Lens fell out of red dot

[bdhszy1 18]

Have a sig sauer sts-081 and during shooting today the rear lens fell out. It is out of warranty but I called them anyway. They said they never heard of this before and offered no solution. I don't know if it is glass or plastic, but I do know what happens to some plastics if you use crazy glue, it hazes the lens beyond repair. Anybody else ever had this problem? Any suggestions? Possibly a jewelry shop?

[djg0770 481]

Way to stand behind their product.

[High Exposure 5,664]

You get what you pay for, in both product and support.

 

Trash it and buy a quality optic.

[junkmanted 54]

try watch crystal glue , you can do a search on ebay 

 

https://www.google.com/#q=watch+crystal+glue&tbm=shop

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=watch+crystal+glue&_sacat=0&_from=R40

[bdhszy1 18]

Thanks junkmanted, it was a toss up between the crystal glue and trashing it for a quality optic. Hope I'm making the right choice.

[checko 180]

You need a better optic sir.

[bry@n 195]

Hold up. Send me the info on that optic. Serial number, part number etc.

 

I'll call somebody I know at sig and see if I can help. Can't believe they acted like that.

[bdhszy1 18]

Thanks for the offer bry@n but I got some crystal glue and the job is done. Good to know there are people on here offering help and suggestions for a rookie.

[MandM 2]

Glad you fixed it... but keep a close eye on it. Question... what's it mounted on and what are you using it for? (AR? .22? Range toy? SHTF? Etc.)

 

If it was me, I would have junked it and bought something else. If it's used for anything more than punching paper at the range... that optic's quality/reliability should immediately be brought into question and I'd find a better replacement.

 

If it's hosted on a range toy only...  at best, I would suspect you've at least bought yourself some time to fund a replacement. I wouldn't trust watch crystal glue to hold something, even as small and light as a lens, repeatedly through firing/recoil.

[bdhszy1 18]

This is mounted on a range toy, an inexpensive Beretta neos. I have had it for about two years and this was the first problem I have had, haven't even had to change the battery. The red dot may be inexpensive, but I can hit within a 8- 10 inch circle of what I'm aiming at on a target at 25 yards, and that is the best I can do, no fault of the red dot or the pistol. Having the glue fail after about 5000 rounds through it is not suprising to me, and if the glue holds for another 5000 rounds, I'd be happy. I don't get rid of a truck when a windshield wiper fails or if it needs a new battery.

[MandM 2]

This is why I asked what it's mounted on. If you're happy with that fix and it suits your purpose... that's your call.

[SgtToadette 59]

Aren't these optics filled with nitrogen or something? If that is the case, simply gluing the rear lens back in place may result in performance issues.

[NYMetsFan86 9]

this optic looks almost identical to the primary arms series red dot specifically the 59.99 sale optic or the md-06 depending on which sig optic you have. (just comparing it to a google image search for "sts-081") i have it on a 7.62 so far so good and holds zero, now i wonder if the lens is just waiting to pop out any second haha. 

 

Next purchase will be vortex as ive heard good things and not all of us can purchase optics that cost almost as much as the rifle