Sightron scopes

JeffS · 09-19-2006, 08:31 AM

Has anybody had much expereince with them. My nephew the other day won a new rifle and the guy at the store talked him into buying a Sightron sccope. When we tried to sight it in we found the guy that mounted it didn't have anything tight and had the crosshairs turned to one side. So after remounting the scope we tried to sight it in and the optics were not very clear. Then when we got the windage adjusted we tried to adjust the elavation and the scope would only move down. No matter which way you tried to adjust it the scope would move down. I told him we are taking it back and getting him a Ziess for the gun. I'm not sure if he just got a bad scope but I would never buy one myself. For a $100 more he can get a Ziess Conquest which is no comparision in quality to the Sightron.

Red Lion · 09-19-2006, 10:31 AM

Sounds like something is broken. I think your idea of trading in for a Leupold makes sense.

trailer · 09-19-2006, 11:10 AM

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ORIGINAL: Red Lion

I think your idea of trading in for a Leupold makes sense.

??? OK , You should do well with a Ziess Conquest for the difference in price...

Red Lion · 09-19-2006, 02:01 PM

Oops had something else on the brain! The point being trading in on something else and more personally trusted makes sense.

NJheadhunter71 · 09-20-2006, 07:56 AM

I bought a used one for $250 and mounted it to my 243. I sent it back because it looked like there was dust in the lense and the point of impact would change when you adjusted the focus ring at the end of the scope. I got my replacement and it does the same thing and your right they are not clear at all. It isn't worth the 450 bucks as advertised. It is nothing more that a glorifiedSwift scope. Actually I would buy a swift over a sighttron. Its a 4X16 SII mil dot.

KYFRED · 09-20-2006, 08:41 AM

This sounds funny. I have several SII and SI scopes.The SI are used on my rimfire and the SII are on a few my rifles. I have never had a problem and never paid more than $230 for a 3x9x42. I think they are one of the better scopes for the money.

As far as the others, I wuold never base my opinion of a manufacturer on a used scope. Without know how teh scope was treated prior toownership, it would seem unfair tobase a broad opinion.

With regard to the original poster, I have to ask, did you boresight the scope first?If not, you may have adjusted all of the elevation out of teh scope by over adjusting windage. THis sounds trange, but, as it was explained to me, consider the scope a cardboard toilet paper tube. As you move your fingure from side to side or up and down from the center of teh tube, you have less movement in the other direction, ie: if you move your fingure all the way to the right, you have less space to go up and down. It is best to get teh scope as close to zero by adjusting at teh mounts and only use the scope for fine tuning.

Sorry if this is over simplified or unnecessary.

JeffS · 09-20-2006, 09:32 AM

No the scope was bore sighted and was hitting 4" low at 50 yards and when we tried the raise the elavation it would go lower. This is he only scope we have had problems with like this. I don't know if we just got a bad scope or if they are all that way but for $300 it wasn't near the quality I would expect it to be. The glass was not clear at all and if you turned it up to 14 power you couldn't get it to focus at all. I would of recommended against buying it in the first place if I was at the store but since he already had it we tried it out and didn't like it at all. The problem was the employee at the store talked him into buying it saying the military used them for sniper rifles. I don't know what they use but I'm sure they are a lot better quality than the scope we have. Then when he mounted it and bore sighted it at the store everything was loose. We had to remove the scope and remount it and rebore sight it ourselves.

strob2 · 09-20-2006, 09:53 PM

I would have to say you got a bad scope, If the optics are cloudy and it is a new scope there is a problem. If I were you I would defenitly return the scope to the place of purchase, or better yet go in with the gun/scope as a unit and explain the problem. I cant say how sightron is about warrenty problems as I never had a problem with mine. I personaly love my sightron scope, and will be returning for more, it is a hell of a scope for the money. Zeiss scopes are also on the top of my list but can not justify putting a $600.00 scope of a $400.00 rifle, maybee if I hit the lotto yeah I would.

I wish you the best with your scope, If I were you I think I would go here http://www.sightron.com/index.php?action=view_category&cat_id=10443990 20and give them a call. On the home page of there website it says every product is covered under our Lifetime Replacement Warranty. I truely think that one you get to see the best of sightron optics you will also be a believer.

Shane