Lotta talk here Asi
lotta experts with lots of opinions
. Wearing your gum boots
to wade through the debate?
a new 9.25 is about $2250-2500 ota only a new 8" OTA is about $1600-1900. So for 600 dollars there is a lot to be said for justa a few scratches. i doubt you would notice it. i think most of it is smeering with a few genuine scratches that i am sure you could live with. are they the only picts he sent of the ota?
only for the fact I already own an C8 i would buy it, if i was in the market for looking. I have owned several SCT scopes. the other extras you would be after is a set of mounting rings or mount bar for the scope. I think they are about 130 for a mount bar - try andrews or bintel?
Asi only you know what you really want
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