I mean, he's posting photos of the S&B's that have been problematic.
Yes, yes he did. And as surprising as it may sound, I commend him for that.
But, let me ask a question along those lines; How logical does it sound that someone/anyone that just bought three top tier/Alpha scopes of the same brand/type would have three (out of three) failures ? Yes, one of his pics (possibly more) showed lint/crap on the inside of it, which yes, is clearly a manufacturing defect.
Now, throw the three S &B scopes on top of the five ZCO's that "failed". All from the same manufacturer (3x and 5x respectively) all of the same type, all of the same/similar manufacturing date. All through the same distributor and all to the same customer. The reason for the "failure(s)" (of the five ZCO's) were never made public, in spite of many requests from others here on the Hide to please disclose that information, which he refused to do. And, as far as I know, he continues to refuse to disclose that information. My question is "Why"? Why is that information being hidden ? It appears to be intentional. If someone is going to shit in a manufacturer's messkit publicly, it seems as though there is an implied obligation on the part of the person doing the shitting to disclose why they are taking such action(s).
OK, so now there are not just three, not just five, but EIGHT OUT OF EIGHT (OK, maybe seven out eight) scopes that have supposedly shit the bed on this guy. Doesn't that seem more than just a little bit odd to you or anyone else ? Like I said before, what are the statistical odds of that happening ? I don't think he's a shill, but there certainly seems to be some weird, illogical agenda going on. And, I have no idea what it is, but a bunch of stuff doesn't add up. When someone refuses to disclose what the issues were that they were having, it makes the story even less believable. Does that mean that I'm dead certain that none of those scopes were problematic ? No, not at all. I just have not seen any evidence to support the claim.
I own numerous ZCO's and TT's. I am delighted with all of them. Does that make me a fanboi ? Not in the least. If someone has a complaint or constructive criticism of them, I'm all ears. I want to know of any (legitimate) problems/points of reference for possible future purchases. But, trashing a manufacturer's product publicly, not disclosing what the problem is and not giving the manufacturer an opportunity to correct the problem (before being blasted publicly) is bullshit. Turning around and trashing other people that own the product that ask for details about the problem(s) is bullshit too.
ZCO has had a checkered past, no doubt.
Is that really a statement that you want to stand behind ? Have you ever owned a ZCO scope ? Have you ever had a problem with one ? Were you ever denied service by ZCO ? Or, were you ever dissatisfied with their service ?
Where does that information come from ? Have you ever worked for ZCO, such that you would have "insider" access to that type of information ? If not, it seems like pure speculation.
As far as "doubts" ? In the absence of ANY facts or data, yes, I have doubts.
Hopefully this clarifies things.
