I was shooting my 375 H&H today and on the 15th shot, a black spot appeared in the center of the scope lens (Zeiss Diavari-C.) Looking through the scope, it appears to be a small flake of paint or rust on the lens but there is nothing on the lenses externally. Has anyone seen this before? I'm sure Zeiss will repair it or send me a new one but I'm curious to know what it is.

Perhaps some of the anti-reflective coating on the inside flaked off.

George

Had that happen to two Burris Signature scopes about ten years ago. They were repaired no cost other than shipping to Burris. They never said what it was.

Too many sightings through the tube. Your barrel is next.

Luck,

Stephen

If you had an NC Star, that never would have happened ..... the lenses would have fallen out instead.

Looks like a piece of something was left in the tube or flaked off the interior. Have you tried banging the scope (gently) on a padded surface to see if the crud moves ?

Send it off to Zeiss ASAP as they are not noted for fast turnaround.

Good luck with an unusual problem !

This happened to a Leupold 3-9 I had once. Sent it in and they sent it back fixed. My brother still has the scope.

Matthew

There's something floating in the tube. When I tap on the scope, it moves around. I'll send it to Zeiss; I'm sure they'll fix it up.

I had a scope on a 44 Mag in the 90's that looked like one of those little momentos that people used to bring home from Switzerland with the water and "snow flakes" inside. If you shook it and looked it was like the fake snow falling.

There is something that was shaken off somewhere I'd guess, be it a coating in the tube, some sort of sealant, resin, glue etc.

Please advise us on how the return was received.

had that happen to 4 or 5 Leupolds. Send it back, just some shit in the tube they need to clean. Had it happen on an elk hunt once. First shot was fine when to shoot a second and there was a huge glob over the crosshairs. Pissed me off. Only use the Leupolds I have now for non hunting. Just got back a 1.5x5 from them last month for the same problem I keep meaning to get listed here on the classifieds.

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Originally posted by McKay:
had that happen to 4 or 5 Leupolds. Send it back, just some shit in the tube they need to clean.

What he said.

Most likely an errant piece of adhesive. Of a dozen plus of Leupold scopes I had this occur in one. Leupold promptly repaired it at no cost following their never-ending guarantee. Matt at Hill Country Rifles shared that a factory reviewed (repaired) Leupold is "golden" as to reliable performance.

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Originally posted by McKay:
had that happen to 4 or 5 Leupolds. Send it back, just some shit in the tube they need to clean. Had it happen on an elk hunt once. First shot was fine when to shoot a second and there was a huge glob over the crosshairs. Pissed me off. Only use the Leupolds I have now for non hunting. Just got back a 1.5x5 from them last month for the same problem I keep meaning to get listed here on the classifieds.

Me TOO.... last time I hunted leupolds in 2011 I had flakes in both of them, on the hunt. One shot loose and disappeared, the other stayed tight with the center. I rid myself of all leupolds with the exception of the Extended Eye Relief Scout Scopes, I have 3-4 of those. Everything else is Nikons now, and have yet to bust one, break one, have flakes, or any issues at all... So Far, and that is going on two years. In past days I always had 3-4 leupolds in for repair, and 3-4 on the bench to send for repairs.... Enough...... Leupolds cannot handle big bores..........

Michael

Strange, I have been using only Leupolds for I guess at least 50 or 60 years, have owned probably more than a hundred of them and never had less than 10 at one time..I have had two sent back because I had a 505 7.5 Lb. Gibbs that beat them up and one broke in half because a horse rolled on the gun..Leupold sent me new scopes in each case...I also had a pair of binocs that a hunter in a frenze twisted the adjustment lens off, The sent me a new pair and two weeks later I got the old ones back repaired. I called Leupold about this and they said "Merry Christmas don't confuse our bookeeper" I probably use a gun more than most because for many years I hunted all over the world as that has been my business. If they hold up for me and the airlines then they must be tough..

I guess you guy just draw bad.

The Leupold guarentee is even good on the second hand scopes you buy in the pawn shop or gun show..For the last 20 years I have only bought used ones.

I doubt that any company can beat Leupolds guarentee.

