Thread: Is it the end of the road for my Z5

This is bad news. The Swarovski's I've seen have great glass and I would like one.

Mickey Duck is right, they are a lightweight scope and that's desirable but not at the expense of reliability.
I'm also old enough to remember when they claimed fixed power were more reliable but my memory is short enough to be looking at new and shiny stuff.
I remember a time when Japanese Tasco had an unconditional lifetime warranty. They would cover accidental damage.

Leupold, I have a couple and they have a lifetime warranty , that's hard to beat. They have proven reliable and my younger mate summed it up once saying that Leupold make great scopes under $1000, over that you can get some great glass if you are paying big money.

I done a lot of research on Swarovski a year or so back. I really wanted a Z5 2.4-12x50 for a light weight rifle and thought this was the best balance of weight and versatility. I found a few comments on the odd one that failed but I guess they all can. It's only budget that made me give up on the idea and use a Leupold that I already had.
Nightforce are rugged and reliable but they are heavy. I suspect in hunting scope models Swarovski would have the edge in glasd quality and clarity.

Let's hope it's not the end of the line and it can be repaired, I imagine it's a nice hunting scope.