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Offline JDHasty

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Where is the rest of the story?
« on: March 16, 2017, 10:39:04 AM »
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Vortex VIP Story: Blown Up Riflescope
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2017, 01:25:25 PM »
What do you think is missing? He's pimping the Vortex no fault warranty.
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2017, 01:41:28 PM »
Quote from: jackelope on March 16, 2017, 01:25:25 PM
What do you think is missing? He's pimping the Vortex no fault warranty.

What caused the blowup
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2017, 02:03:10 PM »
Quote from: JDHasty on March 16, 2017, 01:41:28 PM
Quote from: jackelope on March 16, 2017, 01:25:25 PM
What do you think is missing? He's pimping the Vortex no fault warranty.

What caused the blowup
Why does that matter? All he was saying in the video is that vortex gave him a new scope.
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2017, 02:07:32 PM »
I'm kind of curious too. I guess that's why you pay more than 2 Grand for a custom rifle i guess :chuckle:
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2017, 02:10:33 PM »
I wonder what happened. To actually break the barrel away from the action... man
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2017, 02:13:52 PM »
Some would probably blame the Vortex for the explosion... :chuckle:

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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2017, 02:15:41 PM »
Quote from: grundy53 on March 16, 2017, 02:13:52 PM
Some would probably blame the Vortex for the explosion... :chuckle:

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Well Duh! It was obviously the inferior Optics
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2017, 02:16:18 PM »
did the gun get shot?  I can't see the article just a bunch of gibberish for a link.
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2017, 02:20:03 PM »
Quote from: BLRman on March 16, 2017, 02:15:41 PM
Quote from: grundy53 on March 16, 2017, 02:13:52 PM
Some would probably blame the Vortex for the explosion... :chuckle:

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Well Duh! It was obviously the inferior Optics
Russian optics.  :tup:
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2017, 02:22:03 PM »
Quote from: KFhunter on March 16, 2017, 02:16:18 PM
did the gun get shot?  I can't see the article just a bunch of gibberish for a link.
No, catastrophic failure while firing (gun blew up).

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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2017, 02:33:10 PM »
Quote from: grundy53 on March 16, 2017, 02:13:52 PM
Some would probably blame the Vortex for the explosion... :chuckle:

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I wasn't sure at first.
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2017, 02:58:50 AM »
Be interesting to hear the story..
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2017, 03:01:18 AM »
Quote from: BLRman on March 16, 2017, 02:07:32 PM
I'm kind of curious too. I guess that's why you pay more than 2 Grand for a I guess that :chuckle:
same warranty on their $150 scopes also..jus sayin..
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Re: Where is the rest of the story?
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2017, 05:57:52 AM »
Quote from: mountainman on March 17, 2017, 03:01:18 AM
Quote from: BLRman on March 16, 2017, 02:07:32 PM
I'm kind of curious too. I guess that's why you pay more than 2 Grand for a I guess that :chuckle:
same warranty on their $150 scopes also..jus sayin..
custom rifle.  I meant to type custom rifle.  Talk to text doesn't like me sometimes.
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