Best warranty for a $200-300 scope?

For 300 bucks buy a Burris Fullfield E1 (not the Fullfield II model).

They have an unconditional lifetime warranty that covers repair even if YOU break it.

The only thing they don't cover is loss/theft and "intentional" damage.

Drop your Leopold or Vortex and call them for warranty saying it got broke when it fell from your stand and see if it's covered.

Plus, the Burris is super clear and the reticle is awesome. The 300 dollar Leuopolds et al are at their lower end of things.
 
kamlooky said:
The older Leupolds is still good for warranty.
Serial number on the scopes will let them know whether
it's warrantable or not.
I sent in an old VAR X and they sent me a new VX.
Pretty happy with that out come.
If you are unsure, call in the serial number.
If you bring one up from down south, you still have warranty,
it just needs to be sent back down there.
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Korth had to fix a vxII bought in europe and they called me about the new policy. they fixed it but it was really a not good experience not really friendly to say the least.
 
I have only dealt with Korth once for a Leuopold warranty issue and they were pretty quick.
They did forget to return some of the parts for the mount (prismatic optic) and they ignored a written request with the optic for some replacement bolts I had misplaced for the different riser height options.

When I called them about the missing mount parts they were a bit snarky and bothered( I guess they don't make mistakes very often?) but they did ship the missing parts quickly. They also were nice enough to ship me the bolts that I had initially requested but unfortunately they didn't send me the ones I asked for but instead sent some that I already had.
Attention to detail was a bit lacking.
 
galamb said:
For 300 bucks buy a Burris Fullfield E1 (not the Fullfield II model).

They have an unconditional lifetime warranty that covers repair even if YOU break it.

The only thing they don't cover is loss/theft and "intentional" damage.

Drop your Leopold or Vortex and call them for warranty saying it got broke when it fell from your stand and see if it's covered.

Plus, the Burris is super clear and the reticle is awesome. The 300 dollar Leuopolds et al are at their lower end of things.
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Can anyone else vouch for the Leopold Vortex or Bushnell warranties with respect to breakage? I have terrible luck, so while it is entirely likely that I will never break it(haven't broken a scope yet), there is always a possibility that it gets broken on the first trip.

Will I have trouble with any of these manufacturers if I call them up and say I dropped it on a big-ass rock 5 feet from the truck?
 
It's pretty mind blowing that anyone would lifetime warranty against accidental damage caused by smashing the optic on a rock or driving over it with your truck but in the wonderful world of rifle optics it does seem to exist.

Read the fine print.

Vortex does and Bushnell and Leupold might and have in the past for many people.
Vortex is the only optic company that covers electronic components for lifetime fully transferable.
 
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There are a few good scope companies with lifetime warranty's, and I have a few of them, but I like Bushnell a lot because its close by and I can drop it off and pick up without having to ship or wait.
 
I dropped in to Korth's shop a couple of weeks ago. I recently bought a couple VX3 scopes and one had a buggered rubber piece on the eyepiece right out of the box. I figured I could pop in and get them to take 30 seconds to fix it. The building at the address shown for Korth was not signed so I called them from across the street to confirm the address. The lady that I spoke to promptly advised that they don't deal with the 'public' face to face and that I'd have to drop it in the drop box or return home (over 45 mins away) and mail it to them. I explained that I was from Airdrie and that I had my 11 month old along and that it would only take seconds to resolve my issue. I also asked if it mentioned anywhere on the Korth website that they did not accept FTF contact with customers. She said no, I confirmed that she was right. She then put me on hold to see if someone else could assist but came back on the line to say that there was no one there to help me. As I didn't have the eyepiece part packaged up and with an explanation letter, I couldn't use the drop box.

Perhaps I should have called, but I checked the website before I left and found hours of service etc but nothing about not accepting FTF interactions with drop in customers. Seems to me that this might be an important little tidbit to throw on the ol' website...
 
I think accidental breakage would be somewhat of a goodwill act on
behalf the warranty repair facility.
Some win, some don't?
I am almost certain there is a track log of each and every one
of us that submit warranty claims.
Smile when you type or yakk at them as they do feel it.
Bruskess sort may nawt be entitled to such endearmint...........:wave:
 
Can-down said:
I have only dealt with Korth once for a Leuopold warranty issue and they were pretty quick.
They did forget to return some of the parts for the mount (prismatic optic) and they ignored a written request with the optic for some replacement bolts I had misplaced for the different riser height options.

When I called them about the missing mount parts they were a bit snarky and bothered( I guess they don't make mistakes very often?) but they did ship the missing parts quickly. They also were nice enough to ship me the bolts that I had initially requested but unfortunately they didn't send me the ones I asked for but instead sent some that I already had.
Attention to detail was a bit lacking.
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when i needed parts i contacted Leupold US and they shipped to me all i needed for free after they got their export papers ...
 
One thing to consider about the inexpensive scopes is how much is shipping to the repair facility.
From Port Moody to Ontario you're looking at least at $20. That's 10% of the $200 scope.
 
legi0n said:
One thing to consider about the inexpensive scopes is how much is shipping to the repair facility.
From Port Moody to Ontario you're looking at least at $20. That's 10% of the $200 scope.
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That's why it makes more sense to by a quality lifetime, no paperwork needed, $600-800 scope used for around $300-$400.
:)
 
bassman said:
I dropped in to Korth's shop a couple of weeks ago. I recently bought a couple VX3 scopes and one had a buggered rubber piece on the eyepiece right out of the box. I figured I could pop in and get them to take 30 seconds to fix it. The building at the address shown for Korth was not signed so I called them from across the street to confirm the address. The lady that I spoke to promptly advised that they don't deal with the 'public' face to face and that I'd have to drop it in the drop box or return home (over 45 mins away) and mail it to them. I explained that I was from Airdrie and that I had my 11 month old along and that it would only take seconds to resolve my issue. I also asked if it mentioned anywhere on the Korth website that they did not accept FTF contact with customers. She said no, I confirmed that she was right. She then put me on hold to see if someone else could assist but came back on the line to say that there was no one there to help me. As I didn't have the eyepiece part packaged up and with an explanation letter, I couldn't use the drop box.

Perhaps I should have called, but I checked the website before I left and found hours of service etc but nothing about not accepting FTF interactions with drop in customers. Seems to me that this might be an important little tidbit to throw on the ol' website...
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Kind of jives with the crusty fellow I spoke with on the phone.
 
I had an issue with my Bushnell 3200 10x and the turn around was about two weeks. The depot is in Vaughan, ON, so no issues shipping to the US.
 
legi0n said:
One thing to consider about the inexpensive scopes is how much is shipping to the repair facility.
From Port Moody to Ontario you're looking at least at $20. That's 10% of the $200 scope.
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Thats my reason for buying a Bushnell scope, no shipping involved, and no waiting.
 
berger said:
I had an issue with my Bushnell 3200 10x and the turn around was about two weeks. The depot is in Vaughan, ON, so no issues shipping to the US.
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Supposedly if you go the depot in person they will hand you a new scope on the spot..........

Obviously it helps if you live close to there
 
Suther said:
Are any of the warranty centers out west? Being able to avoid shipping is always a nice option...
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Leopold is in Alberta.
Not sure on Vortex.
Nothing in Port Moody that I can see.

Most likely you will never need the warranty support but if you do, shipping costs are a small cost to pay to get your scope fixed.
 
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