How many?

[bluealtered]

I'll try try to make this a very simple question.

How many Nikon scopes/range finders, etc. have you owned , or still own and how many went back for repairs? I reread the current rules on repair which I'm sure will change again and to be honest here I really don't remember sending any back at all.

I have been buying their products for many, many years and as far as I can remember none have gone back, so how about you?

 

[Downeast]

I owned one Nikon scope many years ago and it would not hold zero. I either tossed it or gave it away. Not sure which? I never got around to acquiring another and went back to Leupolds. All my rifles were for hunting at the time. I heard they went out of the scope business but their binoculars for the price were not bad.

 

[Gman]

I own 3 Nikon Monarch scopes. All are crystal clear & all hold zero. Never had to send 1 back.

 

[CJ6]

I have one. It's their slug gun model. No Issues.

 

[Stubee]

I have a Nikon 6-18X40 scope I used for target shooting on a .22LR CZ, a Nikon 3-9X40 on my old Remington 788 .308 and I think a Nikon 2-7X40 on a Remington 541S. I also have my Nikon ATB 8X40 binos I bought probably 30+ years ago, 10X25 similar binos, Prostaff 7 8X40 binos and my current hunting binos 8X40 or 42 Monarch 5 pair. I’ve never had the slightest problem with any of them other than the fold down eyecups on my old ATBs deteriorating, and Nikon sent me new eyecups free of charge. I think very highly of their optics. The problem now is simply that they no longer make scopes.

 

[ShtrRdy]

I had bought three of the Monarchs and had to send two of them back multiple times because they wouldn't hold zero.

I thought Nikon no longer repairs, or supports, their riflescopes.

 

[Mark W]

I have 3 scopes and one pair of binoculars. I really lIke the Monarch scope a lot. The Prostaffs are ok for low power hunting scopes and the binoculars are about what I would expect for a $125 pair of binos. Overall no issues or breakage with any of them.

 

[wkdickinson]

5/0

 

[Steel Mover]

Trading on the old name, new stuff is not the same. My old 800 Range finder is a good product. The two scopes I bought where nothing but Chinese crap, one fogged up and got tossed in a junk drawer, the other is not fit for adjustments, so it is on a 22 LR Subsonic short barrel rifle without any adjustment pas a zero, which was a test of wills.
Never will buy another Nikon.

 

[Bill K]

I have one Nikon scope and one Nikon rangefinder. Have had and used both for upwards of 20 yrs and neither have given me any issues. Have always worked and been happy with both.

 

[bluealtered]

ShtrRdy, at this time the policy is yes they will repair some scopes. The best thing you can do is reread their warranty rules now knowing that at the time you may need it, it may have changed.

This isn't any different than any other optics maker out there now. I got the FX1000 knowing this and like everybody else I will take the hit if it comes to that.

The glass is always half full to me and always will be, life is to short to worry about the small stuff.

 

[Fred Bohl]

To the OP's original question:
I have a Nikon Monarch 4-12 x 44 AO 4Plex and a Nikon Monarch 6.5 - 20 x 44 AO 4Plex. Neither has given me any problems and both have given satisfactory service for over 20 years.

 

[Sandstorm]

They make good cameras.

 

[Zero333]

My brother has a set of Nikon 8x42 Pro-Staff 7 Binos and they're very clear and sharp.
I use Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 8x42 binos (shorter than brother's Nikons) and the Bushnell's have ED glass.
The Nikon Prostaff 7 binos glass is just as good as the Bushnell ED glass.
I got the Bushnell Legend Ultra HD Binoculars from a friend who wanted to trade them for a $ 2 can of beer !! LOL

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

To the OP's original question:
I have a Nikon Monarch 4-12 x 44 AO 4Plex and a Nikon Monarch 6.5 - 20 x 44 AO 4Plex. Neither has given me any problems and both have given satisfactory service for over 20 years.

I have a Nikon Monarch Tactical 2.5-10X44 and a Monarch 6.5-20X44 AO UCC. They are both excellent for their price point. The 6.5-20X44 was one of the scopes that was reviewed by a now-defunct (I think) German magazine back 17 years ago that compared it along with several high end riflescope including S&B, NF and others. They found that this Nikon had the best light transmission (day and night) of all the scopes they tested and it was $400. Gasp, wheeze.

In those days, I was a big fan of those Nikon, and I translated the big article from the original Kling...er, German and posted that on a forum somewhere.

I also have a lot of Nikon camera equipment and have owned Nikon gear for eons.

 

[Zero333]

Having a couple DSLR Nikon cameras and a bunch of their lenses, I'd be surprised if their riflescopes didn't have good glass and were very accurate.
But like with any product, anything can happen.

 

[snert]

Two. A range finder that was ok for golfing, but stunk for groundhogs, and a 6-20 that had a FOV measured in inches with the special effects of making everything 20x closer but made it feel like I was looking thru the Holland Tunnel to see it. I sold them to some unsuspecting soul on Ebay YEARS ago.

 

[vonb]

One. A Nikon Prostaff 5 3.5-14. It wouldn't adjust zero. They fixed it some years back. The older Nikons were much better in my opinion. I have a Nikon UCC Monarch 3-9x40 on a Sako 75 and it's been excellent since day 1.