Any former Burris scope mechanics out there?

[Pete Wass]

I had the thought to try to find a former Burris employee who might be able to work on older Burris scopes? Any out there>

Pete

 

[CJ6]

I had the thought to try to find a former Burris employee who might be able to work on older Burris scopes? Any out there>

Pete

Let me know if you find one.

 

[Pete Wass]

Gotta be one somewhere out there in Greeley?

 

[AlNyhus]

Pete, what issues does the scope have?

 

[jackieschmidt]

Working on scopes is really not that big of a deal if you are familiar with the internal construction of a particular model.

The big deal is having the tools, usually in the manner of special spanner type wrenches, that are needed to get the things apart.

 

[DGP4]

Are you sure Burris won't work on an older scope? Might be worth a call. If they can't help you I would call Vintage Scope repair. https://www.vintagegunscopes.com/burrisscopes

 

[freebird22/250]

Burris scopes have a lifetime warranty regardless even if your not the original owner, you should contact them.

 

[CJ6]

Burris scopes have a lifetime warranty regardless even if your not the original owner, you should contact them.

Well that's what they claim. Not necessarily the way it works.

 

[AlNyhus]

I just went through this with Burris.

Burris does not offer any service or parts for the older 'Mini/Compact' series scopes that the 6 power Hunter Class scopes are based on.....which is what Pete has that needs work.

Ditto for the later HBR II series. They no longer inventory any parts for them. That includes reticles for changes.

They did return the scope to me with 'No Warranty' stamped on the underside of the turret housing.

They do honor the lifetime warranty by offering a replacement scope. They are pretty flexible on this, too.

Good shootin' -Al

 

[Pete Wass]

Pete, what issues does the scope have?

I have a Burris mini that won't hold POI. Also a newish Leupold that went south.

 

[Pete Wass]

Are you sure Burris won't work on an older scope? Might be worth a call. If they can't help you I would call Vintage Scope repair. https://www.vintagegunscopes.com/burrisscopes

This looks promising.

 

[Pete Wass]

I just went through this with Burris.

Burris does not offer any service or parts for the older 'Mini/Compact' series scopes that the 6 power Hunter Class scopes are based on.....which is what Pete has that needs work.

Ditto for the later HBR II series. They no longer inventory any parts for them. That includes reticles for changes.

They did return the scope to me with 'No Warranty' stamped on the underside of the turret housing.

They do honor the lifetime warranty by offering a replacement scope. They are pretty flexible on this, too.

Good shootin' -Al

I'd like to know what goes wrong with these simple scopes. Is there an issue with where the erector tube pivots or do parts really get broken? I bought an old cheap scope and took it apart last winter and it looked pretty dern simple in there to me.

There are a few Youtubes of guys taking apart their scopes and fixing them using spanners they made from joyst hangers and the like, soit is possible to do.

Lets hope Vintage is the answer.

 

[AlNyhus]

I believe Vintage is mainly glass and cosmetic restoration...but maybe they do the mechanicals?

Ironsite has closed but a person bought their inventory and has reopened with a new name. Might be worth checking out.

(918) 282-3090
heritageopticsrepairs

outlook.com
Heritageoptics.com

Keep us posted, ok? -Al