CV, Nikon will take good care of you. Drop me a note if I can be of any help to you in the return process. I'm sure they will replace it with a like model since your scope is no longer made. Please keep me in the loop to let me know how it goes for you. I do freelance Shooting Event's/PR for Nikon but I am not a Nikon employee. I do have the ear of some higher ups at Nikon and they take CS seriously.