Well sit back cause this is long
I generally don't rant but I have a feeling I am going to end up getting shafted on this situation, at least based upon the way things are starting out.
I've been researching handgun scopes now for a several weeks for my
.460XVR mag. I needed something tough , and with a minimum of 8x (I have very poor eyes). There was basically only 2 choices. The Leupold 2.5x8 (which is nowhere in stock, and none are expected in until late April , and the Burris 3-12x which is available. I was warned that there has been some issues with the Burris' lack of strength to be able to withstand the 460's brutal recoil, so before committing to a purchase I emailed Burris tech support asking this very question. I received a quick reply " The scope will be able to handle the recoil of the .460 mag. We recoil test all of our optics up to a .50 BMG." . Well that seemed pretty convincing enough. So I bought a new Burris off Ebay for $430. I get the scope get it mounted using rock solid Warne steel tactical rings, laser bore sight the scope, and the factory settings are almost perfect. I get to the range and fire about 3 shots @ 50 yds... nowhere on paper ? OK so I send more shots and I realize I'm hitting about 16" low ?? That's really odd I should have been close. So I begin dialing up my elevation and my POI is not coming up consistiantly, after about 20 clicks of elevation I realize the elevation adjustments are not working. I'm maxed out on elevation and my poi is still about 8" low at 50 yds. Now I'm frustrated. Should have listend the the experts and got the Leupold.... So today I try to contact Burris via telephone twice I was on permahold for over 10 min. So I send an email to the original customer rep I dealt with explaining calmly my frustrating issue:
"We will be glad to take a look at your scope. Attached is the Repair form. Please print and fill it out. The address to send your optic to is on the bottom of the form.
Please be advised. We currently have a 6-8 week turn around time on all repairs.
Thank You, "
So lucky me, I just spent $440 on a brand new scope that lasted 16 rounds, and now I won't see it back for over 2 months. Obviously Burris repair center has a LOT of busted scopes to repair. Maybe in defense of Burris this will all turn out ok so I'm not going to continuously bash, but as of now the way things are starting out, I have ZERO confidence in Burris optics. I'll let all of you draw your own conclusions if you are thinking about Burris optics. I will certainly post follow ups as I get the facts on what happened to my scope.
I generally don't rant but I have a feeling I am going to end up getting shafted on this situation, at least based upon the way things are starting out.
I've been researching handgun scopes now for a several weeks for my
.460XVR mag. I needed something tough , and with a minimum of 8x (I have very poor eyes). There was basically only 2 choices. The Leupold 2.5x8 (which is nowhere in stock, and none are expected in until late April , and the Burris 3-12x which is available. I was warned that there has been some issues with the Burris' lack of strength to be able to withstand the 460's brutal recoil, so before committing to a purchase I emailed Burris tech support asking this very question. I received a quick reply " The scope will be able to handle the recoil of the .460 mag. We recoil test all of our optics up to a .50 BMG." . Well that seemed pretty convincing enough. So I bought a new Burris off Ebay for $430. I get the scope get it mounted using rock solid Warne steel tactical rings, laser bore sight the scope, and the factory settings are almost perfect. I get to the range and fire about 3 shots @ 50 yds... nowhere on paper ? OK so I send more shots and I realize I'm hitting about 16" low ?? That's really odd I should have been close. So I begin dialing up my elevation and my POI is not coming up consistiantly, after about 20 clicks of elevation I realize the elevation adjustments are not working. I'm maxed out on elevation and my poi is still about 8" low at 50 yds. Now I'm frustrated. Should have listend the the experts and got the Leupold.... So today I try to contact Burris via telephone twice I was on permahold for over 10 min. So I send an email to the original customer rep I dealt with explaining calmly my frustrating issue:
"We will be glad to take a look at your scope. Attached is the Repair form. Please print and fill it out. The address to send your optic to is on the bottom of the form.
Please be advised. We currently have a 6-8 week turn around time on all repairs.
Thank You, "
So lucky me, I just spent $440 on a brand new scope that lasted 16 rounds, and now I won't see it back for over 2 months. Obviously Burris repair center has a LOT of busted scopes to repair. Maybe in defense of Burris this will all turn out ok so I'm not going to continuously bash, but as of now the way things are starting out, I have ZERO confidence in Burris optics. I'll let all of you draw your own conclusions if you are thinking about Burris optics. I will certainly post follow ups as I get the facts on what happened to my scope.
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