Anderhammer52
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I purchased the Hi-Lux CMR8F about 2 months ago from optics planet. It retails for about 750 and i was able to pick it up for 650 with a discount code. I hadn't heard many if any negative comments about their scopes, so i figured id give it a shot since i was in the market for a 1-8 FFP for my new 16in BCM KD4 upper. The optics weight inst bad and the FOV is nice as well. Clarity is about on par with my Viper PST Gen 2 1-6. The illumination however is not even close to daylight bright, not a super big deal for me as the Viper i have is plenty bright. The reticle is different and busy at first but i quickly came to appreciate it especially at ranges from 400-700 yards. Now to the problem, today was my fourth trip to the range with it and the scope was on the rifle for maybe a grand total of 500 rounds. at 1x i thought the glass was a little distorted and figured maybe it was just dirty and i would just wipe it off later. I zoomed in to 8x and discovered that the glass inside the tube was cracked in several spots. Me being the investigative type i wanted to see if the reticle had wondered and if my holds were still good. My holds were good but after about 5 rounds i noticed a little black dot appear in the bottom of the scope. I was able to ascertain that it was a small Philips head screw that had dislodged and was loose inside the tube. The optic hasn't fallen or taken any spills that i am aware of. It has only resided in the ADM mount on top of the BCM upper. I've left a message and sent a contact request to Hi-Lux to try and get the issue resolved and see if their warranty will cover it. Maybe this is a one off or a known problem that i wasn't aware of. I am posting this so that if anyone is thinking of buying this optic to probably look elsewhere if you want your scope to hold up to the recoil of 556
