Great, then bad day at the range.

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DMW1116 said:
Out of curiosity is there a scope that would survive such a fall as yours?
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Ive had a couple survive similar trauma, but more that did not....
One korean made simmons got launched into the lava rocks when the strap broke on my muzzleloader. It completely crushed the vertical turret cap, and dented the objective and tube. Didnt loose zero tho.
My Athlon Midas BTR (which arnt supposed to be particularly durable scopes) fell over with my 12lb 6.5 attached to it, landing on the illumination dial and objective bell before pivoting the muzzle into the concrete. Dusted the concrete off the dinged dial and bell and reset the turrets, but otherwise no damage.
Had one Nikon, and two leupolds not survive similar falls, so i think its more luck than anything else.
 
Trey Veston said:
Took out my new Ruger Predator build to the gravel pit range to see how my latest loads performed. Best group last session was 7/8", and I knew the rifle could do better.

And I was right. Got this 1/2" group at 100 yards using Hornady 150 grain BTSP bullets and 40 grains of 4895 loaded to 2.775" OAL. Other loads got between 1.5" and 1".

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Beautiful day with finally winds under 10 mph and about 85 degrees.

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Then tragedy struck. Right after I took the above photo, I walked back to my vehicle to put my phone in the shade when I turned to watch my rifle tip to the right and tumble off of the bench and onto the rocks.

Some scratches on the bolt handle and stock, but seemed to be OK. Then I shot it. POI had changed about 7", then would not respond to corrections, then I noticed debris inside the scope...

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Nikon 3x9 P-Tactical. Hard to find and getting expensive. Can't fault the scope at all. It fell nearly 4' onto rock and landed one of the turrets. Completely toast.

Now to try and find another one...
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I dropped a Leupold Vari X1 4 feet onto asphalt, top turret took the hit entirely. That scope was 1990s vintage. Zero didnt shift at all. Capped friction turrets. Damn good build quality
 
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Ranger99 said:
Dang
Sorry to hear of that
Some years back, I was shooting my daddy's
old Marlin with the old steel Weaver on top,
and I had a pain and had to make a trip to
the latrine. When I came back, a couple of
guys were standing behind my station and
told me about the guy that was sitting next
to me had accidentally knocked my rifle off
onto the concrete, and jumped up and
left his targets and gathered his stuff and
hauled out. Didn't stick around to apologize
or anything. The scope was dented bad
and bent enough that it wouldn't adjust
back correctly. I just had to replace it
move on.
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Ha, blame it on the guy who just left...
 
Trey Veston said:
Out in the West, our shooting distances can be from 50 yards, to 500 yards. Scopes are a necessity out here. We don't have the deer you have, and don't have the luxury of passing on a far shot, or trying to stalk one to get closer.

Michigan has approximately 30 deer per square mile. Idaho has 2.4. We have to work hard for our deer. I've hunted in the Midwest, and it was like hunting in a zoo.
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Where we hunt there is about 1 deer per 100 acres.
 
Where i deer hunt there are more deer than people......
mshootnit said:
I dropped a Leupold Vari X1 4 feet onto asphalt, top turret took the hit entirely. That scope was 1990s vintage. Zero didnt shift at all. Capped friction turrets. Damn good build quality
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I prefer those friction adjustments on leupolds.....
 
Man, that sucks! I had this happen to a firearm a buddy asked me to shake down; a wind gust blew the case over. Scratched it up a bit, and I offered to replace it. He declined, but boy, I felt bad.


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adcoch1 said:
A "like" is just wrong...
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AzShooter1 said:
There needs to be a regret button instead of like.
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Its a crying shame when our carefully selected components meet a fate with gravity and gravity wins. Sorry for your troubles.... on another note, when I lived in Buskirk, NY, in the middle of nowhere farm country, the deer would look in the windows and watch me eat breakfast. It was never a long drag and when it was I used the tractor.
 
Called Nikon today and told them I broke my beloved scope due to negligence. They confirmed it is not covered under warranty, but they would love to see if they could fix it. They sent me a shipping label. Said they will inspect it and see if they can fix it. If they can, then they will tell me the estimate for repair.

I'm thinking that if it costs $100 or so to fix it, then it is totally worth it. I already have a 2nd replacement on the way, so having another back-up would be awesome. Might even find a place for it on another hunting rifle.
 
I stumbled coming down a steep bank and crossing a ditch, rather unceremoniously dropped my Rem 700 Classic in 300 H&H directly on the top turrets and objective lense of the Vortex Viper 6.5-20x44, right in the middle of the gravel road... picked it up, dusted it off, prayed a lot... tested it, it never missed a beat. I was more sick about a small scratch on the rifle than the scope.
 
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