Hi folks, I was hoping to tap into the experience of some of you birders who use spotting scopes. We have a couple of Bushnell Elite scopes at the Woodlands Nature Station here in Land Between The Lakes that we use for a variety of public programs and other bird viewing activities. Unfortunately, we seem to have some repeat repair issues that keep coming up. Mainly, the area where you attach the baseplate onto the scope, where it screws on, keeps getting stripped. We're not sure if this particular model of scope has this problem, or we are maybe doing something or not doing something that could cause or prevent this? If anyone who has some experience using scopes would be willing to chat with me a little bit, I would really appreciate it. Feel free to contact me by email or at the phone number below. Thanks so much! Aviva Yasgur Woodlands Nature Station Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area 270-924-2294 vivyasgur76@xxxxxxxxx