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Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:41 pm
by nikitagupta2106
I have a budget of Rs 10k for a scope and thinking of buying a Discovery scope.

I'm wondering which websites do you purchase your scopes from? I see airgunbazaar and kovibazaar as an option. Any other with preferably discount coupons? :D

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:54 pm
by 4X4
Go for Kovibazaar. Reliable. Good delivery, good packing.

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:09 pm
by nikitagupta2106
Alright. All their scopes are out of stock. airgunbazaar is down for maintenance too.

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:54 pm
by nikitagupta2106
Apart from these 2 websites, Is there no other websites to purchase Discovery scopes from?

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:56 am
by 4X4
If at all you are in a hurry then you can buy the ones available currently.

Imports from China will be expensive sooner as India is levying heavy import duties for goods coming from China. Also currently many shipments from China are stalled at Customs in various Airports all over India. These as it is has increased prices of all electronic goods by 15% to 40%.

So my personal suggestion is to buy at available rates rather than paying more later......if at all you are in a hurry and on a limited budget.

Also if you have a bigger budget buy the FFP scopes available, if not then the SFP may also suit you depending on what you shoot and at what distance.

Let us know what you have bought once you buy and also post a review of the product with pics so that our other friends on forum get additional knowledge.

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:43 pm
by nikitagupta2106
This is the problem. Kovibazaar doesn't have any good scope while airgunbazaar is temporarily shutdown! Hence, I'm curious who else sells it so I can make the purchase.

Purchasing from aliexpress has crossed my mind as it's cheaper but the customs and the halting of the current shipment is making me have a second thought.

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:03 pm
by UDAYANJADHAV
Avoid aliexpress, infact avoid importing anything from china via any channel. It will be held by customs department and you would have to go through a tedious process to get it released. Right now even shipments of industrial springs are being scrutinized and checked very strictly, you might guess how they will react to a scope!

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:24 am
by nikitagupta2106
Yeah true! Hence, I'm not purchasing from aliexpress.

I'm surprised there's no website that sells scope at the moment!

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:16 pm
by Felix37
I guess you can try it on Ubuy or Wish or Banggood but l don't know if these three sites were from China too.

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:57 pm
by nikitagupta2106
Those aren't Indian and don't think they would deliver.

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:58 pm
by Felix37
Today l found a site call lndiamart, there l see so many items on air rifles and scopes too, l hope this could help somehow.

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:27 am
by nikitagupta2106
Indiamart is a wholesale market like Ebay. Not sure if they can genuinely source items.

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:20 pm
by 4X4
Indiamart will suggest wholesale suppliers . Not a place to source out a scope.

Customs have just started clearing the goods blocked by them due to pressure.

So if you are at all lucky and current online sellers get their orders from customs you can expect them to post their goods on their websites and you can buy Immediately. But you need to track continuosly before the stock is over.

So Please do your homework on which scope you want, what features you want. If looking for Discovery Scopes then study their models and shortlist what suits your requirement. So the moment you see the scopes on sale again , you will be the lucky 1st to buy it.

Re: Which websites do you purchase your scopes from?

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:32 pm
by nikitagupta2106
Nice. Thanks. i'll do that :)

I'm actually looking for VT-Z 3-12X44SF or VT-1 4-16X42 AO whichever is available. I prefer the SF model but will take what i can get.