BURRIS question

Walks

Well-Known Member
I've had a 3X9 Fullfield ll for about 17? Years. On a 700 in -06 with about 600rds through it. Sighted in at 100yrds, I haven't touched the adjustments in ages.
Full power loads, most of them.
 

Winelover

North Central Arkansas
Only have one Burris riflescope. It's an older the top of the line 6 X 24 variable with mil dots, only for elevation. I believe it's USA made. I use it for load development in my AR-10. I purchased that after a couple of VarX III Leupold's. Never bought another Burris.

Leupold VarX III scopes far out number any other brand in my safe. I even have their compact Gold Ring spotter.

Trijicon's come in a close second. Accupoint 3x9 and a 1x4, along with three of their full size reflex offerings.

Have a few Vortex's on fun guns..............2x7 scout and a 1x4 crosshair with lighted dot. Venom mini reflex on a 22/45 Lite.

My Sig P320 RX Compact came with their Romeo1 mini reflex. That was my first introduction to Sig optics. I'm pleased with it. Long battery life and their shake awake feature. Since then, I purchased two of their Romeo 5's, also with the shake awake feature. One for my X-bow and one for the Rossi 357 Lever. Sig optics have a lifetime warranty.

The only cheap optics that has held up for me is a Simmon's 1x4 44 Mag riflescope and a Weaver(V-9) 3x9 rifle scope. I've destroyed a few Bushnell's. Their reflex didn't last 50 rounds on a BH shooting Ruger only loads. It's currently wearing an Ultra Dot.
 

david s

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And sometimes they just decide to leave the scope business and not honor their Lifetime Warranty. Think Nikon. They will now give you a credit twords other Nikon products but they won't repair your scope. As the owner of three Nikon scopes this thrills me no end.
 

seagiant1

Active Member
Hi,
I have an older Burris, on my 35 Rem. TC Contender.

The scope looks rugged and the glass seems nice.

Admittedly, I prefer German Optics, (Zeiss and Steiner)...

Although, not the money for them, all the time.

Anyway, was happy, the Contender, had a decent Burris on it when I bought it, instead of a lesser quality scope!

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CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
And sometimes they just decide to leave the scope business and not honor their Lifetime Warranty. Think Nikon. They will now give you a credit twords other Nikon products but they won't repair your scope. As the owner of three Nikon scopes this thrills me no end.
Yea there is that!!

I have a airloom Redfield 2 3/4 post scope that was grand pa's. Well the front lense is crushed.
Redfield said no...
Outfit that advertises fixing ol Redfields says no...

Hoping one day I find someone with access to old parts.

CW
 

JonB

Halcyon member
Yea there is that!!

I have a airloom Redfield 2 3/4 post scope that was grand pa's. Well the front lense is crushed.
Redfield said no...
Outfit that advertises fixing ol Redfields says no...

Hoping one day I find someone with access to old parts.

CW
Have you tried L&K repair?
that is an old thread, and I heard Larry had a heart attack in 2020
BUT, Post #30 says he is back in business.
 

CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
I left the receipts with tge scope in a box On the shelf... Ill have to check where I sent it. But it came well recommended. That have allot of parts just not this lense. I have watched for another scope. But when I do find one like it the owner wants more then its worth...

I bought one and when it came, it was not a post reticule!!! I complained aparently he shipped wrong scope but also shipped "mine" to another and they never said or returned the scope. He refunded some $$ and I kept the scope its fine... But not a TV/Post xhair.
It would be cheaper to buy another, esp when I already have spent 60 ish on shipping both ways twice...

Ill go look now, as I haven't in a spell.

CW
 

david s

Well-Known Member
You might try VINTAGE GUN SCOPES out of Corvallis Montana. They offer re-lensing service but when I looked that only seemed to cover a short list of Weaver scopes. The do offer refurbished Redfield's scope. They do seem pretty proud ($$) of their product however.
 

david s

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My Contender in 35 Remington wears a fixed 2X Leupold E.E.R. scope. When I first bought the 35 Remington barrel and took it out to shoot the ammo used was a box of Federal factory rounds. At 100 yards the groups were running soft ball size. I went home thinking great I've just wasted a fair bit of money here. Did some re-loading for it just out of spite. Neck sized the brass, picked a load for some powder that was already on hand and seated some 35 caliber Hornady 180 grain hunting bullets they use to offer for single shot pistol. I've never had a firearm turn around as much accuracy wise as this 35 Contender. I honestly think that if I could hold it well enough it would only make one-hole groups. The second time out with the 35 Remington turned my whole opinion around.
 

seagiant1

Active Member
My Contender in 35 Remington wears a fixed 2X Leupold E.E.R. scope. When I first bought the 35 Remington barrel and took it out to shoot the ammo used was a box of Federal factory rounds. At 100 yards the groups were running soft ball size. I went home thinking great I've just wasted a fair bit of money here. Did some re-loading for it just out of spite. Neck sized the brass, picked a load for some powder that was already on hand and seated some 35 caliber Hornady 180 grain hunting bullets they use to offer for single shot pistol. I've never had a firearm turn around as much accuracy wise as this 35 Contender. I honestly think that if I could hold it well enough it would only make one-hole groups. The second time out with the 35 Remington turned my whole opinion around.
Hi,
Was that a factory TC Contender Barrel?

