Rifle Scopes argos got sand inside somehow

[jLorenzo]

I shot a positional match all in gravel with sand, gun never took a dive or anything but somehow theres either sand or air bubbles close to the ocular lense. Only really visible on 6x in the black when your not square with the scope. I run my diopter all the way in, have 20/20. I know they have the waranty just wondering how/what happened?

 

[supercorndogs]

The scope should be sealed. If there is debris on the inside it was probably in there to start with. My understanding is that they use grease on the inside surface of the tube to catch any debris that may be present. Sometimes this debris can come loose and stick to to the lens. Send it in.

 

[hoop12]

With their warranty, I would send it in just in case. No harm in having them check it other than being without the scope for a week or two

 

[918v]

The Chinese like sand. They put it in everything.

 

[jLorenzo]

Its definitey showed up after shooting a stage where I was down and dirty in the gravel shooting under a cable spool. Not sure what happened exactly.

 

[Strykervet]

If sand got in the scope then it's not sealed and will fog up. That's serious. Means you have regular air in the scope, not a noble gas. Otherwise sand can't get in it.

Probably got in there when it was assembled. Shit happens I guess. And they don't test 'em in full sunlight for some reason so QC misses a lot of shit. I bought an ACOG on Ebay. When I got it, it had a hair or a crack in the glass and some other debris along with a smudge at the bottom of the reticle.

Turns out the guy I bought it from, he sent it back before selling it just to make sure he was selling a good scope. He was trying to be honest. But turns out THAT'S when they fucked it up! He sent it in for inspection prior to sale, they send it back in worse condition. I call 'em up and shot the shit a bit and let 'em know I'm a vet (it's the difference between a 1 week turnaround and a 1+ month turnaround!). Same week I got it back, like new.

Send it back. Something's wrong and needs to be fixed.

 

[CJS-6.5]

Take it apart and clean it out and then fill it back up with gas and put it back together. I find 91 octane gas is a bit clearer.