Anyone with experience with Meopta Optics warranty? I have an issue

[Letzhunt]

So I really loved this scope, Me opt a Meditation R2 1.7-10X42 with the illuminated BR3 reticle. Well it use to have illumination! I have it mounted on my375 Ruger. I shot it to sight it in and practiced a significant amount with it in prep for a Safari. Of course it fails when I am actually on safari in South Africa! It was on and after a shot at a blesbuck, successful shot by the way, the illumination was out. New battery just to be sure did nothing.
I don't recall the warranty on these but needless to say I'm not happy...especially the the timing. Anyone have any knowledge on how well Me opt a takes care of issues?

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

Lifetime warranty. Just contact Meopta.
Send them in all the time. You sometimes pay shipping but most of the time they email you a pre paid shipping label.

 

[Letzhunt]

Well that's good to know. I'm concerned you say you have sent them back a lot though?

 

[C.W. Richter]

I know there were issues with the warranties prematurely expiring for optics manufactured by Meopta but sold by Cabela's. It seems, in those cases, that they were redefining Lifetime as to mean however many years they chose! SMH. 'Had a ($1,500) pair of 15x rubber-coated M binos hit the ground at the end of last year (they're currently out of service, only operating as a monocular.) 'Can't wait to see what I'm in for here!

 

[C.W. Richter]

Go to their website under warranty service, fill out the RMA form and they'll respond.

 

[Foxi]

a Czech-American product as far as I know.
Popular with German hunters.
Good middle class, you can't go wrong with it.

 

[IvW]

Send them in all the time.

That does not sound so good.......

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

What I mean is since we sell and handle Meopta thru R&M. I send in maybe 6-8 a year. Most of them are customer faults. Dropped, overtighten and crunch tube. Things like that.
Have had a couple lens shook loose but that was from being bounced around in high racks.

The lighted reticule, does seem to always be one we send in quite a few of that just goes out.

Least problem lighted reticule scope we sell will be Swarovski and Leupold. They both seem to hold up better

 

[Bonnevillehunter]

I have had a bad experience trying to warranty a 3-12x56 and ended up being charged a significant amount fyi.