Has your scope failed ?
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09/16/20 11:11 PM
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g smith
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I am curious if scope failure is as big of an issue as in the past (inside fogged ,cross hairs broken ,big time failure to hold Zero ). Most of my scopes are older an not that bright and clear ,example a 2x 7 Leopold that is awful compared to a free BSA .These modern scopes are bright and clear even the cheepies. So that leaves reliability as the big reason to choose $150 and $500 . I am not speaking of scopes for long range that need precise tracking for bullet compensating hashes ETC .I am mainly concerned with hunting scopes such as 3x 9 and 4x 12 with AO with no target turrets.I would think twice about cheepie scope if I was headed to Africa or the Arctic on a guided hunt !!
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Re: Has your scope failed ?
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09/16/20 11:20 PM
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have had a nikon 2-7x32 on my 12ga slug gun , for 15 years , still fine
I have 2 of the nikon one slug guns and 5 vortex 2-7x32 that are not as old but seem to hold up fine on 308 , 30-06 and other rifles.
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Re: Has your scope failed ?
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09/16/20 11:33 PM
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My .460 S&W broke a Burris 2x7. They were good for it and promptly sent me a brand new one that’s performed flawlessly ever since
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Re: Has your scope failed ?
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09/17/20 07:10 AM
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I hunt with a pre-64 Winchester M 70 in 30-06. It has a Redfield Widefield 3 x 9 mounted on it. I'm not exactly sure when the scope was put on, late sixties or early seventies is my best guess.
There have been thousands of rounds shot through that gun since then and the scope is still performing well.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Has your scope failed ?
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09/17/20 09:49 AM
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My son and I were hunting moose/ caribou in late November in 2010 . He got on a good herd of stags at 200 yards, gun on shooting sticks, shot hit it in the hind quarter. Second shot barely grazed it there also. I knew something was wrong, gave him my Ruger, killed it with next shot. He killed two good bull moose with my gun in the next couple of days.
He was hunting with a .300 WM Browning, with a 4x12 Leopold VX 2. When I got home, I put it on a lead sled, and at 100 yards it was shooting 22 inches to the right. The gun was dead on ( checked it on arrival in NL ), so somehow it lost its zero...badly. At this point I lost confidence in this scope.I sent it back to Leopold, with a letter explaining what happened....they sent me a new updated model to replace it.
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Re: Has your scope failed ?
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09/17/20 10:01 AM
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I think certain guns just don't like scopes. My brother's 20ga rem 870 busted every scope out on it.my 870 never busted one.
Last edited by SNIPERB🦝; 09/17/20 10:02 AM.
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Re: Has your scope failed ?
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09/17/20 10:06 AM
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Lost my Bushnell 2X bought it in 1972 used it till 5-6 years ago i guess Crosshairs started wandering off on their own
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Re: Has your scope failed ?
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09/17/20 03:02 PM
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I shattered the guts in a low end bushnell 3-12x56 with a 300 win mag. I have had all the low end scopes over the years and they have all failed me in one way or another. Not holding zero, fogging up, just not being clear enough in low light. I do believe you need to spend a little bit of money on a scope and in the end you will be happier for it. Basically buy the best one you can afford. There are some good scopes in the 250-350 price range. If you like red dots i have been playing with holosun and have been pleased with them.
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Re: Has your scope failed ?
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09/17/20 03:18 PM
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I had two cheap Tasco scopes, mounted on the same Ruger 10-22, fail in 2 months, back around 1994. Both had the lens in the center of the scope turn sideways.
Keith I had a Bushnell do that on me in 2016 I had had it since 2001 , sent it in and they sent me a new scope. that scope was on a 10/22 and a bolt action 22 never anything any bigger at least you can see it failed when it does that
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Re: Has your scope failed ?
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09/17/20 06:31 PM
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I had two cheap Tasco scopes, mounted on the same Ruger 10-22, fail in 2 months, back around 1994. Both had the lens in the center of the scope turn sideways.Keith I had a Tasco on Remington 760 30-06 and used it for 40 years with no problems. I also had a Tasco on a little Mossberg “jack rabbit special” .22 that I used for about 50 years with no problems.
My name ain't Keith
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