Done with Sig Optics

[Peace]

Vent/Rant.  solely for that purpose. 

I had a Kilo 2000 range finder.  Sig CS said it was made in 2016.  I bought it new from a shop here in town. 

I went to use it out the other day, and couldn't read the display.  I changed the battery and it was no different.  - searched the web and found an absolute avalanche of failures on these units.  I called in today, and they would do nothing.  No repair, nothing.   ... except 20% off on any optics from their store.  ... you mean the ones that won't last  past the warranty exp date?  No thanks.

They say this range finder has a 5yr Electronics warranty - the "Unlimited Lifetime Guarantee" is on the mechanical even though it says nothing about that on the initial warranty page. On a monocular digital range-finder, the electronics ARE the unit. period.  It makes zero sense to warrant mechanics past the warranty for the electronics... unless you were trying to lure a purchase with a false guarantee.   The kilo is in the trash.  I am done with Sig Optics.  There are waaay better companies to give business to.

Here are the adjacent pages from the manual for this unit... which follow the marketing at the time - which was... misleading.  There is nothing on the first page that remotely hints of an exception to total coverage.  Just an FYI:  All of the Sig electro-optics now say "5yr warranty" on the product page.   

Oh well, yeah, trash is gross. hahaha... it's about the way I feel about Sig right now.

[krunchnik]

I have been known to throw stuff like that away myself-

I have a lot of Vortex optics and have had a Spitfire that they replaced-

It's a shame that Sig won't stand behind their products-

[kwe45919]

I believe Sig optics are hit or miss. Never owned one personally but 3 guys I know who are Sig fanboys have had failures and Sig wouldn't stand behind the warranty.  They've since spent their hard earned cash elsewhere

[Darrell]

I recently bought a Sig Buckmasters (economy) scope for my .243 and I love it. I think I got a great value for the money. But as in all things, YMMV.

[E4 No More]

Look into Cylee Optics. They are a lot less $and perform well. They're also reviewed well.

[Slappy]

Thats really disappointing.  I have a couple Sig optics.  Zulu 7 binoculars and a Kilo.  If the rangefinder ever dies I'll just use that as an excuse to buy Range Finding Binoculars.  I actually had a pair of Zulu 8x42's that my 5 year old threw down our steps.  Sig did replace them but with 10x42's since they didnt make the 8x42's anymore.  I do love the binoculars, incredible glass. 

[Sleep profit]

On 12/7/2023 at 1:29 PM, krunchnik said:

I have been known to throw stuff like that away myself-

I have a lot of Vortex optics and have had a Spitfire that they replaced-

It's a shame that Sig won't stand behind their products-

Hi question did you like the spitfire thinking about buying one if you have feedback thanks 

[Wishbone101]

I've had two whiskey3 scopes and several romeo optics with no issues. Currently in the market for 3 to 4 new optics and I will definitely keep this in mind. Was really considering a sig tango6t, buuuuutttttt.....

[Foxjordan22]

Their pistol optics are horrible. I’ve seen many failures in person.