Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to do that - Minox came apart

So I was getting ready to mount a Minox ZA3 3-9x40 on my Weatherby Back Country. I'm playing musical chairs with some scopes. This one had come off a Browning A Bolt .30-06. I bought the scope earlier this year for my dad to replace his old Nikon. He used the new Minox on an antelope hunt, where he took a beautiful buck with one shot at a lasered 317 yards.

I noticed the ocular piece had rotated, like the Leupold is designed to do, in order to focus the reticle. The Minox, however, focuses the reticle from the end of the ocular, like a binocular. That's funny, said I to myself. I didn't think they did that.

Another thing I'm pretty sure they're not supposed to do is unscrew (with ease) to the point that the ocular piece leaves the tube. So now I have a 2-piece scope. The bonus, though, is I now know what the inside of a scope looks like. Crosshairs are cool.

She's going back to Minox Monday.

Is that weird, or what?


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Had 3 Minox scopes, optically they are fine but mechanically not so much so. Sent a couple back to to Doug and had good service from CL but I would put my $$$ elsewhere.

I bought one, the glass seemed pretty nice and bright, but the windage/elevation adjustments were spongey and had play in them. Sent it back too and moved on.

I had one Minox failed on me during a hunt. Switched back to Leupold and haven't had any bad luck yet

i had a minox, the open box specials, hmmmmmmmmmm wanted to send it back but the guy hung up before i could get him not to charge a re stocking fee so it is off to minox, not sure what i will do with it. i read on another forum that they are tested up to 300wm. i tried to find out when i called minox but the gal i talked to didnt know, and no reply from my email.

I spoke with Minox recently regarding my ZA-5 1.5-8. I was thinking of putting one on my 458 WM. They said it should handle the recoil. Their CS was very friendly and answered my questions. No complaints at this point.

have the same 3 x9 ZA3 . no issues at all

very bright scope

Does anyone have a minox w/the xr-bdc reticle. I was gonna order one but checked their specs on placement of the hashmarks and they don't make any sense per ballistics charts for any flightpath of a normal bullet.

I emailed Minox and gt a PROMPT reply. They apologized for the failure and told me where to send the scope.

We'll see what they do with it, repair or replace. I can't say my confidence level is as high as it was before, but I also had to send in a Leupold recently.

Stuff happens.


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I had a One the elevation turret rattled loose after 50 rounds from a NULA MZ, sent it back to minox they sent a new one and I sold it..Wont buy another one !

Like I said, stuff happens.

There's a Leupold at the factory right now getting fixed. Doesn't mean I won't buy another.

Buy hey, it's your money. I might be singing another tune if the second one fails. We'll see.

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That's the same problem I had with one.