allen-1
NES Member
I've got a couple of .22 rifles in CT that are setup the way I like them, a bolt-action Savage and a 10/22. So I'm setting up similar ones here. I've got a Marlin 880-SQ that I just cleaned up and put into a Stocky Evolution stock, (thumbhole). I want the same scope on it that I've got on the Savage in CT, so I looked around, and Optics Planet has it, (almost everyone else seems to have it back-ordered), and they've definitely got the best price on it.
Yeah... two warning signs I should have heeded.
I ordered two of the scopes last Wednesday, the 23rd along with a set of scope rings, (I have one set). Web site says 1-3 days to ship on the scope, 14-23 days to ship on the rings. So, when I don't hear anything about the scope in a couple of days, I call customer service.
They tell me that they don't actually have the scopes in stock, they're expecting them, hopefully by the end of the month... But that they will ship them when they come in, they won't wait for the scope rings to come in.
I really should have known better from past experience. They haven't hit my credit card yet, so they're not breaking any laws, they're just doing they're just doing their usual crap. The web site STILL shows the scope as shipping in 1 to 3 days...
I have a scope mounted on the Marlin, it's just not THE scope I want on it. Problem with the scope on it is that when you run it up, it goes up fine, but dialing it back down, it doesn't go back to the same place. It's not repeatable. So, for shooting where I want accuracy at different known differences, (silhouettes at 25/50/75/100 for example), it's just no good.
UPDATE:
The website still says that the scope ships in 1 to 3 days; and so does my order. I called customer service and the very nice young lady told me that it's back-ordered. I cancelled the order.
Went back online searching, some are now available on Amazon, I ordered (2) and they'll be here in a couple of days.
Yeah... two warning signs I should have heeded.
I ordered two of the scopes last Wednesday, the 23rd along with a set of scope rings, (I have one set). Web site says 1-3 days to ship on the scope, 14-23 days to ship on the rings. So, when I don't hear anything about the scope in a couple of days, I call customer service.
They tell me that they don't actually have the scopes in stock, they're expecting them, hopefully by the end of the month... But that they will ship them when they come in, they won't wait for the scope rings to come in.
I really should have known better from past experience. They haven't hit my credit card yet, so they're not breaking any laws, they're just doing they're just doing their usual crap. The web site STILL shows the scope as shipping in 1 to 3 days...
I have a scope mounted on the Marlin, it's just not THE scope I want on it. Problem with the scope on it is that when you run it up, it goes up fine, but dialing it back down, it doesn't go back to the same place. It's not repeatable. So, for shooting where I want accuracy at different known differences, (silhouettes at 25/50/75/100 for example), it's just no good.
UPDATE:
The website still says that the scope ships in 1 to 3 days; and so does my order. I called customer service and the very nice young lady told me that it's back-ordered. I cancelled the order.
Went back online searching, some are now available on Amazon, I ordered (2) and they'll be here in a couple of days.
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