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bbshooter · New Member

I'm a New Air Gunner and new to the forum. Looks very interesting.

I have a question...I was reading about the Aeon scopes in the Forums and like the scopes, BUT how do you guys get past that terrible Chinese rubber smell. I had two 10-40x56mm and had to send them back. The smell made us ill smelling it. Tried to clean rubber to get the smell out from the ideas on the internet, but no luck. I contacted Aeon Optics in China and they said that I could cut off the rubber. But said that I was the only one that ever complained about the smell of the rubber around the eye piece and scope covers. If more people complained they would consider using German rubber, but won't for one person. What do you think?

Thanks and great info on the forum.

toadmyster223 · Senior Member

You're never going to find enough people to make that happen.

AirGunEric · Site Admin

There are dozens of Chinese-made scopes- "Aeon" is just a name one of the re-packagers slapped on this particular selection.

As has been found out in the past with other companies, the Chinese don't seem to care about consumer complaints- they will only improve their processes and QC when their actual "customer" (i.e. the people selling the line) give them grief and have enough business volume that losing such business would be a problem for them.

That being said, I think the only importer in North America of this "brand" is PA- if they don't complain, nothing will change.

That being said, if carrying these scopes has become too much of a problem for PA, maybe they'll just stop selling them, period.

The "rubber" being made in China or elsewhere is not the issue- it's that the chemical mix making up the neoprene and plastic is obviously wrong and is venting VOC's (which can make people ill) excessively.

For optics, I tell everyone to stick to a "known" brand name with proper warranty coverage if the specific seller where one bought it goes out-of-business (i.e. the manufacturer has a proper office in the country where they are being sold)- yes, you'll probably pay more, but you'll have a product history and reviews galore available to make a judgement- from both fans and critics.

AirGunEric · Site Admin

Just for kicks, I went and looked at the PA sight to see how these scopes are represented- and they strike me as too expensive for "no-name" Chinese anything- and they are ALL out-of-stock (is that some sort of message?).

bbshooter · New Member

domer_pyle · Senior Member

Both of my Trail NPXL 1100 rifles' butt pads left their rubber smell on my shoulder even after a short shooting session, I know where you're coming from. It was nice to reminisce of shooting while often going about the day's obligations but even then it's not a pleasant scent