elcan specter 1.5-6 damage repair possible ???....determined not repairable :'( pics

####ty warranty service on top being sold cheaper in US then Canada was two reasons I don't buy one. Keep us posted if they respond to your email and what they say. (Thanks)

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K-C said:
Contact Raytheon ELCAN in Midland, Ontario (the sight is made there)

Tony Brinovec
Program Manager, Specter™ Sights
Specter™ Warranty/Repair
Phone: 705.526.5401 x508
Fax: 705.528.7124
Email: abrinovec@ELCAN.com

or check out their website for more info:
http://www.elcansightingsystems.com/
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I know this is old school, but why not try and call him?? For a $2000+ scope, I sure would.
 
I will call tomorrow, have not heard anything through email. Thanks for the contact info! I know i could go through other supporting dealers but i like to deal direct. Im sure once i actually reach someone they will be helpful.
 
Called tony at elcan and left a message. Couple hrs later received a call from armament technology, looks like elcan directed my issue to them. I sent in pics they requested now we will see what happens!!
 
Well armament technology was awesome to deal with. Great service, but their repair guys determined that it is not repairable. Oh well, im stuck with an elcan that cant use an ard. Guess things could be worse lol.
 
Funny, if that happened to a Vortex, you'd have a replacement enroute by now. Ah well, some people think Elcan is cooler... Surprised the military buys them if they dent that easily (unless the previous owner says the Elcan jammed between a wall and an oncoming truck, stopping the truck, and saving the owner's life, while sadly incurring the damage pictured - in which case I'd be impressed). But then the Mil doesn't care about warranty - they'll toss it and get another.
 
And to close this out, i sent the link of this thread to the seller and he offered me a full refund of the scope which i politely declined. There really are good people on this site.
 
The military do have people who fix sights I was one of them. For your dented front housing there is nothing that can really be done for it. Scratched lenses Brocken mounts almost any part can be repaired except a damaged main assembly. It's just not economically feasible to replace the main assembly you are looking at a two to three hours to replace a main assembly with all the correct tools by the time you strip it down clean it, reassemble do all the tests and adjustments then desiccate the sight. Three man hours plus the cost of the main assembly it usually works out to more than the sight is worth.
 
WobblyHead said:
The military do have people who fix sights I was one of them. For your dented front housing there is nothing that can really be done for it. Scratched lenses Brocken mounts almost any part can be repaired except a damaged main assembly. It's just not economically feasible to replace the main assembly you are looking at a two to three hours to replace a main assembly with all the correct tools by the time you strip it down clean it, reassemble do all the tests and adjustments then desiccate the sight. Three man hours plus the cost of the main assembly it usually works out to more than the sight is worth.
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That is pretty much what armament told me
 
If it was mine as the section of damaged thread is not very wide I would carefully die grind that section of threads out completely and with a pick clear any debris out of the ends of the threads of both sides where the threads where removed and you should still be able to thread the ard in. The housings a write off at this point so why not give it a try?--Dieseldog!
 
dieseldog said:
If it was mine as the section of damaged thread is not very wide I would carefully die grind that section of threads out completely and with a pick clear any debris out of the ends of the threads of both sides where the threads where removed and you should still be able to thread the ard in. The housings a write off at this point so why not give it a try?--Dieseldog!
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Sights are made out of cast metal and the treads are really fine so I wouldn't recommend this take of too much metal and it makes the part where you grind weak and prone to cracking or chipping off and the threads are very fine in cast material making it quite easy to cross thread the ARD from the ground down thread.
 
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