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29 October 2010, 22:38
ledvm
Which Scope
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If it ends in ski there's no extra fee.


Except at the initial pay window! Wink


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30 October 2010, 03:17
jjs
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Originally posted by ledvm:
quote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
If it ends in ski there's no extra fee.

That should be their ad line. Swarovski stands directly behind everything they make and in my experience that doesn't matter whether you are the original owner or not.

That being said I have only ever returned one item to them. A 22 year old pair of binoculars. They sent me a new pair with apologies.


And Leupold's garantee is even better. Wink


In my experience it needs to be...

I have had many more Swaroski scopes than Leupold, never had to test Swaroski's guarantee but have with a couple of Leupold. Only problem with that is one Leupold gave up the ghost while in Africa..thank goodness for back-ups and QD rings...
30 October 2010, 13:06
HJ wild
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Originally posted by Tracker49:
I have never had any problems with my Leupolds, and have not used a Trijicon, so am somewhat biased but I can't change from what has served me well over the years.


I have used Leupold 1.5 – 5 x 20 VX III scopes on my .458 Lott DG rifles on nearly one dozen safaris. Never experienced any problems.

Considering shock resistance of scopes a popular misconception is that it matters how often a big game rifle is fired.

Not so. What really stresses the scopes on safaris is the way the rifle with its scope are usually kept while driving around in a safari car. Usually the rifle is fastened in an horizontal position on two clamps attached to the backside of the drivers cabin.

And then you and your rifle are driven around on the typical dirt roads with the car bouncing up and down, shaking your scope relentlessly. Compared to this the recoil of a big game
rifle is of minor importance…

By the way: this piece of wisdom stems not from me but came from one of the big European scope manufacturers when I discussed this topic with them during a hunting fair.
Cheers, Hans