I ordered a new scope online from opticsplanet, and i am currently still waiting on it in the mail. Heres the catch. I started reading several forums, and found warnings that opticsplanet is selling old discontinued models from 2008, instead of the new improved sightron siii. Does anyone have any info on this subject. I hope that its all just BS and my brand new scope comes in the mail. Below is the letter i sent to opticsplanet.com . I will let you guys know what i end up with in the mail. and if its not the scope i want. How opticsplanet.com fixes the problem Wish me luck!!!
Letter to optics planet.
I just noticed that the Sightron SIII 6-24x50mm Riflescope that i ordered from opticsplanet.com appears to be a five year old discontinued model. I hope that i am wrong. I have not yet recieved the scope by mail yet, but was warned on a website that you guys were selling old scopes. When i read the reviews for the scope on opticsplanet.com one made me excited. here it is. Sodak Jim wrote:
great optics and tracking in a package that seems more like a Nightforce product. No lash in the side focus like my Leupold VX-III 6.5-20X50 Varmint Hunter. Huge, 100 inches of adjustment" ill stop the review there. Where it says "Huge, 100 inches of adjustment". When i began researching this issue i started looking at the details. I found some pictures of the new scopes and they look different than the old scope. The pictures of the old scopes appear to be the same pic used on the add for your website. and i feel like i should have caught it before,but it plainly states the windage and elevation adj as Windage Elevation (in.): 50E/60W. on your website. not like the review above where the customer is so happy with his "Huge, 100 inches of adjustment". I went to the Sightron website, and you guys are one of their online dealers. They do not advertise a scope with the specs of the one you sell. Their site brags about the 100 inches of windage and elevation adjustment. I was under the impression that opticsplanet.com was selling an up to date current product, not a product that was discontinued in 2008. I am very excited about recievng my scope soon in the mail, and hope that the internet rumors are not true. I was hoping i could get a response on this issue, and that opticsplanet.com could give me the good news. That i have nothing to worry about, and that im not purchasing a 5 year old scope that got discontinued in 2008. I have heard nothing but good things about your customer service. Thank you so much for your time. I look forward to a response.
Letter to optics planet.
I just noticed that the Sightron SIII 6-24x50mm Riflescope that i ordered from opticsplanet.com appears to be a five year old discontinued model. I hope that i am wrong. I have not yet recieved the scope by mail yet, but was warned on a website that you guys were selling old scopes. When i read the reviews for the scope on opticsplanet.com one made me excited. here it is. Sodak Jim wrote:
great optics and tracking in a package that seems more like a Nightforce product. No lash in the side focus like my Leupold VX-III 6.5-20X50 Varmint Hunter. Huge, 100 inches of adjustment" ill stop the review there. Where it says "Huge, 100 inches of adjustment". When i began researching this issue i started looking at the details. I found some pictures of the new scopes and they look different than the old scope. The pictures of the old scopes appear to be the same pic used on the add for your website. and i feel like i should have caught it before,but it plainly states the windage and elevation adj as Windage Elevation (in.): 50E/60W. on your website. not like the review above where the customer is so happy with his "Huge, 100 inches of adjustment". I went to the Sightron website, and you guys are one of their online dealers. They do not advertise a scope with the specs of the one you sell. Their site brags about the 100 inches of windage and elevation adjustment. I was under the impression that opticsplanet.com was selling an up to date current product, not a product that was discontinued in 2008. I am very excited about recievng my scope soon in the mail, and hope that the internet rumors are not true. I was hoping i could get a response on this issue, and that opticsplanet.com could give me the good news. That i have nothing to worry about, and that im not purchasing a 5 year old scope that got discontinued in 2008. I have heard nothing but good things about your customer service. Thank you so much for your time. I look forward to a response.
