speaking of 'preparedness' etc......

[41mag]

A) I bought it new;
B) Nobody sprayed it with nothing;
C) became tacky like this while in gun safe a few years;
D) nothing else in safe developed whatever this is;

Speculation is there *may* have been a factory installed feature of some coating that became similar to spray-on-liner in the 'not cured' gummy phase. It wasn't gummy originally. The LGS I purchased this from is long ago retired-out-of-business, so I'm figuring it was new sometime around 1999.

 

[11Charlie]

Let us know what they say but I would be shocked if they covered this under warranty.

 

[Caveman Jim]

I had a problem with a cheap pair of "armor coated" binoculars 10 or so years ago.
They were stored in a metal cabinet where the temps did not fluctuate wildly thru the seasons and they fit your description.

I tried everything but the kitchen sink on them & finally tossed them because one side became foggy.

Subscribef. Would like to know what your plight unfolds.

 

[HB of CJ]

If the gun and scope still work as desired or required ... what is the point?

Respectfully. ...

 

[Certaindeaf]

A) I bought it new;
B) Nobody sprayed it with nothing;
C) became tacky like this while in gun safe a few years;
D) nothing else in safe developed whatever this is;

Speculation is there *may* have been a factory installed feature of some coating that became similar to spray-on-liner in the 'not cured' gummy phase. It wasn't gummy originally. The LGS I purchased this from is long ago retired-out-of-business, so I'm figuring it was new sometime around 1999.

I didn't mean to come off as a dick or nothin'.
There are (were?) plastics, "over-molded" or not that are/were just tremendously crummy.. time would just have to be involved, no "solvents" (but the world is a solvent). This is why I have never trusted a Glock, what with its 5th iteration and only x years involved. We don't have 10,000 year old plastic artifacts in the museum to show/prove their veracity.

 

[HB of CJ]

Sorry if I came across rather harshly. I apologize. No dog in this.

Respectfully.

 

[41mag]

UPDATE:
have been advised by Mfg to return to their facility for inspection/repair/replacement. Encouraging news.

By the way.....did any of you folks know that 'Bushnell' and 'Tasco' became co-mingled 2002?

 

[WasrNwarpaint]

I have a couple tools in my tool box that were rubber/plastic type coated and a mold attacked the rubber/plastic coating

I wiped them down with soapy rags and forgot about them for quite some time apparently the mold came back and and it feels gooey now

I have a set of plastic handled screw drivers in the tool box that have a mold on them that keeps coming back too ......wierd

 

[41mag]

If the gun and scope still work as desired or required ... what is the point?

Respectfully. ...

guess I missed communicating that something DIDN'T work as desired....the gummy/sticky feature was a PIA although the optic function seemed within spec. Thanks for raising some points.