Ever Had A Scope Not Hold?

I mean it was warm. But shots were consistent.

I shouldn’t be throwing off 6” of zero after 8 rounds

I had a cheap Nikon scope on my .35 Whelen. It would never hold 0. too much recoil for that scope.

changed the rings and scope to a new Leupold vx5 and didn't have that problem again.

So that’s my thing. I can see the barrel getting hot and the shots wandering. But to have a quarter size group exactly 6” right? Then make adjustments, call range quiet, walk out and measure, come back and shoot at a clean target and be right back where I just adjusted from? It’s not like my shots were all over the page.

With Nikon being out of the scope business, is it worth trying to send off? Or am I going to be making a trip to Bass pro this weekend?

My dad bought me a cheap Swift scope for a new .243 when I was a kid. The first deer I shot at with it I missed 4 times I was so embarrassed I laid down in the bed of my grandad's truck and wouldn't get up to face all of the adults at the campfire

My dad took the gun to shoot the next week and it was all over the place. I was young and can't remember exactly what it was, but something about the scope rings maybe not being machined right where the scope couldn't be secured tightly

My father in law had the same issues with his Nikon scopes on his 35 Whelen and 7mag. Returned them all to Nikon for a credit and bought a rangefinder. Replaced the Nikons with Leupold and no further problems.

Pretty sure that’s what’s happened to my .300 Win Mag. I killed so many animals with it over the years and all of a sudden, it was wandering all over the paper. It had a cheap scope on it, I believe it finally blew out the scope (in addition to my old shoulder).

Really depends on the barrel profile.

I have a few barrels that are pretty heavy/thick. They do not warp and they don’t deflect at all.

Pencil barrel can deflect after 3 fast shots.

Agree depends on barrel and what I’m doing.

I’m sure as shite not replacing targets every 3 shots though. Can you not put up a target with multiple aiming points?

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shooting out of a lead sled

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Leas sleds are extremely hard on scopes and stocks. I dont like using them.

Now that I've experienced an actually dead-nuts reliable scope, I'm on the warpath to spread the knowledge. LOTS of people are living with scopes that don't hold zero and just assume that's how it is and how it has to be. Its how I've always been. Its perfectly normal to have to adjust the scope a little bit after half a season of riding on the fourwheeler, right?

WRONG. You should NEVER have to rezero unless you are changing loads or abuse your rifle.

If your zero is changing from just normal use during the year, your scope is a piece of shite and needs to be repaired or replaced. You shouldn't have to live your life worrying if that little bump your rifle just got when it fell over in the back seat knocked your scope off a little bit.

Don't worry about glass quality, don't worry about weight. Get a scope that is reliable first and foremost. Its job is to tell you exactly where the bullet will go, and some bumping around through the day shouldn't affect it.