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One of my range friends, who has lots of fine optics, called. He told me,
"The scope you like so much."
"You mean the Swarovski z8i 2.3-18X56?"
"Yea. It's on my elk rifle. The illumination failed."
"Man that thing beat my Leupold VX-6 4-24X52, Swarovski z5 5-25X52, and Bushnell 6500 4 1/2-30X50 by twenty minutes in the low light."
"But if I can't see the reticle it's worthless. It has to go back the Germany. They told me it's going to be twelve weeks. That's gonna be close."
I hope it makes it in time for him.
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We need Swarovski glass with NF mechanics.....
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I thought only Leupolds went bad??
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None of the Zeiss,Leupolds,or Swaro scopes have the reliability of a Nightforce or some of the high end Bushnell,or other well known tactical dialing scopes.
Since Ringman is prone to breaking scops,I would suggest a NF ATACR and weight be damned.
Last edited by R_H_Clark; 07/14/18.
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We need Swarovski glass with NF mechanics..... Could that be a March?
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We need Swarovski glass with NF mechanics..... Could that be a March? They are supposed to be excellent scopes,and the SF might keep you entertained.
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We need Swarovski glass with NF mechanics..... That’s an ATACR.
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I bet if it’s that important to him they would send him a loaner... my lrf needed worked on they overnighted me a loaner.. great CS
Ping pong balls for the win.
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I bet if it’s that important to him they would send him a loaner... my lrf needed worked on they overnighted me a loaner.. great CS Thanks. I will let him know.
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Hint ...its the illumination system not the erector system. Scope still works. Ringman I have never seen anyone have so many issues with Swarovski scopes .
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Hint ...its the illumination system not the erector system. Scope still works. Ringman I have never seen anyone have so many issues with Swarovski scopes . Good thing you told me. I would never have figured out the erector system would still function. Do you think I could use the erector system until they repair the illumination system? I don't know much about these things like some here do.
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Time for a steel-tubed micro-trac Weaver fixed 4x scope. :-)
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Hint ...its the illumination system not the erector system. Scope still works. Ringman I have never seen anyone have so many issues with Swarovski scopes . Good thing you told me. I would never have figured out the erector system would still function. Do you think I could use the erector system until they repair the illumination system? I don't know much about these things like some here do. You need to stick to walmart bubble pack scopes. You could save us all this drama
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Have your friend try a new battery. Those new fangled lighted up scopes sound like trouble to me......
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One of my range friends, who has lots of fine optics, called. He told me,
"The scope you like so much."
"You mean the Swarovski z8i 2.3-18X56?"
"Yea. It's on my elk rifle. The illumination failed."
"Man that thing beat my Leupold VX-6 4-24X52, Swarovski z5 5-25X52, and Bushnell 6500 4 1/2-30X50 by twenty minutes in the low light."
"But if I can't see the reticle it's worthless. It has to go back the Germany. They told me it's going to be twelve weeks. That's gonna be close."
I hope it makes it in time for him. If it is being sent to Germany he will have a long wait to get it back. Did you make this story up? Since when are Swarovski scopes made in Germany. You did make this up.
Faith and love of others knows no mileage nor bounds. That's simply the way it is.
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After the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box.
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If it is being sent to Germany he will have a long wait to get it back. Did you make this story up? Since when are Swarovski scopes made in Germany. You did make this up.
Theres a reason hes nicknamed "Wrongman"....
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Quite a few Campfire members have never really leaned into world geography.
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Quite a few Campfire members have never really leaned into world geography. LOL
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Swarovski .. It has to go back the Germany. They told me it's going to be twelve weeks.."
It's going to be A LOT MORE than 12 weeks if he is sending a Swarovski to Germany. 
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