start of their lives - Upon opening packaging a defect is noticed, mounting or the first few shots fired. At this point they are covered by consumer guarantees act as well as any warranty they may come with. Both Nikon and Weaver have produced excellent scopes with low return rates. From memory the few Nikons we have imported have had a zero return rate so far. Vortex have probably been the worst.

@Hermitage - now this is anecdote that carries a bit more weight than:

Originally Posted by Hermitage

I gave the "why" for Weaver and Nikon scopes = great scopes but no warranty.
I gave the "why" for Leupold scopes = great scopes but poor tracking

Still interested in what you've got to say, albeit it's mostly bagging proven products and posted at times you appear to be bored