is there anything i can do to remove condensation from inside my tasco 3x9 rifle scope?

Question

it recently got wet during a rainy hunt and fogs up now also tiny drops can be seen when looking through scope

Answer 1

Yep it’s toast. If you return it they will just send you another headache.
Do your self a favor and save up the cash to buy a good scope. Make sure it’s guaranteed to be; Shock proof, fog proof, waterproof and dust proof. Go with a known brand and do a web search on reviews for it.

I have seen people spend $8,000 or more for a hunt and $800 on their rifle and then miss the shot of a life time because of a cheap scope.

I paid more for my Swarovski scope years ago than I did for my Remington 700 30-06. And it has never let me down. It has been; in the river, mud, pouring rain, freezing rain, -60 weather, in +120 temps and never failed. I have a Burris scope on my wife’s 270 Rem and it too has done well.
http://www.swarovskioptik.com/

http://www.burrisoptics.com/welcome.html

http://www.bearbasin.com/catalog.htm

And buy some good lens caps for it and a scope cover to protect it.
I hate Tosco and cheap Bushnell scopes; they have done nothing but tick me off!


Update

Here ya go a cheap scope that will last.
http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0006300712572a.shtml

Answer 2

Inside A Rifle Scope

Answer 3

You can send it back to Tasco to be repaired. The seals have been damaged and will need to be replaced. Once the seals have been replaced, they will have to dry it out, evacuate all of the air out of it and then replace the nitrogen in it. A better thing to do is to buy a good scope and stay away from the cheap stuff. As you can see, cheap is nothing but problems. You can get a really nice scope from Cabela's for under $100. It's their house brand and I don't know who makes it but I looked at one when I was in the Dallas store last week and I was impressed. An even better choice would be a Leupold scope. It is about the best scope for the money that you can find. They're not cheap but they are good.

Answer 4

Unfortunately the best thing to do is replace it with a quality scope. I had this happen with an old Tasco scope many years ago and just wanted it to go away knowing I would eventually have to replace. An old gunsmith in Louisiana told me to put it in an oven at 200 degrees for a couple hours and at least it will remove the condensation although as soon as it get wet it will do so again.

It did work and I naturally did replace as soon as I could afford it. This might help in your situation. Do not turn oven up high or you could cause damage, just on warm and leave it sit until it is dried out.

Answer 5

Some Tasco scopes come filled with dry nitrogen, and are resistant against moisture and condensation on the internal lenses. If one of those has condensation inside, your only way to get rid of it is to have a gunsmith purge it for you by putting it into a vacuum sealed container, sucking the air out, and filling it with dry nitrogen. If you do have a nitrogen filled scope, then removing the eye piece will help it dry out faster. Putting it somewhere with hot, dry air will help, as well.

If you're not sure if it's nitrogen filled or not, take a look at the bottom of the scope. If there are one or two set screws, possbily under a small sticker marked 'Nitrogen Filled', then you'll have to get it purged. If not, it's not sealed, and drying it out will be much easier.

(Tango, if he could have bought an $800 scope, why do you think he'd have a $50 one instead?)

Answer 6

Yep, take the scope off the rifle, and throw it away- the condensation will go away with it. You'll be much happier buying a new quality scope, and won't ruin a hunting trip. A good scope will never have moisture in it unless it is damaged.

Answer 7

Yes, Remove the scope from the rifle and ship it to back to Tasco. Short of building your own vacuum and nitrogen purge system that's what you do. Some sporting good stores will do over the counter replacement if you bought it there and your a good customer.

Answer 8

Yep, throw it in the trash and buy a good scope.... you dont need to spend thousands on a leupold.... but you can get a nice BSA, Konus or Nikon for $100 that wont fog or fill will water.... Tasco is low quality that why you can get them at walmart for $20...... you get what you pay for.....

Answer 9

i know how to help!!!! stick it over a register vent when the heat is on. have it standing vertically. this will work, because the water found tiny spots, or cracks for the water to seap in, so the heat will evaporate the water into smaller molecules, and the condensation will seap back out of the holes or cracks. this is the same thing that happened to my bionoculars. i asked a question on Yahoo answers, but no one had any idea. therefore i had to figure it out myself! and this is the way to do it. if you stick it on top of the register, and water just goes to the top of the scope, then just flip it over and try again. if it is still in there, try laying horizontally. it will find its way out. this will help!

Answer 10

Yuppers take that scope off the rifle. Now throw it in the trash. Go and buy yourself a Leupold VXII 3-9x40mm

Or a bushnell elite 3200 or 4200, Weaver Grand Slam or V-9.