So i have another scope going back for repair (well replacement, because who actually fixes anything).
This time its a Vx-3hd, which I honestly think was bad from the get go, but slowly got worse untill it was obvious it wasnt just riding on a marginally accurate rifle.
The scope has been on my 7-08 Christensen since i got it. Previously the rifle had a 4.5-14x32 Burris on it, and groups ran about 1-1.5" with everything. When i switched to the leupold it continued to shoot about that, tho i noticed id get a random flier that was another 1-2" out. I figured it was just me since the guns small and light.
A friend of mine has been borrowing it alot since then and has re-sighted it a couple times, which I also wrote off as just user error/preference.
Fast forward to a few days ago when the rifle came back from the factory after a stock replacement. I sighted the gun, shot a couple groups, or tried to.
The bottom groups on this target are the 7-08 after firing a zero shot at 33yds.
I was originally off the box right at 100 and came back 4". Shot 5 rnds of which at least one missed the box again.
I then shot 3 rounds at the lower left and gave up.
These are sight in and groups shot this morning using the same everything except one of the Bushnell Primes (which are decent, but have their own "issues").
1-3 are a group. 4 and 5 are after adjustment. 6 and 7 were both adjustments. 8-10 are a group, all fired in about 5-10mins.
While im miffed i had to tell my buddy he might have missed some animals because of the scope, it will get taken care of.
But yeah, I grumble, but im not really upset. Its just one more in a list of stuff thats broken (or has been broken) lately.....hey beats changing the rear waterpump seal on a 6g72 derivative, and the having the lifters and/or oil pump fail a week later......
This time its a Vx-3hd, which I honestly think was bad from the get go, but slowly got worse untill it was obvious it wasnt just riding on a marginally accurate rifle.
The scope has been on my 7-08 Christensen since i got it. Previously the rifle had a 4.5-14x32 Burris on it, and groups ran about 1-1.5" with everything. When i switched to the leupold it continued to shoot about that, tho i noticed id get a random flier that was another 1-2" out. I figured it was just me since the guns small and light.
A friend of mine has been borrowing it alot since then and has re-sighted it a couple times, which I also wrote off as just user error/preference.
Fast forward to a few days ago when the rifle came back from the factory after a stock replacement. I sighted the gun, shot a couple groups, or tried to.
The bottom groups on this target are the 7-08 after firing a zero shot at 33yds.
I was originally off the box right at 100 and came back 4". Shot 5 rnds of which at least one missed the box again.
I then shot 3 rounds at the lower left and gave up.
These are sight in and groups shot this morning using the same everything except one of the Bushnell Primes (which are decent, but have their own "issues").
1-3 are a group. 4 and 5 are after adjustment. 6 and 7 were both adjustments. 8-10 are a group, all fired in about 5-10mins.
While im miffed i had to tell my buddy he might have missed some animals because of the scope, it will get taken care of.
But yeah, I grumble, but im not really upset. Its just one more in a list of stuff thats broken (or has been broken) lately.....hey beats changing the rear waterpump seal on a 6g72 derivative, and the having the lifters and/or oil pump fail a week later......
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