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anybody break any Trijicon accupoint scopes?

None at all in the last ten years.

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Had an orginal Burris Fullfield 3X9 go bad in 2007 on a Savage 110 250-3000 not a hard kicker, after a couple of hundred rounds during load develpment. Sent it back to have the Paralax fixed. Scope was so old (purchased in 1998) they had to pull blueprints and machine new parts for the adjustments. However to be fair it had been on a Mauser M96 Straight Pull Bolt in 308, put 300-400 rounds through it for load develpment. I liked the scope, clear and bright. Seems ok, but my groups on the Savage started to really open up last year, I am thinking it is the scope again. Need to check for Parallax, it may go back. Only scope I have returned,

I have a Burris Signature 1.5-6X that has been through thousands of rounds of magnum rifles & slug guns and still shoots where its supposed to, but is probably 20 years old and has gotten really yellow inside. I haven't gotten around to going through the steps to see if they'll honor their lifetime warranty since I almost never use it anymore.

Around 10 years ago, I bought a Tasco "Titan" 4.5-18X50 that I loved... for awhile, although I could've done without the 50mm part. I used it for a diet of .338 and 12 guage loads in its short time with me. I don't remember how long I had it, probably a year or so, and then one day, it went out on me. (I think it was the crosshair that broke that time.)

I sent it and something like $50 in for the lifetime warranty replacement and got another one back. I was immediately pissed off. It was definately not in the same class as the 1st one, was totally out of focus, and lasted for less than a dozen shots when it broke too. Since it was a fairly pricey scope (for a Tasco), I bit the bullet one more time, and $50 later had my 3rd one. I didn't fire one round with it, but mounted it on a 25-06 and sold them together.

I don't shoot as much as I used to, but after something like $100 spent on a "lifetime warranty", I converted to buying Leupolds on future purchases and have been happy since then.

I just remembered two exceptions. I bought a Bushnell 4200 8-32 I'm still impressed with and an impulse buy of the cheapest Tasco (Mag IV 6-24) I could find for an impromptu shooting session on a just-purchased .22 LR. The Tasco is so bad optically, when I shoot at a 50 yard target in the shade, I can barely see the target.

5 Leupold MK4s- tracking issues, zero retention issues, canted reticles.

1 Vortex Razor, twice. Parralax issues.

I replaced the broken bushnell dusk till dawn with a redfield revolution as I stated I would in my earlier post. I have never spent more than $80 on a scope and can now say I can tell the difference between a low end and a mid level scope. Haven't shot it in yet but the eye relief is amazing compared to the soopes I am used to putting on my guns.

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zero - ever

there are an incredible number of returns listed here, I am sure that many use their deer rifle year after year and have no idea that their scope is not holding zero, the yearly failure rate may be as high as 30 percent for any brand of variable scope.

1 NIB Nikon Buckmaster fixed 4x. Took it out of the box, mounted it on my 336 and when I went to bore sight it, the elevation adjustment stuck and would not move. Boxed it up and sent it in to Nikon for repair. Instead of repairing or replacing it they shipped me a 3-9x40 Buckmaster.

I've owned Leupold, Bushnell, Weaver, Burris, Minox, Zeiss, Simmons, Nikon, and Tasco scopes. I will no longer buy a Simmons or Tasco scope, and it has to be a good deal for me to go after a Nikon these days.

Brands I trust the most: Leupold, Zeiss, Bushnell, Weaver, Burris, Minox in that order. So far the Minox has been great optically (expecially for the money) but I haven't had it long enough to feel really good about its long time durability. Known good customer service factors into that too, probably why I have Leupold rated over Zeiss. To my eyes Conquest scopes are better (slightly) optically but Leupold's customer service is above all others.

Two.

Same two scopes. VariXII for not holding zero and VXII for having a bad front lens.

1- a zeiss conquest with a "floater".

A Burris with a spec of internal finish that fell off and landed on a lens.
A Bushnell 3200 Elite for not holding zero.
A Leupold for not holding focus.
2 Colorado Redfields - 1 didn't hold zero, the other fogged.
A Springfield Armory for having the internal bubble level crooked.
A Pecar for a tune up.

The first 3 were free the bottom 4, I paid for the repair.

Springfield charged you? Sounds like it was bad from the factory.

quote:"2 Bushnell 3200 scopes. The windage adjustments stopped functioning in both."

Interesting, I just sent a 3200 back today for the exact same problem.

LC
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3, one Leupold 4x with a broken reticle and two Bushnell 3200's, both with crazy parallax issues.

Jimmyp: I have been using Leupold scopes EXTENSIVELY for the past 50 years and I have as yet to send one back for repair/warranty work!
I currently own and have mounted on Rifles 47 (fourty seven) Leupold scopes - all hold zero and need NO repairs that I am aware of!
I think you are either extremely unlucky or extremely "hard" on your optics.
Alas I wish I could say the same things about the other numerous brands of scopes I own!
In fact I hope to have a large Whitetail Buck in the field of view of one of my Leupold 6.5x20's this evening or tomorrow morning!
The rut is on here in Montana and the weather is VERY inclement - Leupold country this, for sure.
Wishing you better luck in the future.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Saint Loophole

Between my dad and I we own too many leupolds to count, a couple each of Conquests, Monarchs, and Kahles KXs. Only sent in two for repairs, one of the Nikons on a small rifle, and Leupy pistol scope on a 454.

Springfield was out of the scope business when I got this scope. It is currently at L & K scope repair now.