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I have sent two Leupolds a 1x4 VXII (twice) and a VariX II 2-7 back for not holding zero, a Kahles 3.5 x 10 x 50 (I broke it using Leupold adjustable windage mounts) then it went back again for not holding zero and they told me they put swarovski springs or something in it, A Zeiss 3 x 9 x 36 Diavari not holding zero, a Conquest 3x9x40 with German #4 stuff floating in the image, I got them to replace with the rapid Z reticle for a small fee, a Zeiss conquest 2.5 x 8 parallax was set for 50 yards they replaced it, a NF 1-4 NXS they did nothing and said it was tough to make a true 1-4 scope and the image was as good as I was going to get (it holds zero anyway)

9 returns in 10 years on nothing bigger than a 300WSM! Is this a record?

Nice... I think you take it. I have one that could have been returned but it was a disposable tasco on my 12 gauge ultra lite slug gun. I asked for the issue. But I was in high school and broke. Out of all the scopes you listed the NF would have pissed me off the most especially for the price of those. To say sorry it is what it is would have had me returning it.

Had one old Bushnell fail on my 45.70. But nothing sent back for repair.

two 2.5-8x36 for not holding zero, a vx-II 2-7 for a tight power ring, a burris 2-7 fullfield, not holding zero and a burris 3-9 signature that I unscrewed the posilock right out of the scope. I had that scope recharged.

all three of the scopes that didn't hold zero had issues with the erector assembly. The two leupolds were on a 308 and a 300wsm. The burris 2-7 was passed between a 338wm,358 norma and finally died on a muzzleloader.

In all cases the scopes were fixed free and without much effort.

To many! I have had a run of bad luck recently. I sent an old, 26 or 27 years old, Leupold 3-9 Compact back because it would not adjust any more. Also an even older 4X back because the objective lens delaminated. I sent an FX-III 12X back twice because it wouldn't track. They inspected it the first time and did nothing else. I had to call and explain I was trying to shoot rifle silhouette with the scope and I needed it to adjust properly. They fixed it the second time.

I bought a Minox 3-9 that was bad out of the box and had to have it replaced. The latest is a Vortex 2-7 that was probably bad out of the box and I need to get it sent in. I first put it on a 7-08 and it didn't shoot well. I then bought an air rifle and called Vortex to see if their scopes were air rifle rated. The fellow said yes so I tried it. The scope is broken. I called back and the rep said that was unheard of and it was probably bad from the beginning. Incidentally the 7-08 shoots great with the Minox on it.

So it goes!

Sent a Meopta back because it leaked out the nitrogen and left something on a lense. It was replaced. Have thrown away several cheap scope that failed as they were not worth repairing.

None.

I've only bought 6, but so far they've been ok with the exception of an older K-4 that I bought used.

Believe it's heading south, but need to shoot it again to make sure.

No scopes the last 10 years, but I do not shoot as much as I once did. One Swaro SLC binocular with a broken adjustment wheel. They found another problem upon inspection, cleaned and refreshed it to as good as new. jack

No scopes sent back...sent in Steiner Big Horn Bino's twice. $50 fee each time, they sent back brand new ones both times.

We currently have 4 swaro scopes and 10 leupolds, only one I've sent back was a swaro that had gotten a piece of sand stuck in the power adjustment ring. We (the kids and I) shoot between 500-900 rounds a year.

jimmyp,

One Tasco damaged in a accident. One 6500 because it was blurry on its higher magnification settings. Returned for refund three Swarovski z5's because they were not as good as my 6500 for sharpness of detail.

Two Leupolds that went haywire, one being nearly 40 years old and having spent much time on a 10/22. One new Leupold that had some debris around the reticle. They still did not get it all cleaned out. One pair of Bushnell Elite binos went back and one pair of Leupold Porros went back, as both would no longer focus anywhere near the middle of the focus range. That's about it. To be fair, I use mostly Leupold stuff.

two...

Once, three years ago. The first and only time. It was a Leupold made in the early 70s that wouldn't hold zero.

None. I've been lucky I guess.

I have purchased several. Leupold 3-9 vxII, Minox 3-9, Leupold 1.5-5 (two of them), and two Sightrons, one 3-9 SIIBS and a 3.5-10 SII. Those are the ones I can remember.

Most of these are not on heavy kickers except the 1.5-5's so it may be that .280 and .25-06 class rifles don't damage scopes as much as the harder kicking rifles. It would be interesting to know what caliber destroys the most scopes listed here, or if they are just failures for some other reason.

I have lost count of the scopes that have broken on my rifles in the past decades, but it's a lot more than 9.

I had a run of bad luck about 10 years ago, with about 13 returns in about a year and a half. Its hard to remember exact numbers anymore.

The bad luck ended abruptly when I got rid of the last one of that brand.

in the last 10 years John think 20 or so?

Jimmyp, for clarity was the Nighforce defective, or did you just not think it was truly 1x on the low end?



I've had at least 10 in the last year. Most were erector problems, some were failure to hold zero. All were variables. Zeiss, Swarovski, Leupold,and Weaver that I can remember off the top off my head.

Model70Guy,

You didn't tell us the brand.