Originally Posted by
hometheaterman
Exactly Sightron and Vortex have just as good of a warranty as Leupold, if not better. I'm not sure about Zeiss. Leupolds warranty says they don't have to replace or repair the scope if the damage is caused by the user. Now I'm quite aware they usually either do, or work with you and charge a minimal amount. However, with the warranty written this way, they could stop at any time. Vortex has their warranty written so that it covers the scope even if the user damaged it.
Nikon also has a lifetime transferable warranty. I'm aware that their CS isn't as good as Leupold, Vortex, Sightron, etc, but they still have a lifetime warranty that applies to anyone even without a receipt. I've never had to use their warranty though, so I can't comment too much on it.
Actually, Leupold is the only scope company that I've had to deal with the warranty department of.
Well, I had a Leupold that was on one of my rifles a couple of years ago when I rolled my four wheeler, bent the barrel on the rifle and messed up the scope. I called Leupold told them what happened, they told me to send it to them, They sent me a new scope instead of repairing the old one, and they was well aware that it was my fault. You cant ask for any better customer service than that, in my opinion. That one incedent is why now only Leupold gets my business. I dont know much about Sightron or Vortex, other than they have not been in the scope businees near as long as Leupold, I will personally stick with a company that has been arround the block a time or two and knows how to make there customers happy. Not everone thinks like me, that is why there are so many different scope manufactors, to each his own.