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Old 07-22-2007, 12:10 AM
deerndingo deerndingo is offline
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I don't mean to offend but if the warrenty is for the owner then it should require proof of purchase. Can't blame 'em for that. Put the shoe on your foot and wonder what would happen if you ran that business and just accepted one and all with a busted Weaver scope. No.....you'd end up asking for proof of purchase 'cause too many people would try to screw you.

Weaver make a good product and has a good warrenty system that is intended for the original purchaser. You want better.....go buy a Leupold that has a different warrenty and a lesser tracking system.
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Old 07-22-2007, 01:12 AM
Roger in Ga Roger in Ga is offline
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All,

Remember that :

1) The warranty card that came with the scope says nothing about needing a sales receipt for warranty.

2) According to the service rep. the warranty receipt is something that had just been required "about a month ago".

With that being said why would I have saved the receipt of a scope that was purchased long before this was a requirement for a warranty claim? Obviously if it was stated on the warranty card or indicated somehow along with the purchase I would have kept it.

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Old 07-22-2007, 08:20 AM
deerndingo deerndingo is offline
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Default Advice Sought on Quiet 20 cal.

Hi Guys,
As some would know I have been lurking in the background. I 've listened to what others have to say - evaluated my needs - had a look at what options are available. Well the outcome is that there is no perfect solution. I need a quiet repeating rifle that can handle rabbits out to 250 yards and larger things like wild dog at closer range. I want somthing a with a trajectory of about a 223.

I think the 19 Calhoon based on an improved Hornet case would be ideal for that, but as the projectile supplier is in the States and I'm in Australia it is impractical.

Other choices would be the 20 Killer Bee or the 20VT, but the noise factor is increasing with these two great choices.

I know I could go to .17 cal but I don't like the effect wind has on that small a cal.

This leaves me with the option of 20 cal Improved Hornet. What is a good projectile for that round. What sort of trajectory can I expect.

Thanks in advance for what I know will be well informed good advice.
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Old 07-22-2007, 08:23 AM
deerndingo deerndingo is offline
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Default Posted in wrong place

Sorry guys,
Reposted as new thread.

Thanks
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Old 07-22-2007, 12:35 PM
T.Zimm T.Zimm is offline
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Default I just broke my Simmons

It rattles inside and looks like milk when you look through it. As this is the same company I went online and got their print out for a return authorization number. Guess what? I need a reciept! Well I guess I am SOL cause it was a B-day present and I dont have a reciept. There is one scenario that doesnt work.... What if you just plain LOSE your reciept??? I think their plan is shady. PS. dont put your rifle on the front of your four-wheeler on rough roads. It is hard on scopes..
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Old 07-22-2007, 01:58 PM
Vartarg Vartarg is offline
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I've got half a dozen Weaver scopes, and haven't had repair problems. I'm curious how responsive they are when someone wants to return a scope for repair outside of the warranty....e.g. they're willing to pay for it? Anyone with experience with that? Thanks.
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Old 07-22-2007, 08:13 PM
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I have noticed that some of the receipts that I have saved have faded to the point that they are virtually blank. Some kind of paper that doesn't require ink for the printing. So where does this leave you when your month old Weaver V16 fails under the mighty recoil of your 17 AH? I hope you have a spare paddle in this case or at least a spare scope.

I guess this is one of the problems of international commerce. The guy that made the decision to invalidate Weaver's existing warranty is pretty much outside the juristiction of U. S. law.

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Old 07-23-2007, 02:04 AM
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Default Vartarg's question obfuscated or clarified a little

I had a sad Redfield. I sent it in to Redfield (Weaver, Simmons, etc. holding company). Redfield said it was before they bought the shop and it was nothing to do with them, etc. But they would let me purchase a Redfield for half price from them because they think Redfield is such a good product that they don't want the word to get around that it isn't (my paraphrase). I bought a super-duper, top of the line Redfield 6-20 x 50 sort of son-of-Illuminator scope. It arrived with oil and dirt inside it. I was a bit peeved and sent it back and it was cleaned and a bit butchered cosmetically. Well, Redfields being Redfields, another scope gave up the ghost. I thought I'd check in with Mead again. Again, I was offered half price on anything in their holding company range. Not wanting to go down the Refield path again, I chose a 4 - 14 x 40 GS Weaver. That was perfect. So, that is my experience with Mead re Redfields. Experience of Mead re old Weaver: I had an old El Paso Weaver that had degassed itself so sent it in to Mead for repair. They wouldn't have a bar of it and were distinctly uninterested in offering any sort of deal on anything Weaver - but they did recomment a repair company. In terms of the older El Paso Weavers, I've had an 8 x 56 and a 3-9x40 repaired and a reticle changed successfully by that company that specialises in the old ones. Had new front glass in the 8x and which had just as low a contrast as any other old Weaver but the adjustments are good. The 3-9 leaked after a year, so that had to go back to be redone, so including shipping from NZ it was a bit expensive (about $125NZ total). But those prices pall in comparison to getting anything done by e.g., Zeiss: change of reticle cost, including compulsory special shipping to Germany and back cost about $400NZ and took a long time (months).
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Old 07-23-2007, 03:03 AM
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A friend down here in NZ had a Weaver 6 - 20 that he bought in from the USA. He used it for maybe 12 months and then it sat in the safe for a while having been replaced with an 8.5-25X Leupold. There was nothing wrong with the Weaver he just wanted a little more top end and was giving the rifle a birthday with a new barrel and a Jewell.

Well he went to use that Weaver and the cross hair was broken, must have relieved itself of some stresses while just sitting in the safe !!

You guessed it, he didn't have proof of purchase so no NZ agency was willing to deal with him and Weaver wouldn't even answer his email reply.

I have a 40X Leupold Comp that started opening up the groups by about 0.30. A quick email to Leupold and a few days later it was winging it's way to then to repair at just the freight cost. That was a week ago so I can only imagine it will come back problem free, better had !!

Bryce
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Old 07-23-2007, 03:55 AM
Larry in VA Larry in VA is offline
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Hmmmm....
It's been a few years since I bought a new scope, but I think I filled out a warrenty card (over the internet) compleat with serial# and place & date of purchace.
That should be all the proof of purchase they need.
I did not save a reciept either and will be pissed if it goes bad and they won't fix it.
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