S&B Polar Vs. Victory HT vs. Others...

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

Any update on this, or hasnt it seen range time yet?

[JPBlaser]

I'm a little busy right now,so I hope that range time will happen somewhere next weekend.. For now it looks pretty good.Although there is a seriously stupid idea buzzing in my head .. Every time I pick up that scope I feel like smashing some wallnuts with it...good thing I don`t have any at the moment...
I suppose they tested it better this time. I'd like to think that this was it`s last visit home...
Anyway,a different technician did the disassembly/reassembly process this time. So I guess we will see how good of a job he did..

Best regards,

[Joe338ST]

I'm a little busy right now,so I hope that range time will happen somewhere next weekend.. For now it looks pretty good.Although there is a seriously stupid idea buzzing in my head .. Every time I pick up that scope I feel like smashing some wallnuts with it...good thing I don`t have any at the moment...
I suppose they tested it better this time. I'd like to think that this was it`s last visit home...
Anyway,a different technician did the disassembly/reassembly process this time. So I guess we will see how good of a job he did..

Best regards,

I have some monster walnuts if you come to need them

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[Zboneee]

Interesting that you experienced foreign particles in the new S&B scope. I had the same experience with a S&B Summit scope. Great scope, but WTF? When I returned it for service they acted like it was no big deal. It came back clean, but I have to say I have owned MANY much less expensive Leupold scopes and none ever had stray debris inside the tube. I also have the same debris problem with a Leica ERi 2.5-10x40 scope. One of these days I'll return it to them to fix it.

[JPBlaser]

Schmidt and Bender worked really hard to annoy me and are going to get what they asked for...
Thorough update in the following days..

[Craig]

So, it wasn't just me then. I purchased a NIB S&B Classic scope a few years ago and, it too, had foreign particles floating in it. I was really surprised to see this in a S&B, but they corrected the problem.

[JPBlaser]

So far they tried to correct the problem twice,and there are still foreign particles inside.. Same effin problem three times in a row..And my scope had a holo sticker which said quality checked...How lucky a man should be?!
This time I demanded my scope being changed with a new one.
I wrote a mail to them to let them know how disappointed I am with the quality of their service and product so far(mail was sent last week,still no reply).
I also left feedback on their page and I gave some hell to the distributor I bought the scope from(although they are trying to do a good job and keep me happy).
Waiting for the drama to unfold so I can write about it more thoroughly.

Best regards,

[mchughcb]

Oh boy. I wonder what is going at the quality control department?

[JPBlaser]

Not much probably....

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

I grabbed a Zenith when Eurooptic had them at a price too good to refuse last year. So far so good, I have managed to cut the ocular rubber ring so it will be fun to see how they respond to a request for something basic.
A couple of years ago I had to replace lens covers for both Kahles and Leica bino’s - the difference in customer service was chalk and cheese

[JPBlaser]

I grabbed a Zenith when Eurooptic had them at a price too good to refuse last year. So far so good, I have managed to cut the ocular rubber ring so it will be fun to see how they respond to a request for something basic.
A couple of years ago I had to replace lens covers for both Kahles and Leica bino’s - the difference in customer service was chalk and cheese

Which brand provided better customer service? Kahles or Leica?
Just asking,because I also sent my new driven game scope for the same problem I had with the schmidt and want to know what to expect...

Best regards,

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

Kahles by a wide margin!

[JPBlaser]

That`s good.. They will have to deal with this foreign object into my helia 1-5x24i. It moves around when reloading and shooting...came loose for the first time while rearranging my gun safe...
2017 was not very good for optics purchases, for me at least..

[stokesrj]

It does seem you are having an unusually high level of problems with scopes. I have had a few problems but nothing like these.

[JPBlaser]

By the way, those two optics have never been dropped,hit or something of this nature....They were handled with the up most care all the time. I can`t imagine what would happen if I dropped them or hit something with them...

Wrote to schmid and bender 5 days ago,still no answer..Called the dealer.... same thing,they don`t know anything...