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I have a Vari-X III (3�-10) riding in Talley aluminum mounts on a Remington Model 7 stainless in 7mm-08, and I dropped it on a rock last week while hunting. The scope hit first, and though the rig is a pretty solid affair, the rock didn't move. Instead, it put some scratches on the side of the ocular bell.
I went home for lunch, and before going back out I took a couple of shots at 50 yards. Two holes, almost touching, one inch high -- no harm done. So here's the question: what would you do to hide the blemishes? The scope is a matte black finish.
Thanks.
Steve.
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Keep hunting it and call it a character mark...
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Flat black paint applied with a q-tip.
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Keep hunting it and call it a character mark... Yep.
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I have a Vari-X III (3�-10) riding in Talley aluminum mounts on a Remington Model 7 stainless in 7mm-08, and I dropped it on a rock last week while hunting. The scope hit first, and though the rig is a pretty solid affair, the rock didn't move. Instead, it put some scratches on the side of the ocular bell.
I went home for lunch, and before going back out I took a couple of shots at 50 yards. Two holes, almost touching, one inch high -- no harm done. So here's the question: what would you do to hide the blemishes? The scope is a matte black finish.
Thanks.
Steve. Steve, I feel your pain, I really do. I hate dinging up scopes. With a stock you can usually repair it, and with the barreled action, well, that's just gonna take some scuffs and scratches the more you hunt with it. I suppose scopes do to, but I hate it when I ding one of mine.
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Some items just look worse with a hack-job "repair". Scopes fall into that category. Stainless steel can be blasted and synthetic stocks can easily be painted, but I think scopes are best left alone.
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Flat black automotive paint pen works well and is much more durable than a sharpie. The paint is also thin enough not to "glop."
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That's the best idea and you can also get the same thing from Birchwood Casey called a Touch-Up Pen in flat or satin black.
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Birchwood Casey makes a product called Aluma Black. Kinda like a cold blue. Apply it a few coats at a time. It chemically reacts with the aluminum and gradually blackens it. End results will vary depending on the exact alloy the aluminum is. Typically you get a fairly dark black matte finish.
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Some items just look worse with a hack-job "repair". Scopes fall into that category. Stainless steel can be blasted and synthetic stocks can easily be painted, but I think scopes are best left alone. Agreed. I think that even the marks on the stock and stainless steel are simply character marks and better off left alone unless you want to professionally refinish the whole thing.
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That scope is way too big for a Mod Seven which caused it to be unbalanced. You probably didn't even realize it. I would sell the scope in the Classifieds and sell the rifle to me ASAP.
$350 shipped sound ok?
Just kidding, actually the Touch-Up pen does a fair job if the "character" marks bother you.
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Character marks -- I agree, those aren't so bad. I can't expect never to get them, but all I want to do is minimize them.
And yes, it might be a little big for a Model Seven, but I'm OK with that. It used to be on my 700 in 7mm magnum, but when I sold that I didn't want to part with the scope. I thought I'd put it on the Model Seven only temporarily, but after using it for a few seasons, it'll stay on that rifle.
I'll look into the Birchwood Casey Aluma Black. Sounds like it will work as well as anything. Thanks.
Steve.
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Yep, thats what I would do.
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I hunted with this dent in my scope for years. As long as it holds zero just hunt with it. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/elkhunter/topscope.jpg) I used that scope with the dent in it for a long time and killed a bunch of critters. Probably 15 years after denting it I was sending Leupold a couple of scopes for turrets so I sent that old dented varri-XII in for a warenty checkout, the tube was bent so Leupold sent me a new scope.
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Probably 15 years after denting it ... Leupold sent me a new scope. Yet another example of why I run Leupolds on 99% of my rifles.
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I have heard many stories of Leupold unconditionally repairing or replacing their products. A remarkable commitment to their customers, not so common these days.
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The guy that invents a cost effective repair for scope ring marks and scratches will get very rich. Anyway, I have used Sharpies as well as everything else mentioned. Some match, some glop, some aren't even close and make the fix look worse. One thing I've used that is a good color match, is durable and fairly easy to keep from glopping is the black pens that you use to mark permanent numbers on plastic cattle eartags. Any feed store that sells eartags should have one.
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I'd simply point out that the fact that the scope held zero speaks well for it. E
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Hunt it. Who cares about looks on a hunting gun? You hunt or show off? At least I"ve never taken time to touch up scratches on any weapon I own...
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