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Old 10-23-2007, 07:59 AM   #1
 
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bought a horton huntermax 200 brand new from gander mtn last week. the thing is shooting high and low every time you shoot. 8 to 10 inch diff in shots. right and left never change.just up and down.they put a new scope on thinking it was that.still doing the same thing. the scope moves a 1/2 down and up everytime you shoot it.just wondering if that is normal with thedial system that they use. there sending it back to horton to see what is wrong. anybody have any ideas.
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Old 10-23-2007, 09:30 AM   #2
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Yup its the infamousDial a range at work! If you like the CB and are going to keep it. Either pin it or take out those parts![]
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Old 10-23-2007, 11:44 AM   #3
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Yep had the same problem with mine. I took mine apart and tightened everything up nice and snug and now it don't do it anymore. Only thing I can figure out was there being to much freeplay before.

Had me almost pulling my hair out after every shot it seemed.
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Old 10-23-2007, 12:04 PM   #4
 
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yeah we tried everything. ireally like the cb just hope they can get it fixed. just got off the phone with gander mtn they still havent sent it to horton yet. i called horton last thur after i dropped it off at gander they said they would fix it and have it back to me with in 7 days. how true that is i dont know but will see. i just need to get gander to get it on its way. after this evenings hunt im going up there and get the manger involved hate to be a jerk but i would like to hunt the last week of bow season with it.
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Old 10-23-2007, 12:11 PM   #5
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I have heard Gander Mtn. service is the pits! Its a wonder they're still in business![]
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Old 10-23-2007, 12:35 PM   #6
 
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yeah i about turned that place into a carwash last wed. they wouldnt give me my money back and didint have another cb like that one to switch it out with. so i told them to send it back and get it right. they have a policy on bows no returns. i told them they should have sold me a good one. you pay that kind of money for somethingit should be ready to go.so im back to stick and string which is fine with me but they dont need to know that.
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just got off the phone with gander mtn there sending it out in the morning looks like nocb for this season.smoke poll comes in nov 3for 2 weeks ill be putting the bows up for the season.
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Old 10-23-2007, 01:16 PM   #8
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I went in Gander Mtn to buy broadheads , saw the price and left. The SAME exact pack of broadheads I bought from wal-mart for 6.49 was 12.99 in Gander MTN, I had to look at it and check the UPC just to be sure, I wonder what else they jack the prices up on like that.
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Old 10-23-2007, 01:41 PM   #9
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So you will be getting out the ML shortly to hunt with.[]I hunt thru ML season with my CB this year. I switch every other year, this year i got my rifle lic. next year will ML's turn.
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Old 10-23-2007, 02:59 PM   #10
 
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Horton has great customer service, as you know gander mountain will be your problem. Most of the time people get there stuff back within a week when they deal with Horton, but going through GM I do not know how long it will take. It was a D-A-R thing, we see it alot in here. Your spring was off in it letting it move, or it was way to tight letting it not move and get stuck floating when shoot. You are also one of many who say GM customer service sucks! Sorry you are having trouble at this time!
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