Have a Redfield 2x7 that I bought, new, when I was 18 (45 yrs ago)and put on my .308 Remington 742, and a Leupold 3x9 (probably 35+ yrs old) on my dad's Winchester Model 88 in .308, which he gave to my son before he passed. Both scopes have gone wonky... Attempted adjustments from shot to shot when trying to zero them, move bullet placement around wildly and unpredictably. Not sure what happened... both mostly stay in the closet, with no jostling around or abuse. They've been like this for 2 or 3 years, I don't hunt much anymore, but I've been relegated to using the iron sights, and my eyesight ain't what it used to be. Once deer season is over, they've gone back in the closet and I've not thought about 'em again.
So... I either need to replace them, or refurbish... have seen good reviews for IronSight in Tulsa OK, as a good refurb place for Redfield scopes; not sure if they work on Leupold. Pretty reasonable prices, from what I can see.
Looking for opinions... Would you replace or refurbish?
If replacing, what would you recommend? These guns will mostly be used hunting over foodplots/hayfields here on the home farm... not going anywhere... most shots well under 100 yds - yeah, the potential is there to take much longer shots, but I don't trust my marksmanship, even with a perfectly-functioning scope . I'd rather pass on a shot than have a wounded deer run off and not be recovered.
TIA,
Lucky
So... I either need to replace them, or refurbish... have seen good reviews for IronSight in Tulsa OK, as a good refurb place for Redfield scopes; not sure if they work on Leupold. Pretty reasonable prices, from what I can see.
Looking for opinions... Would you replace or refurbish?
If replacing, what would you recommend? These guns will mostly be used hunting over foodplots/hayfields here on the home farm... not going anywhere... most shots well under 100 yds - yeah, the potential is there to take much longer shots, but I don't trust my marksmanship, even with a perfectly-functioning scope . I'd rather pass on a shot than have a wounded deer run off and not be recovered.
TIA,
Lucky