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<blockquote data-quote="jakerz" data-source="post: 1550306" data-attributes="member: 18966"><p>I just got my 4-16x PST in the other day and took it out for it's first range session. I mounted it to a Remington 700 in 308 with a Badger base and Badger rings all within spec. While sighting it in I experienced an issue. The first 8 rounds fired, the scope and rifle performed flawlessly. After that, things went downhill.</p><p></p><p>When getting ready to fire my 9th shot, I noticed some debris in the reticle. I zoomed in completely to make sure, and sure enough, there were large "flakes" that looked like it could be paint or some kind of residue. </p><p></p><p>I tried to wipe off both lenses to see if there was something on them and that it wasn't internal. No luck. I fired 3 more rounds and the debris would move around. Good news is, regardless of this issue, the scope still held zero and worked great otherwise.</p><p></p><p>I called Vortex's Customer Service (which seemed top notch) and they said that they will have to send me a new one, but they are currently out of stock and will call me when they are back in stock (2-3 weeks). We'll see... I hope to hear from them soon. I'll try and get a picture up of the reticle with the debris, but it might be hard to see with my camera.</p><p></p><p>I thought I would share with anyone that has or is thinking about purchasing this scope. I still think the scope is great and hope to get a lot more use out of it once it is replaced.</p><p></p><p>-Jake</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jakerz, post: 1550306, member: 18966"] I just got my 4-16x PST in the other day and took it out for it's first range session. I mounted it to a Remington 700 in 308 with a Badger base and Badger rings all within spec. While sighting it in I experienced an issue. The first 8 rounds fired, the scope and rifle performed flawlessly. After that, things went downhill. When getting ready to fire my 9th shot, I noticed some debris in the reticle. I zoomed in completely to make sure, and sure enough, there were large "flakes" that looked like it could be paint or some kind of residue. I tried to wipe off both lenses to see if there was something on them and that it wasn't internal. No luck. I fired 3 more rounds and the debris would move around. Good news is, regardless of this issue, the scope still held zero and worked great otherwise. I called Vortex's Customer Service (which seemed top notch) and they said that they will have to send me a new one, but they are currently out of stock and will call me when they are back in stock (2-3 weeks). We'll see... I hope to hear from them soon. I'll try and get a picture up of the reticle with the debris, but it might be hard to see with my camera. I thought I would share with anyone that has or is thinking about purchasing this scope. I still think the scope is great and hope to get a lot more use out of it once it is replaced. -Jake [/QUOTE]
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