Bushnell Banner Scope- stuck dial

austinjking · December 1, 2012, 05:06 PM

I am trying to get help with a scope I have mounted on the rifle. The zooming dial is stuck between the 18 and 16 power settings, and will not go any further past 16. The scope is 6X-18 X 50.
I am the second owner of the scope, so I don't have the original box or paper work, and I highly doubt it's still under warranty. Is there anything I can do, or should I try to send it in to Bushnell, or just replace it altogether?

PetahW · December 1, 2012, 05:41 PM

I've sent several used Bushnell scopes to their Service Dept for repair, each with the (then) required $25 MO. (check with them)

Some were returned unrepariable, others fixed - just like gambling.

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oneoldsap · December 1, 2012, 07:30 PM

Any scope that costs less than $100.00 new , is a disposable scope , IMHO . Go ahead and upgrade to a better Bushnell or an entry level Leupold or Nikon ! Don't buy the cheapest you can find , buy the best you can afford , that's what I always say . Because you only get what you pay for !

Clark · December 9, 2012, 03:46 AM

I loved cap guns at 5 and eventually moved up to a Stallion 38.

Did not start collecting guns really fast until age 40.
I would read on line about Leupold scopes, but they seemed too expensive.

But eventually I have found not to buy cheap:
guns
scopes
ammo
brass
bullets
powder
mounts
stocks
barrels
binoculars
GPS
range finders
shoes
clothes
vehicles
buildings
bipods
slings
recoil pads

But the most important, is no cheap scopes.
15 years ago, Ken Marsh had a web page called the "cheap scope page"
In there was a question, "What to do with a cheap scope?"
One of the many answers was, "give it to someone you don't like."

There are still traces of usenet
http://www.recguns.com/Sources/VIIIB3.html

Pahoo · December 9, 2012, 11:35 AM

This is a common problem with older, inexpensive scopes. The internal lubricant loses their solvents and become gummy. I have found that if you can get them to move, you will be alright. You might try a little heat from a hair drier but I would not go any hotter than this. Just go for warm, not hot !!
I have only seen this problem on much older, cheap scopes that have sat too long, on one setting...

Be Safe !!!

December 1, 2012, 05:06 PM	#1
austinjking Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2009 Location: MCAS Beaufort, SC... for now Posts: 404	Bushnell Banner Scope- stuck dial I am trying to get help with a scope I have mounted on the rifle. The zooming dial is stuck between the 18 and 16 power settings, and will not go any further past 16. The scope is 6X-18 X 50. I am the second owner of the scope, so I don't have the original box or paper work, and I highly doubt it's still under warranty. Is there anything I can do, or should I try to send it in to Bushnell, or just replace it altogether? __________________ Death smiles at everyone- Marines smile back IYAOYAS! Ruger 10/22 Springfield M1A Springfield XD Century Arms WASR-10 American Tactical GSG-5 Colt 1903 Remington 700SPS Tactical Glock 19 Gen 4

December 9, 2012, 03:46 AM	#4
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I loved cap guns at 5 and eventually moved up to a Stallion 38. Did not start collecting guns really fast until age 40. I would read on line about Leupold scopes, but they seemed too expensive. But eventually I have found not to buy cheap: guns scopes ammo brass bullets powder mounts stocks barrels binoculars GPS range finders shoes clothes vehicles buildings bipods slings recoil pads But the most important, is no cheap scopes. 15 years ago, Ken Marsh had a web page called the "cheap scope page" In there was a question, "What to do with a cheap scope?" One of the many answers was, "give it to someone you don't like." There are still traces of usenet http://www.recguns.com/Sources/VIIIB3.html __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

December 9, 2012, 11:35 AM	#5
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	It does happens on older scopes This is a common problem with older, inexpensive scopes. The internal lubricant loses their solvents and become gummy. I have found that if you can get them to move, you will be alright. You might try a little heat from a hair drier but I would not go any hotter than this. Just go for warm, not hot !! I have only seen this problem on much older, cheap scopes that have sat too long, on one setting... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing. Last edited by Pahoo; December 9, 2012 at 11:44 AM.

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December 1, 2012, 05:41 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	I've sent several used Bushnell scopes to their Service Dept for repair, each with the (then) required $25 MO. (check with them) Some were returned unrepariable, others fixed - just like gambling. .

December 1, 2012, 07:30 PM	#3
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	Any scope that costs less than $100.00 new , is a disposable scope , IMHO . Go ahead and upgrade to a better Bushnell or an entry level Leupold or Nikon ! Don't buy the cheapest you can find , buy the best you can afford , that's what I always say . Because you only get what you pay for !