What do you all do with damaged optics?
I have a cheap, older, spotting scope (but good enough for my purposes) that fell off the bench in the wind and had a lens break loose somewhere inside-- it doesn't work at all now. It's out of warranty and likely worth sending to the factory to fix.
Do I just trash it? Seems like a waste; any suggestions? Tear it apart as a learning experience and maybe fix it (doubtful in my mind)?
I had an older cheap Tasco scope that that didn't work, when it came on a rifle I bought. Same question years ago; its in a Oklahoma landfill somewhere now.