Yep, ruined a scope today

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Some friends and I were in the bush today, and my main goal was to sight in the Pentax Gameseeker on my 99M in .243. The first few shots were high on the page but easily corrected, so I adjusted the windage and elevation accordingly. After a few attempts to get the holes closer to the center hole, I noticed that the crosshairs had moved about 20 degrees off the centerline. Needless to say, I was a bit bummed, but it gave me an excuse to pop the bases off and use tbe irons. I wouldn't have thought that a .243 had enough recoil to break anything?

Sean
 
hifiwasabi said:
Some friends and I were in the bush today, and my main goal was to sight in the Pentax Gameseeker on my 99M in .243. The first few shots were high on the page but easily corrected, so I adjusted the windage and elevation accordingly. After a few attempts to get the holes closer to the center hole, I noticed that the crosshairs had moved about 20 degrees off the centerline. Needless to say, I was a bit bummed, but it gave me an excuse to pop the bases off and use tbe irons. I wouldn't have thought that a .243 had enough recoil to break anything?

Sean
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The Game seekers are pure garbage! Had one tilt it's reticle over 15 degrees on the very first range trip on a .308. I should have known what looks too good to be true...........Worst part is Pentax Canada doesn't service scopes.
 
I got it in a three for one deal, came with a pair of decent Bushnells so I can't complain a whole lot. I liked the idea of a low power scope on my lever action, and a higher power on my pump so I'll keep an eye out for a good deal on a vortex 1.5-6. I had heard from some guys that spoke highly of the pentax, but maybe on something like a .204 it would have been okay. Either way, .243 made a mess of it.

Sean
 
hifiwasabi said:
I got it in a three for one deal, came with a pair of decent Bushnells so I can't complain a whole lot. I liked the idea of a low power scope on my lever action, and a higher power on my pump so I'll keep an eye out for a good deal on a vortex 1.5-6. I had heard from some guys that spoke highly of the pentax, but maybe on something like a .204 it would have been okay. Either way, .243 made a mess of it.

Sean
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I have a vortex crossfire in 1-4 that has rode a .30-06 for 300 plus rounds..... cost me 200 bucks and still going strong.... you wont be dissapointed by a vortex.... .243 shouldnt shake anything loose.....
 
Superbrad said:
I have a vortex crossfire in 1-4 that has rode a .30-06 for 300 plus rounds..... cost me 200 bucks and still going strong.... you wont be dissapointed by a vortex.... .243 shouldnt shake anything loose.....
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I don't think I'll ever buy another scope under about the $250 range. I've had enough of the cheapos, but $1000 + optics are currently beyond my means. Been having a pretty good experience with several Bushnell Elites, I think I might be trying Vortex next now that I own an excellent pair of their binoculars. The starter level Zeiss has been catching my eye too, and the glass looks excellent (at least in store).
 
kennymo said:
I don't think I'll ever buy another scope under about the $250 range. I've had enough of the cheapos, but $1000 + optics are currently beyond my means. Been having a pretty good experience with several Bushnell Elites, I think I might be trying Vortex next now that I own an excellent pair of their binoculars. The starter level Zeiss has been catching my eye too, and the glass looks excellent (at least in store).
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The 1-4 in a crossfire ran me 200 plus tax..... it sits on my backup deer rifle... for you rmain rigs (or if you can afford them for all of you rigs) th ediamonback is the way to go for sure....
 
Call these guys, they'll give you warranty and ship back to Canada.




Hello ###x,

Yes we received your Pentax scope for warranty service, the scope was not repairable and we have requested Pentax to send us a replacement for you.

Your Work Order number ###xx and customer number ###### can be used to track your repair on our website www.criscam.com . Simply click the “repair status login” link in the lower right hand side of the page to fill in the form. A UPS tracking number will post online for you when the unit ships.

NOTE: The first two characters of the Work order and Customer number are letters and they must be entered in CAPS as the website is case sensitive.

Thank you,

Customer Service Department
C.R.I.S. Camera Services | 250 N. 54th Street, Chandler AZ 85226
Phone: 480.940.1103 | Fax: 480.940.1329
Web: criscam.com | Blog: camerarepair.org | Email: customerservice@criscam.com
 
cet said:
Call these guys, they'll give you warranty and ship back to Canada.




Hello ###x,

Yes we received your Pentax scope for warranty service, the scope was not repairable and we have requested Pentax to send us a replacement for you.

Your Work Order number ###xx and customer number ###### can be used to track your repair on our website www.criscam.com . Simply click the “repair status login” link in the lower right hand side of the page to fill in the form. A UPS tracking number will post online for you when the unit ships.

NOTE: The first two characters of the Work order and Customer number are letters and they must be entered in CAPS as the website is case sensitive.

Thank you,

Customer Service Department
C.R.I.S. Camera Services | 250 N. 54th Street, Chandler AZ 85226
Phone: 480.940.1103 | Fax: 480.940.1329
Web: criscam.com | Blog: camerarepair.org | Email: customerservice@criscam.com
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Too late for me.......I got rid of it months ago.
 
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