ZEISS SCOPE HELP!!

[FullCurlHunter]

Last fall I put a Zeiss 4.5-14 x 44 mm conquest scope on my weatherby mk V. 300 wby mag. I have not had any problems with it, dropped it or anything of the like...in fact I have babied the combo ever since it was built.

This evening while sitting over my bait station for Minnesota's Bear season I noticed a small black speck in the upper right hand quadrant while looking through the scope. Afterwards I thouroughly cleaned both the front and the back lens' and noticed that the small black speck was still there. I began to experiment and I noticed that the small black speck only appears on 4.5 - 6 power...any power above that the speck is not there. What are your opinions. Will this be covered under Zeiss' warranty?? Personally it drives me nuts...for a scope that costs well over $600.00, I would expect it to be perfect with no flaws whatsoever.

Let me know what you all think.

A quick update on the bear situation. We are hunting in Crow Wing County...I was sitting over one of our 5 bait pits that have been hit out of 10 possible pits. A little after dusk I heard shots to my rear...where my dad was located. After the second shot I thought I would call it quits so I got down and as soon as I got to the bottom of my stand....I spooked what I think was a bear in the heavy cover coming into the bait....turns out it wasnt my dad's shots...just another close hunter....

Thanks for your help and suggestions!

 

[Garion33]

Even the best companies occasionally have something wrong with their products. Call Zeiss and explain your problem. Chances are they will ask you to ship it back for repair/replacement. They have a great warranty program, so you shouldn't have any problems. If you need the scope for an upcoming hunting trip, mention that to them as well. They will probably send a loaner or even a new scope.

I bought a pair of Swaro ELs last year and for some reason could not get them to focus clearly. I had to send them back to the factory and get them recalibrated and the focus knob switched out. They are now as you would expect them to be. I know exactly what you're going through.

Take care,
Dave

 

[jbone]

I have the same scope and had the same problem. Zeiss did cover it 100%. In fact, they replaced the scope. The provided an option for me to upgrade but the scope I wanted was back ordered and would not arrive prior to my deer hunt.

All in all, they are good scopes, but for the money, I would buy Leupold. Thus, that is what I am doing. I have recently bought 2 scopes - both 4.5-14X 50mm scopes. One has the BC reticle and the other has the varmint reticle. Would not trade either for a Zeiss Conquest.

Hope this helps....sorry for the good and the bad.




JBone