Minox customer service

[Newbweatherby]

In 2017 i bought a minox zxi 5x25x56mm with bdc reticle,glass was great but mechanically gave out in about 6 mos ,sent it back to sig sauer who owns Minox they sent to Germany inox said it was too expensive so repair so they sent a new one great right?Well than 4 mos later and kuput,i sent it back 5 mos ago and they said same thing too expensive to repair they had no direct replacement so they wanted ro send a same scope but only in a #4 German reticle iam not happy with that,but they wont replace with one of they all arounders in same price range,I know this Zx they send me will fail.
Any one have suggestion

 

[FEENIX]

IBTL!

 

[Pdyson]

sounds like you have no choice but to accept it. They have refused to do anything else. Take the new on and Put it online and sell it as NIB. I'm surprised that you can break them so easily, Minox does not have a reputation as a crappy scope. I'm thinking it's on heavy recoilIng rifle and need to buy he toughest scope on the planet…a Night Force

 

[Newbweatherby]

On a braked 300 RUM it has less recoil than my 270 or 243

 

[Newbweatherby]

It is mounted on a 300 Remington ultra mag, braked it has less recoil than my
270 and .243,ive seen another post where person had same problem , mechanically the reticle failed and w windage an elevation field and the reticle was cocked off about 15 degrees from Center of axis the lighted reticle failed on both scopes I paid 1478 for that scope

 

[DoneNOut]

Thanks for sharing this information. Sorry, you have been treated like this by that manufacturer. It does help the rest of us in our buying decisions. I feel we have a duty to keep manufacturers in check to keep the bar of excellence high.

 

[Wedgy]

On a braked 300 RUM it has less recoil than my 270 or 243

The brake it what causes the scope to fail. You do not feel it but there is the recoil from the shot then an almost instant counter force from the brake and that opposite force is what can ruin scopes. Same thing with ram piston air rifles. The sudden back and forth forces destroy scopes.

 

[Newbweatherby]

The brake it what causes the scope to fail. You do not feel it but there is the recoil from the shot then an almost instant counter force from the brake and that opposite force is what can ruin scopes. Same thing with ram piston air rifles. The sudden back and forth forces destroy scopes.

Really did not know that

 

[JMW67]

Wedgy is spot on my 340 weatherby ate a bunch of scopes till I got rid of the brake

 

[shooters]

The brake it what causes the scope to fail. You do not feel it but there is the recoil from the shot then an almost instant counter force from the brake and that opposite force is what can ruin scopes. Same thing with ram piston air rifles. The sudden back and forth forces destroy scopes.

Yup. Breaks are notorious for bringing out the weak points in scopes. They are absolutely brutal on optics.

 

[Newbweatherby]

The back pressure from back gasses?

 

[FEENIX]

The back pressure from back gasses?

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its the deceleration forces or negative G forces caused by the muzzle brake.

 

[Newbweatherby]

So what about recoil k?generated from the gun without a break a 300 romant with 97 -100 grains of powder house a hell of a kick

 

[FEENIX]

So what about recoil k?generated from the gun without a break a 300 romant with 97 -100 grains of powder house a hell of a kick

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Its not the recoil that is harmful to scopes, its the deceleration forces or negative G forces caused by the muzzle brake.