Leupold M8 4x Extended Eye Relief Scope Question(rattle inside)

[dsm]

I picked up a used Leupold M8 4x pistol scope for a super good price. I was told up from there might be something wrong with it. Well I shook it and there is definitely something rattling inside the tube. The elevation knob is a target style turret and windage is a conventional friction adjustment. Both move without resistance. I did send it back to Leupold for service. I never tried it on a pistol to see if there was any movement problems. I suspect there would have been.

My question is, what could be the culprit? Would it be fixable or would they send a new scope? I would have asked Leupold, but when I called I got put in a waiting que that would have put me on hold for 20 minutes!

 

[rcmodel]

Undoubtedly, something let go inside.

Could be a lens mount, or part of the turret spring system.

If Leupold can't fix it due to it being an old out of production model, they will probably replace it with a comparable current model.

a waiting que that would have put me on hold for 20 minutes!

Patience is a virtue.

Especially if you really wanted to know what they said they will do for you.

rc