So I called Tenebraex to get some covers, of course since it's me half of what I need won't be listed or even manufactured (and I always get to sit at every red light, so there, that's my background). I've been using these on a few rifles for a while now and I like 'em a lot. They're a lot better built than the BC's, cheaper than the AAD's, and they mount solid. Caps flip back instead of breaking. Price isn't too bad really, more than BC's, less than AAD's. Their new mounting assy. is nice, they use a crenelated ring that threads into the optic and the cap fits on that and can be rotated into position on that ring. ARDs have the ring cast into it and just thread right in. They've also expanded their line of IR filters and polarized caps. Lots of options. I think they cornered the flip cap market.
Anyway, I called 'em and they squared me away on a couple Leupolds I have, one has an older ARD on it already so current caps won't fit. But they had a solution! Just use an occular cap if it'll fit! So we made those work. Got numbers for two larger USO scopes. Then there's the SR8. That thing has funky dimensions and was never made in large numbers. Part listed by Eurooptic was the wrong one. Tenebraex didn't have it listed at all. Called. Squared away.
But not only squared away. They went the extra step. He told me they make caps for 7000 different parts for different applications. Damn! So I told him what I was doing and he asked if I wanted an ARD for that one, I said fuck it, why not? He said with this new machine that they'll be able to make ARDs for scopes that previously wouldn't fit, and they aren't the drop in ones either.
And so they no shit fired up their new machinery to custom make this part this morning, I'll be the first one to get a part from it even. Gave me a list of part numbers that he assured me Eurooptic won't know, but to just tell them he said to do it anyway. Talked to him before close yesterday and this morning he already had a part number waiting for me on that custom ARD. That's CS.
On top of all this, I first contacted them direct late last year. I have an Acog with their caps and it just never fit right. I wasn't so sure about 'em at first. He took a look at it and said it had the wrong parts. To give him my address and he's make it right. He did just that and there wasn't even a charge for that. So I remembered that when I got ready to replace BC's on other scopes. They do strive to make it right and do it right the first time.
Hats off to Tenebraex!
Anyway, I called 'em and they squared me away on a couple Leupolds I have, one has an older ARD on it already so current caps won't fit. But they had a solution! Just use an occular cap if it'll fit! So we made those work. Got numbers for two larger USO scopes. Then there's the SR8. That thing has funky dimensions and was never made in large numbers. Part listed by Eurooptic was the wrong one. Tenebraex didn't have it listed at all. Called. Squared away.
But not only squared away. They went the extra step. He told me they make caps for 7000 different parts for different applications. Damn! So I told him what I was doing and he asked if I wanted an ARD for that one, I said fuck it, why not? He said with this new machine that they'll be able to make ARDs for scopes that previously wouldn't fit, and they aren't the drop in ones either.
And so they no shit fired up their new machinery to custom make this part this morning, I'll be the first one to get a part from it even. Gave me a list of part numbers that he assured me Eurooptic won't know, but to just tell them he said to do it anyway. Talked to him before close yesterday and this morning he already had a part number waiting for me on that custom ARD. That's CS.
On top of all this, I first contacted them direct late last year. I have an Acog with their caps and it just never fit right. I wasn't so sure about 'em at first. He took a look at it and said it had the wrong parts. To give him my address and he's make it right. He did just that and there wasn't even a charge for that. So I remembered that when I got ready to replace BC's on other scopes. They do strive to make it right and do it right the first time.
Hats off to Tenebraex!
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