Here is a serious question,
Why should people who paid good hard earned money to be Beta Testers for Gen 1, G2, G3, put their faith back in a product, because someone says, "trust me, this time they go it right" ?
Turn the page, how many times is an acceptable number before you can expect people to close the book ?
Is it so unrealistic to think, Fool me once, twice, three times, is two times too many for most people, especially when it is their money left on the table.
If you're coming into this late, maybe you feel you got a great deal, but there are a lot of people out there who didn't have such a smooth ride and don' t feel that same way.
You're entitled to your opinion, but if your gonna go over the top to cheerlead "your experience" to expect a certain amount of push back.
Frank,
Your points are valid, I have said on numerous occasions that your opinion of the product is due to your observations and experience.
Your point that someone that had been burned is unlikely to trust someone who tells them they are GTG now. With that, I also agree, because I know that if I had been burned by them, I would not trust them again.
Then again, there is also nothing wrong with someone saying "I had (or witnessed) bad experiences with them and don't recommend them" but if someone such as myself reports a good experience, how is it that my experience is not a valid one?
I don't think the cheerleading barb was meant for me, as I do not cheerlead, I happily admit there are shortcomings to the scope that I purchased.
I will tell you, that yes, I came into this late. The IOR was my first mid-level scope purchase.
I do not consider it top shelf, though I think it competes fairly well at that level. I try to be objective in most of my observations, I most certainly am not a bandwagon type like many are (see vortex PST). If my scope were failing to track, lose the ability to focus, spring a leak or whatever, I would report it and the customer service experience.
I did a great deal of research before plunking down my 1500 bones, which for me, is a substantial sum.
I knew I was buying a mid-level optic.
I knew the stories of the previous generations, but I asked a vendor held in high esteem here on the hide about the gen 4's. He could have recommended any other tactical scope in the price bracket, but assured me that the new scopes were proving to be reliable.
Had I made the same purchase three or four years prior, I might very well be a hater.
