Oil inside Burris scope.

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My Burris took a hit the other day, I wanted to see if it would shift zero from a drop. So I dropped it onto a forest floor from about chest height, then from waist height. Well, it didn't lose zero, but there appears to be some tiny fluid droplets on the top right area of the FOV. You can see them slightly if you point the scope at the sky, or if you put it in scope shadow it is easily visible. Should I be concerned? Would you guys be upset about this?

Scope is an XTR 1-4x24
 
Oh my! I...I .. just don't know what to say sometimes.

Can I suggest you get a U.S. Optics next time. They are verified U.S. military strong, that way there is no reason to "test" it's durability.
 
What was this forest floor, concrete? I'd be very surprised if these drops onto leaves damaged this scope unless it landed right on the glass.
 
I may have made a mistake but at least I'm mature enough to learn from it. Looks like everyone but PowerG in this thread left their mind in high school. None of you know what being a man is all about. In the real world men don't poke fun at others or make sarcastic remarks. You're all acting like children and will probably be in denial after reading this. Especially IMtheNRA. Only little kids use the grief of others to make themselves look or feel better. Because deep inside they're really self-conscious about their own worth. Again, I may have made a mistake but you guys ought to be ashamed of yourselves. You do not belong on a place called "The High Road" if you are going to take the low road. I for one do not need to make fun of others to find my worth. My worth is in Jesus Christ.
 
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My Burris took a hit the other day, I wanted to see if it would shift zero from a drop. So I dropped it onto a forest floor from about chest height, then from waist height. Well, it didn't lose zero, but there appears to be some tiny fluid droplets on the top right area of the FOV. You can see them slightly if you point the scope at the sky, or if you put it in scope shadow it is easily visible. Should I be concerned? Would you guys be upset about this?
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The only thing worse than doing something like that is telling others you did it.
 
Well, Aaron Cowan from Sage Dynamics does it all the time, heck posts videos of him doing it. He said he's even seen US Optics experience zero shift. He recommends you test your own optic to make sure it will be alright. I thought maybe I jarred something loose so I thought I'd ask. Least I know my scope is G2G. Do you? Because apparently you are too afraid to try it.
 
By the way if any of you don't have any actual good information to post, then I suggest you just leave it be. I know that posting rude comments is probably the highlight of your day but it's not how adults act.
 
I don't have a lot of money laying around to test things by dropping them on purpose, to possibly find out I broke it.

That would be like me holding a motorcycle upright and just letting it drop on its right side to see if the brake lever and throttle took enough of a hit to be non-functional. Let alone a dent in the gas tank.

The point to that is, many of us understand knocking something around unintentionally and being thankful it still works or bummed that it doesn't. But doing it on purpose to something that cost good money is kinda hard to imagine, YouTube testers not withstanding.

Anyway, I can't imagine what the droplets are inside your scope. Could be some sort of assembly lube that got let loose from the fall.
 
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I don't have a lot of money laying around to test things by dropping them on purpose, to possibly find out I broke it.

That would be like me holding a motorcycle upright and just letting it drop on its right side to see if the brake lever and throttle took enough of a hit to be non-functional. Let alone a dent in the gas tank.

The point to that is, many of us understand knocking something around unintentionally and being thankful it still works or bummed that it doesn't. But doing it on purpose to something that cost good money is kinda hard to imagine, YouTube testers not withstanding.

Anyway, I can't imagine what the droplets are inside your scope. Could be some sort of assembly lube that got let loose from the fall.
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The reason I wasn't worried about breaking it is because of the Burris forever warranty. They want to call a scope the "Xtreme Tactical" well it has to act like it too. And I thought, "Well, I either bought a piece of junk and want my money back, or it will survive."
 
i used to get in bar fights to see how tough i was, i found out the girls were tougher than i thought. i wonder did you ram your car into a wall to see if the air bags worked? the better scope makers offer very good warranty service on their products. i myself prefer leupold scopes as i have used their warranty serivice and they have always repaired or replaced them in a timely manner at no cost including return postage. eastbank.
 
I don't think that Burris forever warranty was put in place for people intentionally doing stupid things to their scopes.

Do you think it is ethical to ask them to fix for free something you tried to break?


I usually don't try and get others to fix things I don't f-up by accident for free. (Don't see how you can justify your actions as an accident.) Figure I should be responsible for my own actions................................I know, that is a strange concept to some.

Man up to your actions and toss that scope in the trash, then go buy a brand new one if you like the design. Don't be 'that guy'.......................well, I mean, quit being 'that guy'.


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"...because of the Burris forever warranty..." Don't let 'em find out you were deliberately dropping the thing. It's considered to be deliberate damage and will void your warrantee.
"The Burris Forever Warranty does not cover loss, theft, deliberate damage or cosmetic damage that does not hinder the performance of the product."
http://www.burrisoptics.com/customer-service/warranty
There's no oil inside any telescopic sight. You're likely seeing water from the leaves.
 
Yeah I see what you mean. I guess I just wanted a surefire way to see if I bought decent stuff. Most reviews don't say much about durability. And the scopes that to actual testing are way out of my price range. I still don't appreciate the amount of rudeness from a lot of you though. Every does stupid stuff and your mistake is no different than someone else's. You can't see yourself as more righteous than someone else just because you make different "Better" mistakes than them. I know, that is a strange concept. So you humble yourself while I humble myself, and we'll all come out of this much better. After this however, I'm done in the forums, they are just as bad as everyone says they are. Bye yall.
 
scarecrow, you came on this site in 2011 and i wonder how you lasted that long. you are not a newbee around here and should have some smarts about firearms and related items, at close to 73 i have never known a person who dropped a scope to test if it was going to work after that. and then you get pissed because some here think thats a dumb thing to do. i don,t mean to piss in your wheates, but what did you realy expect. eastbank.
 
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