How long was it?

Ever reload cast bullets for it?

Thanks for the info!
 

david s

Well-Known Member
The 35 Remington is the bottom pistol and it's the 14-inch factory barrel. The only nonstandard barrel for the Contenders that I have is a 15-inch 22 Hornet barrel from the old Fox Ridge (River?) T/C Custom Shop. I've shot cast 357 pistol bullets thru it in the past. I purchased the NOE 360-180-WFN mould (I think the moulds now called the 360-182-WFN-U2 since NOE changed their labeling system) with this pistol in mind but haven't cast with it yet. It shoots the cast pistol bullets pretty well as plinking loads. I didn't try and see how hard I could push them. The new NOE mould was going to be something of an experiment with trying to get a hunting/deer load put together for this pistol. It's preferred bullet is the discontinued Hornady 180 grain SSPB. The other two pistols are a Remington XP-100 in 17 Mach IV and a Contender in 223 Remington both wear Burris 3-12X E.E.R scopes and below the currently orphaned and much abused 1.5-4X Burris E.E.R. scope. I personally have no problem with Burris scopes.
 

CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
I bought a few pistol scopes in my day. One was a Burris 1x and I LOVED IT!!! I found a 5x and bought that... That was the worst scope choice I had made. Too much for nearly everything. Such a small eye box slow to get into "action". It was traded for a Leupold 2x. Later a couple Tasco EURO class 30mm another 1x and a 3x. Dandy scopes! No more high power pistol scopes for me!

I have a couple Burris MINI scopes too 4 & 6X models. Heavy but real good scopes.

CW
 

seagiant1

Active Member
Hi,
NICE!

Thanks for the info, on the TC Contender, and the Burris scopes.

I just ,Chamber Cast ,my TC Contender 14" Super 35 Rem., and posted a thread with pics under the, "Cast Bullet Shooting and Testing" Section.
 

david s

Well-Known Member
Most of my pistol scopes (5 or 6) are 2X Leupold's. There are a couple of 4X Leupold's E.E.R's on a XP-100 in 221 Fireball and a 30-30 Contender barrel. My 22 Hornet Contender has a 2.5-8X Leupold E.E.R. and the two 3-12X Burris's shown above. In the early 1980's I shot the short range (100 yards) Pistol Silhouettes off hand with a Ruger MK II 10 inch and a 4X Leupold E.E.R scope. Mostly it helped me see how much I missed by. There were more than a few competitors who had 6.5-20X Leupold's that had been sent off to Premier Reticle and bumped to 40X and held close to the eye using the Taco grip on Contenders. Pretty much anything 4X or above is use with a rest. The Burris 3-12X's have a narrow eye box and a critical eye relief (very short) when set at 12X. The XP-100 in 17 Mach IV's scope is set in an older set of Redfield base and rings for the Remington 600 rifles in an effort to get everything far enough forward and set properly for my needs. The Burris 3-12X scopes and to a lesser degree the Leupold 2.5-8X scope are somewhat specialized glass. At the upper power settings they really aren't for offhand shooting. A 14-inch Contender or the 14-inch XP-100 tend to get a bit muzzle heavy pretty quick also. I do have an orphaned Simmons 2-6X E.E.R. that came on a barrel that I've never used if you ever want to play with some more magnification again.
 

Petrol & Powder

Well-Known Member
Anytime you see the words, “Lifetime Warranty” your very first thought should be, “whose lifetime”?

Your Lifetime?

The Lifetime of the Company?

The Lifetime of the Company that acquires the Company?

A warranty is not a promise to repair or replace something in perpetuity, it is a mere expression of the manufacturer’s faith in their product. There are no real guarantees in life. You pay your dollar, and you take your chance.

Leupold warranties their products for “life”. If Leopold goes out of business, that warranty becomes worthless. However, the fact that they offer that warranty is at least some expression of their faith in their products. I could rattle off the names of dozens upon dozens of companies that made good products but went out of business. There are NO real guarantees in life.
 

CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
Anytime you see the words, “Lifetime Warranty” your very first thought should be, “whose lifetime”?

Your Lifetime?

The Lifetime of the Company?

The Lifetime of the Company that acquires the Company?

A warranty is not a promise to repair or replace something in perpetuity, it is a mere expression of the manufacturer’s faith in their product. There are no real guarantees in life. You pay your dollar, and you take your chance.

Leupold warranties their products for “life”. If Leopold goes out of business, that warranty becomes worthless. However, the fact that they offer that warranty is at least some expression of their faith in their products. I could rattle off the names of dozens upon dozens of companies that made good products but went out of business. There are NO real guarantees in life.
I cant see any right thinkin person expecting a company to honor a warrenty past that company's life span... Its akin to expecting to buy that company's product, after they went out of business.