Well if people would be honest about it and put aside their blind biases, they would find that not everything Z,L, and Swaro makes is bulletproof either. You could find numerous examples of Conquest breakdowns around the various forums. There have been numerous examples here (I have one right now that's a POS). Every manufacturer has a CS dept and repair facility for a good reason.
no doubt I have had several failures of Zeiss, Kahles, dropping guns mostly, off center rings, making stuff "farmer tight" (borrowed from Mule Deer) and Leupold (my fault with some funky rings twice). Its an emotional issue more than anything else, some folks just hate Leupold so they go out and buy a Bushnell Elite with a glued on adjustment saddle
. Its best not to be prejudice too much for or against any one vender. Me I am (still) an optical hater but now its mostly against all variable scopes..
