Need Help With Weaver v16

[BDOG]

Hi,
I was hoping someone from the board could help me with a weaver v16 scope. I fell on my butt one day and bent the rear objective just a hair. It stopped tracking properly so I sent it off to weaver scope repair. They just sent the darn thing back saying the erector set was broke and that they could not fix it. I tried fo find pics of an erector set to no avail. I would not mind opening it myself but one would to get some good advise before I do it. The one scope company that took over the weaver scope repair stuff was way too high to recondition the scope. I could buy a new one for that. I only paid $225 for the thing brand new in the first place. Where is is the erector set ? How do I get to it? The scope does not rattle when I shake it. The scope has served me well and I hate to just throw it away.Where can I find help?
Thanks in advance

[Izzy43]

Hi,
I was hoping someone from the board could help me with a weaver v16 scope. I fell on my butt one day and bent the rear objective just a hair. It stopped tracking properly so I sent it off to weaver scope repair. They just sent the darn thing back saying the erector set was broke and that they could not fix it. I tried fo find pics of an erector set to no avail. I would not mind opening it myself but one would to get some good advise before I do it. The one scope company that took over the weaver scope repair stuff was way too high to recondition the scope. I could buy a new one for that. I only paid $225 for the thing brand new in the first place. Where is is the erector set ? How do I get to it? The scope does not rattle when I shake it. The scope has served me well and I hate to just throw it away.Where can I find help?
Thanks in advance

Your best bet for advice on this is Rimfirecentral.com in the scope sub-forum. There as some real scope gurus over there. It there is a way to get it fixed they will know. Look for posts by MGT as he appears to have advanced knowlegde of optics.

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[uscbigdawg]

I might have a V16 4-16x in basically new condition I'd make you a deal on.

Rich

[toby]

The erector is inside the tube you need to just chuck it! you can't fix it and if any parts are broke where do you think your gonna get replacements? once you open the optics you will leak out what ever Weaver uses to purge the scope if it's not leaked out already. Let this one be a lesson learned. I did the same thing "fell" with a pair of $900 binoculars....now they are only as good as $200 ones. Wanna buy em