Rifle Scopes Am I being picky or is this odd for new scope?

[DangerRanger]

The phrase doesn’t mean no one cares.....it means it’s pointless to care.

When I see perfectly clean rifles and optics, it’s a really good indicator someone doesn’t use it hardly at all. And people that care overly much about how they look rarely shoot much either (not necessarily the OP. Generally speaking).

Having a perfectly clean rig because you don’t shoot is not equivalent to wanting your optics to be new when you buy them new.

 

[Langford]

Having a scratched up car doesn’t change how it drives either, but I still care. Even more so if it’s brand new and I haven’t driven it yet.

 

[DellaDog]

Personal opinions about looks aside, it clearly indicates leaving the factory with a less than stellar QA. What else was overlooked.
IMO, no question it goes back.

I was astounded my first ZCO arrived in worse shape.

 

[Cerwinski]

I don't think I would be happy with that on a high-end optic like that.

 

[TheGerman]

But was the hyman intact?

 

[Clearlight]

Is this model fully assembled by LOW in Japan, or one of the models brought in CKD
and assembled in the US ?

 

[j-moose32]

Is this model fully assembled by LOW in Japan, or one of the models brought in CKD
and assembled in the US ?

Not sure honestly

 

[FourT6and2]

Having a scratched up car doesn’t change how it drives either, but I still care. Even more so if it’s brand new and I haven’t driven it yet.

I'm going through this right now with a car I'm selling. People on the internet say these cars should be driven and not stored in a garage to look at. But when it comes time to buy a used one, those same people nit pick and haggle over things like ohhhhhh it has 4,000 miles on it? oooooooh ummmmm that's hoooorrrible it's practically a junker now, better drop your price...

 

[Steel+Killer]

If I am buying a 3K+ optic or anything I better be getting one with the factory seal intact and hasn't been "finger fucked" by the counter staff before it got shipped out. If the factory seal has been broken then there better be a note attached explaining why.

 

[CSTactical]

Just for some clarification for those who have not read the posts, the scope was new with the factory seal in place

 

[Jefe's Dope]

If you're buying it, you get to scratch it.