I'd seen this article linked here and kept it in the back of my mind.
I was fortunate to join in on the Savage A17 group buy through this site (Thank you Dr DDS). I'd been holding off on buying a scope till i had some extra cash. Recently did a favor and came into a decent sized amazon gift card so I picked up the BSA Sweet 17 3-12x40 RGB. Has great reviews and I was excited. Box came and it was fishy. Two quality assured stickers on the bottom, so i thought it may be refurbished. Opened it up and sure enough - nicks and scuffs - and a smear on the glass. Amazon did replace it in 2 days - and it was delivered on a Sunday - impressive. The 2nd one was worse than the first. Even lacking the Sweet 17 branding on the lens caps. Sending them both back to Amazon and I sit here sad. But I wasnt done. I sent an email to BSA, just to see what they would say. Their response:
"You will find that some time amazon, ebay and opticsplanet will come across some knock offs and sell them as a BSA factory scope, The better retailers to purchase actual factory products at cabelas, bass pro, academy, dicks and big five sports goods,, On the internet midwayusa.com,brownells.com"
Thank you
Was I a cheap fuck and go for the $60 less way to obtain this scope? Sure. But damnit to hell, this is just not ok. I tried to post a review to Amazon stating all of this, of course it was denied and the scope on amazon still sits there with 4.5 stars waiting for the next jerkoff to save a few bucks. Lesson learned, support your local. Save the frustration.
I was fortunate to join in on the Savage A17 group buy through this site (Thank you Dr DDS). I'd been holding off on buying a scope till i had some extra cash. Recently did a favor and came into a decent sized amazon gift card so I picked up the BSA Sweet 17 3-12x40 RGB. Has great reviews and I was excited. Box came and it was fishy. Two quality assured stickers on the bottom, so i thought it may be refurbished. Opened it up and sure enough - nicks and scuffs - and a smear on the glass. Amazon did replace it in 2 days - and it was delivered on a Sunday - impressive. The 2nd one was worse than the first. Even lacking the Sweet 17 branding on the lens caps. Sending them both back to Amazon and I sit here sad. But I wasnt done. I sent an email to BSA, just to see what they would say. Their response:
"You will find that some time amazon, ebay and opticsplanet will come across some knock offs and sell them as a BSA factory scope, The better retailers to purchase actual factory products at cabelas, bass pro, academy, dicks and big five sports goods,, On the internet midwayusa.com,brownells.com"
Thank you
Was I a cheap fuck and go for the $60 less way to obtain this scope? Sure. But damnit to hell, this is just not ok. I tried to post a review to Amazon stating all of this, of course it was denied and the scope on amazon still sits there with 4.5 stars waiting for the next jerkoff to save a few bucks. Lesson learned, support your local. Save the frustration.
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