How Good is Athlon's Warranty?

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I had to send my Athlon Argos 10-40 target scope back to Athlon today. I bought it from Camera Land in November of 2024 and I was pretty happy with it but I had noticed the occasional need for a scope adjustment for no apparent reason. Today it just would not hold zero for more than a shot or two. I attached the target I was shooting. After it was apparent I had an issue, I started adjusting the scope on each target until I shot a 10. Took a few shots. I was checking various screws on the gun as I was doing this trying to find the issue. Finally before shooting the last two rows I switched to a much older Athlon Talos 6-24. The right hand target in the 10 block was used to establish zero. Then I shot the left target in the 10 block, both 9 block targets, the 11 block targets and then both 12 block targets. Until the last target all my shots with the zero'd Talos were 10s. The first shot on the right hand 12 target was a 9 so I shot again and got a 10. After I got it zero'd I did not touch the adjustments of the Talos, I didn't need to. So I'm pretty sure the problem in blocks 1-8 were not me or the gun.

To their credit, you do not need to ask Athlon for return authorization. They have a form on-line you fill out, print, and include with the scope. I sent them this target to help explain. I used Pirate Ship to ship it via UPS to the address on the return form. Hopefully I will get something from Athlon next week explaining what they are doing to remedy this situation. The only other scope I've returned was a Bug Buster. I had to get authorization which I did and I sent it to UTG as they requested and then I never heard from them again (despite requests). I'm hoping for much better from Athlon.

I'll let you know how it comes out.

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No need to worry, their warranty service is EXCEPTIONAL!!!

I've had to send 2 scopes back to Athlon for warranty service. An Ares BTR Gen 1 went back for POI shifts, and an Ares BTR Gen 2 went back for a turret that stopped clicking correctly. (Both scopes also bought from Camera Land.) After they received the scopes and confirmed the issues, I had brand new scopes sent to me within a few days. This type of excellent customer service is one of the main reasons that I only use their scopes.
 
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JimD said:
I had to send my Athlon Argos 10-40 target scope back to Athlon today. I bought it from Camera Land in November of 2024 and I was pretty happy with it but I had noticed the occasional need for a scope adjustment for no apparent reason. Today it just would not hold zero for more than a shot or two. I attached the target I was shooting. After it was apparent I had an issue, I started adjusting the scope on each target until I shot a 10. Took a few shots. I was checking various screws on the gun as I was doing this trying to find the issue. Finally before shooting the last two rows I switched to a much older Athlon Talos 6-24. The right hand target in the 10 block was used to establish zero. Then I shot the left target in the 10 block, both 9 block targets, the 11 block targets and then both 12 block targets. Until the last target all my shots with the zero'd Talos were 10s. The first shot on the right hand 12 target was a 9 so I shot again and got a 10. After I got it zero'd I did not touch the adjustments of the Talos, I didn't need to. So I'm pretty sure the problem in blocks 1-8 were not me or the gun.

To their credit, you do not need to ask Athlon for return authorization. They have a form on-line you fill out, print, and include with the scope. I sent them this target to help explain. I used Pirate Ship to ship it via UPS to the address on the return form. Hopefully I will get something from Athlon next week explaining what they are doing to remedy this situation. The only other scope I've returned was a Bug Buster. I had to get authorization which I did and I sent it to UTG as they requested and then I never heard from them again (despite requests). I'm hoping for much better from Athlon.

I'll let you know how it comes out.

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Totally great warranties. very fast turn around , usually a totally new scope .
 
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I don’t think they have the capability of repairs, so they just verify the issue and replace it with a new one. That’s all fine and good if your scope is still in production, but in my case, mine was not. They sent me a completely random scope in a similar price range that was absolutely no use to me, so I sold it as new and got my money back. That was probably five years ago and I just now bought my second Athlon scope. It was a good value and serves my purposes, so I hope it holds up.
 
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I don’t think they have the capability of repairs, so they just verify the issue and replace it with a new one. That’s all fine and good if your scope is still in production, but in my case, mine was not. They sent me a completely random scope in a similar price range that was absolutely no use to me, so I sold it as new and got my money back. That was probably five years ago and I just now bought my second Athlon scope. It was a good value and serves my purposes, so I hope it holds up.
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Interesting a few years ago , old but true , I bought a Athlon scope at a PB gun show but the guy said the turrets broke , $40 bucks and i had a wonderful spotting scope . Got home and googled Athlon because i never heard of Athlon , Read their Guarantee and on monday sent it to Kansas .
ON thursday i got an Email saying they sent a replacement / got the scope Friday looked it up in their catalog and found it was a $550 scope .
I have always bought my scopes from Athlon . (unless they didn't have a model i was looking for )
Stan in KY
 
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beerthief said:
Interesting a few years ago , old but true , I bought a Athlon scope at a PB gun show but the guy said the turrets broke , $40 bucks and i had a wonderful spotting scope . Got home and googled Athlon because i never heard of Athlon , Read their Guarantee and on monday sent it to Kansas .
ON thursday i got an Email saying they sent a replacement / got the scope Friday looked it up in their catalog and found it was a $550 scope .
I have always bought my scopes from Athlon . (unless they didn't have a model i was looking for )
Stan in KY
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You can’t beat that deal!!
 
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