bryceh12321
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I just got a Sightron SIII 6-24LRMD, and the glass seems a bit dim to me. Does anyone know if Sightron ever accidentally sent out a crappy quality of glass?
Is it the new model with 100 moa windage and elevation adj.?
I just purchased a new in box older model SIII 6-24x50 with 50 moa adj that has glass that is sub par for what you expect from Sightron. It is not as clear as my Big Sky SII. I sent it back under warranty and ask for it to be replaced. They haven't replaced it yet because it takes a few weeks. From what I have read they have excellent customer service. We will see.
I read a post on another forum about a guy who purchased a SIII a while back that had less than high quality glass in it. He sent it back to Sightron and they replaced with no questions asked.
GC
My SIII has excellent glass. I would call Sightron, they will make it right.
Yeah I just tried, and I was able to adjust it about 48 MOA up. So, i'm pretty sure its the new model.
This is wierd stumbling on this thread.
I just bought on Friday a SII 6.5-20x50 and it was clear. Now, having fired 1 (yes, a single round), it is fuzzy and out of focus. The glass is clear at 6.5 power, but adjusting it at all to a higher magnification throws it out of focus. Tried to adjust focus and parallax, but to NO avail at all.
I must say that I am pretty upset about this. I will call sightron tomorrow, but I have a shoot coming up very quickly and I need as much time to get used to it as possible. I might just have to return it and get another scope model...just hate to do it because the scope was highly recommended.
Man, I hate seeing this!
I recently had two SIII Sightrons....one I bought brand new just a few months ago, and the other I got with a used rifle purchase. I really liked the brand new one and therefore I was excited to have an SIII on the used package. When the used package came, I immediately noticed a difference in SIII scopes. On the used scope the lettering on the objective was all matte finished where as it was inlayed in gold on the new scope. The eye-piece and side focus was a little different as well. Both scopes were very clear, so I wasn't too concerned. However when using them both in the field, I noticed that the scope that came on the used package had a side focus that didn't seem to work so great. I couldn't get much adjustment out of it. Compared to the new version, it didn't seem to work at all.
I ended up calling Sightron and they confirmed that my used scope was an older generation of the SIII. You can tell because the new gen's have a serial or model number on the under side of the turret bell housing. The old models do not have that number.
That being said, I did like the new SIII enough to think I would purchase another if I get in that market, but I don't like what I am reading in this thread.
I'm starting to wonder if Sightron hires people to get on these forums and tell everybody how great their scopes are.
You know, I think I'm going to have to take back about all that I said.