That is not a speck in the scope...it is a floater in your eye caused by the constant abuse and head trauma from shooting your 375 too much...I'm happy to take it off your hands...sorry couldn't resist

Zeiss will fix you up no problem, good luck

I was a Leupold devote for many years, in particular the smaller scopes, 1.5X5 VariX and VX 3s, 1X4 VX2s and so forth on the big bores here. In one 18 month period I sent 13 different 1.5X5s, and 1x4s back to Leupold for repairs. At that point, I got tired of having 3-4 in for repairs, and 3-4 on the bench ready to send. I took one brand new 1.5X5 VX 3 out of the box, put it on a 50 B&M, and on the 3rd round fired watched it explode inside. Enough! I ordered several different scopes, similar eye relief, similar field of view, similar size and the two that came out on top of it all were Trijicon and Nikon. I still have not busted either in two years of heavy big bore shooting. I now own a dozen or so, or more, of the 1X4 Nikons, and many larger Nikons. 1000s of rounds of big bore here doing test work, zero issues... Not one. In this time frame alone I would have sent back 2 dozen leupolds for repair, lost time and effort to boot. I will say the extended eye relief scout scopes have held up extremely well, have never had a problem with them. However, the field of view is horrible on all EER scopes and not really suitable for very close range encounters inside 10 yds.........

Yes, the Leupold guarantee is excellent, I know, I used it dozens of times, over and over and over again.

Michael

Michael458,
Your looking thru them too much, the lens wear out!!

I do like the Nikon scopes and they are a good buy, I do not like big bulky foriegn made scopes that cost more than most rifles! or US scopes that bring upwards to a grand or so including Leupold,

I buy used Leupold vari-X 11 and 111 and have a number of older ones like my 3Xs that I love...but for me a scope serves one purpose and that is to put an X on the target in any kind of weather and not break within reason, all the other stuff is crap and may be fine for cameras, and to sell to whoever buys off on it.

I have always found it strange that one person can have so many problems and another has none with a produc. I am not doubting you post at all, I have seen this happen with cars and all sorts of stuff.....

IMO the scope industry, and in fact, the firearms industry has turned into a mishmash of unneeded bean counter high dollar ideas, but I suppose thats the American way. I wonder what they will do when this economy keeps going in the direction its headed..I rememeber the great depression and lookout!

BTW, that scope in question is one of those high dollar beauties, and it broke! The dot melted!

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I do like the Nikon scopes and they are a good buy, I do not like big bulky foriegn made scopes that cost more than most rifles! or US scopes that bring upwards to a grand or so including Leupold,

Ray.... I concur with all that 100%.... I was having such an issue with the Leupolds that JD put me in touch with one of his close contacts there. At the time I had a lot of 1.5X5 Vari and VX 3s.... 13-15 or so.. It took that many to keep 1/2 dozen working. The head chap at Leupold I talked to offered to trade all mine for the 1.75X6 VX7.. 30mm. I tried to decline, because of the bulk and the size just would not suit me and the B&M rifles. Finally I agreed to try one, they sent it, I tried it, shot a few hundred rounds with it, it held up, did not break... But it was BIG, BULKY, HEAVY, and looked out of place to me. After a bit, I thanked them so much, and sent it back to them.

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I have always found it strange that one person can have so many problems and another has none with a produc. I am not doubting you post at all, I have seen this happen with cars and all sorts of stuff.....

Ray... I shot and test more big bores rounds in a week than most people shoot over 5 years. At one time I was shooting between 8000-10000 rounds of big bore, 416 to .510 a year. Tends to really put things to the test. Not to mention that some of my rifles have extremely fast recoil impulse, far more than that of 458 Lott and such. This tends to put scopes to the test as well.

With all the issues I have had here, I still can't believe that I have yet to damage one of the Nikons! It amazes me. I am not a judge of glass at all.. But for me, the Nikons are much clearer and easier to see than anything I have used. THey have tremendous attributes I have grown to like a lot, the easy focus, mechanics are excellent, far better than the new VX3s, glass if much clearer to me, and best of all the price is incredible, I have been paying $279.00 for the 1x4 African!!!!! And above and beyond everything, I can't even break one! At least NOT YET.. and the first one is going on or past 2 years now!

Michael