Rifle Scopes steiner m5xi 3-15x50 Issue

Roach21

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Howdy all,

I have a steiner m5xi 3-15x50 that I received about 5 months ago that is having issues with the magnification lever. It has gotten wet a few times now and after sitting in the safe for about a week after its last use the magnification lever/adjustment has become a b**** to turn. Has anyone had the same issues with this?

My best guess is that something on the inside of the mag adjustment rusted up a bit, but there is no outer indication of that. I do take care to wipe down my kit after it gets wet, but it never occurred to me that water could have seeped into that area of the scope.