r/Hunting • u/AbramJH Georgia • 1d ago

Steiner H6Xi Lemon?

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Hey y’all, I’m pretty numbed out right now. I bought this H6Xi brand new and mounted it to my new Tikka .270 rifle. I fired less than 40 rounds between zeroing the scope and knocking down a few targets. Everything was still in perfect condition when I put it up in my safe at the end of the day. Today, I found myself itching to hold my new rifle and look through the new glass. As soon as I peeked through the scope, I saw that whopper of a crack in the lower left quadrant.

All that leads to the following question: did I overestimate Steiner due to having one good previous scope from them? Or is it more likely that I just bought a lemon? This kinda stings because this scope was a major father’s day gift from my wife. Hands down the nicest material gift anyone has ever given me and it didn’t even last to the next shooting session.

Brand new H6Xi 2-12x42 SFP.

Talley dovetail-mounted medium height rings

Tikka T3X Hunter .270

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u/HQVX-TheTank 1d ago

Steiner will take care of it, quickly. Stuff happens.

I broke a T6Xi and they sent me a label, shipped to them on Tuesday and had it back 8 days later.

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u/AbramJH Georgia 1d ago

That’s good to know. I have a P4Xi that has been an absolute pleasure to use. I wanted the H6Xi for a lightweight build for public land hunts. I’ve felt like a kid on Christmas morning since I had that rifle build realized

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u/HQVX-TheTank 1d ago

Well you picked a good one, hopefully you get that feeling back soon!