Is a great warranty always enough?
- Price: $20 AUD
- Location: VIC
- Listed on: ssaagunsales.com
Seller Type: Private User Licence # 431-725-90B Location: ESSENDON NORTH, VIC, 3041 Phone #: *** click to reveal *** Description: Erector-tube problems are the bane of modern riflescopes. Some brands are better than others but having a mini-me spring suspended makes almost all new scopes vulnerable. As Mr Morsby says*, the service from the maker and its Australian agent was impressive - and we can all gain some comfort from his report. But is that great service always enough? If your scope breaks down in the middle of an important competition, your day may be done. If the scope on the big rifle you've taken to Africa packs up, it may cost you a fine trophy and huge trophy fee - or even your life. As John Barsness says in the second excerpt**, recoil will destroy any scope (though he failed to recognise that older technologies were by design much tougher). Carrying a spare scope is a good idea but the moment you know you need it could be too late to even whip off the old one. Yes, a well-known modern scope maker has already used this angle to advertise its products - and it does have a good reputation for reliability. However, it also uses a long, brassy, articulated erector tube, at least five or 10 times the mass of a traditional reticle cell^. So, never mind the advertiser's puff - look at the physics! 'LIGHT AT THE START OF THE TUNNEL - Are rifle scopes off the rails?' traces the descent of modern riflescopes from their golden age after WWII to the dubious 'advances' of to...
