Nikon scope - reticle looks weird

[cash_tx]

Someone recently gave me a Nikon Buckmasters 4-12x50 scope, and I noticed that the reticle looks unusual to me. I tried my best to capture it in the picture below; but if you look closely at where the horizontal line of the duplex reticle intersects with the vertical line, the left side intersects at a slightly higher point than the right side does. This doesn't look right to me, but I'm not an expert on Nikon scopes; so is it possible that this is by design? Or is it more likely that the scope is damaged? Have any of you ever seen something like this?

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

I have several Nikon scopes and none of them look this way. I'd contact Nikon about sending it in for repair.

 

[cash_tx]

I have several Nikon scopes and none of them look this way. I'd contact Nikon about sending it in for repair.

Thanks! Does Nikon still do scope repair even though they are out of the scope business? What is their warranty like?

 

[dchum]

Thanks! Does Nikon still do scope repair even though they are out of the scope business? What is their warranty like?

I’m almost certain they no longer take in scopes for repair.

 

[cash_tx]

I’m almost certain they no longer take in scopes for repair.

Thanks, and that is what I wondered about. I think I can still make the scope work; just looks a little funny to the eye.

 

[375er]

Someone recently gave me a Nikon Buckmasters 4-12x50 scope, and I noticed that the reticle looks unusual to me. I tried my best to capture it in the picture below; but if you look closely at where the horizontal line of the duplex reticle intersects with the vertical line, the left side intersects at a slightly higher point than the right side does. This doesn't look right to me, but I'm not an expert on Nikon scopes; so is it possible that this is by design? Or is it more likely that the scope is damaged? Have any of you ever seen something like this?

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Damaged or bad quality control when it left the factory.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Thanks! Does Nikon still do scope repair even though they are out of the scope business? What is their warranty like?

Good question, I don't know the answer. I'd Google up Nikon USA and see if I could find a phone number. I can say many years ago I had a scope that lost its seal and moisture made it into the scope as shown by fog on the inside lens of the eye piece. I took it to the shop I bought it from, they returned it to Nikon and in short order they sent me a new one.

Since then I've not had any of mine go down.