Shuz
12-19-2012, 08:13 PM
The purpose of this post is to try and prevent others from making the same mistake as I did at a recent gun show.
I was/am looking for a decent scope for my 1894 Marlin .44 mag lever rifle that has seen only cast boolits since the day I brought it home. I, being on the thrifty side of 70, (ok cheap) found what looked like a pristine old steel tube Weaver V-7A, 2.5x7 scope at a recent gun show. The bluing is all intact and there are no scope ring marks on it anywhere. I figgered good deal for $60.00. I already have another Weaver V-7 just like it, and it has served me well for years. Now to the point. After mounting, the scope would not track to the collimater. Just to be sure, I test fired it at 25 yards, and after shooting 5 shots that grouped nicely 3 inches right and 2 inches low, I moved the windage 20 clicks left and fired 3 shots. They went into the same original group. I then moved the windage another 20 clicks and fired 3 shots with the same result, no movement of the group. Based on what I experienced with the collimater, I was not surprised, but still disappointed in my "new" scope.
I contacted Weaver and explained the problem and was told that my scope was made by the old Weaver Co. that went out of business in 1984 and that they no longer had the parts or tooling to repair my scope. They did refer me to an outfit www.ironsightinc.com that repairs these old Weaver and other scopes but their turn around time is 12 to 14 months and the cost is $95.00 with a one year warranty. I should have known that this "deal" was too good to be true!
Anybody know of any other scope refurbishers out there that do quality work and have a better turn around time than 12 to 14 months?
I was/am looking for a decent scope for my 1894 Marlin .44 mag lever rifle that has seen only cast boolits since the day I brought it home. I, being on the thrifty side of 70, (ok cheap) found what looked like a pristine old steel tube Weaver V-7A, 2.5x7 scope at a recent gun show. The bluing is all intact and there are no scope ring marks on it anywhere. I figgered good deal for $60.00. I already have another Weaver V-7 just like it, and it has served me well for years. Now to the point. After mounting, the scope would not track to the collimater. Just to be sure, I test fired it at 25 yards, and after shooting 5 shots that grouped nicely 3 inches right and 2 inches low, I moved the windage 20 clicks left and fired 3 shots. They went into the same original group. I then moved the windage another 20 clicks and fired 3 shots with the same result, no movement of the group. Based on what I experienced with the collimater, I was not surprised, but still disappointed in my "new" scope.
I contacted Weaver and explained the problem and was told that my scope was made by the old Weaver Co. that went out of business in 1984 and that they no longer had the parts or tooling to repair my scope. They did refer me to an outfit www.ironsightinc.com that repairs these old Weaver and other scopes but their turn around time is 12 to 14 months and the cost is $95.00 with a one year warranty. I should have known that this "deal" was too good to be true!
Anybody know of any other scope refurbishers out there that do quality work and have a better turn around time than 12 to 14 months?