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MOA
Optics GrassHopper Joined: October/12/2020 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 2 |
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Posted: October/14/2020 at 05:47 |
My first post and while it may be old news it sure was disappointing. Called yesterday and was #54 in the cue. I didn't hang around. In the meantime I received this: Our custom shop has been closed down for a little while now so we would not be able to retrofit your scope to accept the throw lever. We will not be open until sometime next year. There is a company that makes a throw lever that clamps on around the power ring that you can check out. The company is called MGM Switchview. Regards, Mike How can I obtain an ITL (throw knob) for my VXIII 8.5-25x50LR? |
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Chuck Norris Joined: June/18/2011 Location: TEXAS Status: Online Points: 122214 |
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mike650
Optics God Joined: May/14/2006 Location: West of Rockies Status: Offline Points: 14569 |
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I just called the custom shop, was caller #1, spoke to one of the custom shop guys. He said they shut down last December, I guess this is common every couple of years while key internal departments strategize, what can they do better, cost savings, etc. , being a US company competing against both US and foreign companies, scope knock offs, etc. He said it's a process that can take a couple of months to complete... then COVID hit in March, they shut down completely March 18th. Since then avoiding layoffs they've temporarily move people from custom shop to service, assembly line, etc. No ETA when back to normal. It was a really good conversation unfortunately it doesn't solve your question but shines some light on what's happening.
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Chuck Norris Joined: June/18/2011 Location: TEXAS Status: Online Points: 122214 |
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I would like to get a job with them if they would move out from behind the Iron Curtain!
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