Just wondering if anyone has had any experience dealing with IOR as far as warranty work is concerned. I recently purchased a 2nd Gen 3-18x42 SH edition from a member on another message board. I believe that I am the second or third owner of the scope; however, the man who I purchased it from said that he bought it new with the intention of building a precision rig but due to health problems is no longer persuing that (it was sitting around his house all that time. The scope was in perfect condition from what I could tell when I purchased it. It sure didn't look like it was ever mounted. Heck it doesn't look it spent much time outside of the box. I got the proof of purchase / owner registration form with the scope; however, I didn't get a sales receipt.
Today I was at the range shooting at ~8 power when I noticed my shots were stringing right (with no wind and no adjustments made). I dialed the scope up to 18x to get a better look. When I put my eye back down to take a look, the scope was totally blurry (couldn't even make out the reticle). I dialed back down to 10x and it looked just fine... so I dialed back to 18x but I couldn't quite get the ring to turn to 18x (I didn't want to force it... but it seems like it's stuck about 1/8-1/4 inch from the 18 mark... again... all blurry... when I dialed back down... even 10x is blurry... the only way I can get a clear picture is in the 3-5x range (obviously something is wrong). You can also feel a distinct "take up" in the power ring as you zoom in (much like the notchy feeling on a combination lock when the internal plates move around). It never had this feeling before. Furthermore, there is also a small piece of something on the same plane as the reticle (might be a shaving... I don't know).
In any case, what is the chance that IOR will fix this scope without an original sales recipt (I assume that the money order payment recipt from my actual purchase doesn't count lol)?
I knew there were some issues with the IOR scopes; however, I figured for my purposes it would be just fine. It's mounted on a 308 that has 180 rounds through it (though I can't remember the exact round count when I mounted the IOR... but it was never mounted on anything else). Mounted in IOR low rings per their instructions.
Today I was at the range shooting at ~8 power when I noticed my shots were stringing right (with no wind and no adjustments made). I dialed the scope up to 18x to get a better look. When I put my eye back down to take a look, the scope was totally blurry (couldn't even make out the reticle). I dialed back down to 10x and it looked just fine... so I dialed back to 18x but I couldn't quite get the ring to turn to 18x (I didn't want to force it... but it seems like it's stuck about 1/8-1/4 inch from the 18 mark... again... all blurry... when I dialed back down... even 10x is blurry... the only way I can get a clear picture is in the 3-5x range (obviously something is wrong). You can also feel a distinct "take up" in the power ring as you zoom in (much like the notchy feeling on a combination lock when the internal plates move around). It never had this feeling before. Furthermore, there is also a small piece of something on the same plane as the reticle (might be a shaving... I don't know).
In any case, what is the chance that IOR will fix this scope without an original sales recipt (I assume that the money order payment recipt from my actual purchase doesn't count lol)?
I knew there were some issues with the IOR scopes; however, I figured for my purposes it would be just fine. It's mounted on a 308 that has 180 rounds through it (though I can't remember the exact round count when I mounted the IOR... but it was never mounted on anything else). Mounted in IOR low rings per their instructions.
