Any idea why Weaver went out of business?Weaver is no longer in business so repair is doubtful.
They had a lot of problems with the 46x to the point they bought them back or recalled and tried to fix, then just shut down production.
So BUYER BEWARE. (with any Weaver now)
The were acquired by Bushnell from what I understand the decision was to stop the Weaver line at the time and only sell Bushnell. they didn't feel they needed two different scope brands.Any idea why Weaver went out of business?
Danny
Yes, they did have problems with the very first batch of XR 46 due to the erector lube migrating onto the lenses. they bought back the first batch. looked at the problem fixed it then reissued them.Weaver is no longer in business so repair is doubtful.
They had a lot of problems with the 46x to the point they bought them back or recalled and tried to fix, then just shut down production.
So BUYER BEWARE. (with any Weaver now)
Haven't been able to get in touch with Cheryl at Optical Services either by phone or email for over a month now. Makes me wonder if she's closed shop -- anyone know?Weaver won't do repairs, but there are options - Optical Services Co in Santa Teresa, NM repaired my Weaver. Price was reasonable, turnaround time was excellent, and my scope's functionality was restored.
She's still repairing scopes, but sometimes she's a little hard to get ahold of. I owned 2 of the 46's and sold them because I have as much faith in them as those Leupold 45 Comps. I bought a 46X for a friend of mine, he used it for 2 month's and it shit the bed on him so off to Cheryl it went. She fixed it but the damage was done, He didn't want to take a chance on it again so he sold it. So it's a 50/50 chance when you buy one that's going to be trouble free or not. There are better scopes out there. Spend the extra money and buy a real scope.Haven't been able to get in touch with Cheryl at Optical Services either by phone or email for over a month now. Makes me wonder if she's closed shop -- anyone know?
he was lucky she worked on the XR she told me she doesn't work on them, and this was about a year-18 months ago.She's still repairing scopes, but sometimes she's a little hard to get ahold of. I owned 2 of the 46's and sold them because I have as much faith in them as those Leupold 45 Comps. I bought a 46X for a friend of mine, he used it for 2 month's and it shit the bed on him so off to Cheryl it went. She fixed it but the damage was done, He didn't want to take a chance on it again so he sold it. So it's a 50/50 chance when you buy one that's going to be trouble free or not. There are better scopes out there. Spend the extra money and buy a real scope.
Cheap/affordable perhaps. I wanted all the same dot size and eye box/relief for 4 rifles. at the time I purchased my first 46XR I was using a SIII 45HD I noticed how much brighter the XR was and for less than $550.00 at the time I bought 2 more. sold the two SIII 45 I had to fund the other scopes. the remaining funds paid part of the last 46XR.Why take a chance spending $ on a defunct scope when you can put your hard earned $s on an in production scope with a guarantee? Oh I get it, it’s cheap.
Why take a chance spending $ on a defunct scope when you can put your hard earned $s on an in production scope with a guarantee? Oh I get it, it’s cheap.
For me it's not only the "tacticool" trend, but the move to overly complicated reticles. Some of them are like looking through the screen door on my porch! I put one of "Leupold's Best" on my F t/r rifle and had a hard time even seeing the X ring.New scopes seem to, in many cases, be getting the "tacticool" (not cool) look. Repairing vintage, nice and classical scopes may be a desireable option.
Danny
Some BR shooters who used to shoot Leup Competition scopes owned three...one on the rifle, one in the mail and one at the Leup repair shop.Cheap/affordable perhaps. I wanted all the same dot size and eye box/relief for 4 rifles. at the time I purchased my first 46XR I was using a SIII 45HD I noticed how much brighter the XR was and for less than $550.00 at the time I bought 2 more. sold the two SIII 45 I had to fund the other scopes. the remaining funds paid part of the last 46XR.
I am not a serious sanctioned RFBR shooter so to spend $6-7+K on scopes is not something I plan to do.
FYI, I was told once by a respected 1000yd. shooter Leopold were known/ nicked name UPS because of the time spent on those brown trucks going back and forth. I also witnessed NF go south. so even they can fail.
if my XR's do I will just toss them at $550 each. I shoot about that much in cost in a months' time in RF ammo.
Lee
You ain't lying Greg. Those 45's could find their way back to the factory on their own. Not too many problems with the 40's and 35's.Some BR shooters who used to shoot Leup Competition scopes owned three...one on the rifle, one in the mail and one at the Leup repair shop.