Rifle Scopes A brand new Schmidt & Bender PMII 5-25x56 FFP with debris or stains of grease inside of it ?

[shnipöw]

Hey guys.

I got myself a new S&B scope (according to the header) and I noticed after a few shots that a dot appeared in the scope (it looked exactly as when you get a stone chip damage on windshield) and when it did not disappear when wiping the lenses I was a bit worried. I was thinking that maybe my (also new) suppressor was causing some debris or what not to hit the glass..anyway it disappeared by itself immediately after the next shot.

However it happened again. I figured out it must be from the inside.. since it also appears larger when zooming in. So it seems like some stain of liquid (since it resembles a stone chip damage) in the "FFP space"? What do you guys think? Will it disappear by itself? Or do you think it actually could be a damage? Should I contact a Schmidt & Bender rep?


Best regards!

 

[Trigger Monkey]

Contact S&B, it sounds like there is some grease getting dislodged and landing on the internal lenses. To rectify this the scope will have to be disassembled and cleaned. It happens.

 

[dirthead1]

I had one a few years ago with the same issue. Grease spot appeared after a couple of range trips. S&B had it fixed and return to me very quickly.

 

[shnipöw]

Thanks guys for quick response.

Sounds crazy that it happens to a 4000 dollars scope haha. I never had this issue with my old vortex or aimpoint.

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

When you contact them, I would also ask them about the turret screws coming loose.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

Thanks guys for quick response.

Sounds crazy that it happens to a 4000 dollars scope haha. I never had this issue with my old vortex or aimpoint.

Cost is irrelevant, issues like these occur with scopes of all makes and manufacturers.

 

[shnipöw]

Cost is irrelevant, issues like these occur with scopes of all makes and manufacturers.

Yeah I suppose. Just the "feeling" you know

 

[Heretoimproveforhunting]

Cost is irrelevant, issues like these occur with scopes of all makes and manufacturers.

yep. ive had debris in a bushnell, grease in NF, diode go out in a new s&b. own enough scopes and you'll run into these things. in all of above said cases, manufacturer made it right.

 

[Kwe1982]

Happened to me on a 3-27, still waiting on an erector tube from Germany, sucks didn’t get to use it this year.

 

[DPS03]

Cost is irrelevant, issues like these occur with scopes of all makes and manufacturers.

You are right in that things happen to, well, everything. Still, kind of like the OP, I'd think they'd test the heck out of each and every scope at that price and could have caught it before shipping the thing.

Maybe it's just something that had to sit on the shelf a long time for it to materialize too I guess.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

You are right in that things happen to, well, everything. Still, kind of like the OP, I'd think they'd test the heck out of each and every scope at that price and could have caught it before shipping the thing.

Maybe it's just something that had to sit on the shelf a long time for it to materialize too I guess.

Warranties exist for the exact reasons above.

 

[DPS03]

Warranties exist for the exact reasons above.

Agreed, but it sure would be nice if they caught these things before people had to go without their scopes for a month or so at a time while the warranty work is being done.

 

[shnipöw]

Agreed, but it sure would be nice if they caught these things before people had to go without their scopes for a month or so at a time while the warranty work is being done.

Right on.

Well, I talked S&B. They were going to pick it up at first, but when I told them that I don't live in the UK they told me to send it to the dealer. Now I just need to find a box to put the package in... It will be interesting to see how long it will take until I have it back.

Thanks for all replies.

 

[CBDR]

Stick it out they will get it right. Which model was it?

 

[shnipöw]

It was the PMII 5-25X56 LP DT/ST FFP CW LRR

 

[CBDR]

Top of the line. Faith in the system brother.

 

[dtma42]

I had the same grease speck problem and just got my scope back last week. Apparently a batch of scopes made 2-3 years ago used a grease that was more temperature-sensitive than the old ones they used.

 

[AnimalMother224]

my K624 is going back to Austria b/c its flaking on the inside. im not mad about it..

 

[shnipöw]

still haven't sent it back... need to find some good packaging to put the box in..

 

[dtma42]

still haven't sent it back... need to find some good packaging to put the box in..

It's really hard to find the right cardboard box for scopes. Hope I'm not breaking any forum rules, but try doing something like this this. I had to do just that yesterday when I returned a scope to a dealer.

 

[shnipöw]

It's really hard to find the right cardboard box for scopes. Hope I'm not breaking any forum rules, but try doing something like this this. I had to do just that yesterday when I returned a scope to a dealer.

Man, that is genius. Thanks.