Scope horrors

[RANGER]

I've taken your logic to heart. In fact I've shared it already. My neighbor has a Ford Explorer and he told me it's developed a shimmy in the steering wheel. He asked me what I thought. I told him that if he hadn't cheaped out on the Ford and gotten a Mercedes SUV instead, he wouldn't have had any troubles. It didn't solve his SUV's problem though.

Terrible analogy.


The scope you bought is cheap. That’s not an insult.....rather a statement of fact.

Plenty of decent scopes you can get for around $300 that will do fine. Personally, on a hunting or SD rifle I’d likely spent 2-3 times that amount at a minimum.

After shooting NightForce and other high end scopes you’ll appreciate what a $1,500-$3,000 scope can do on a very nice rifle.


Simple formula for a true “precision gun”.....

Glass = 35-50% of rifle cost
Barrel = 25-30% of rifle cost
Trigger = 10-15% of rifle cost

The rest is all in “other parts” and smith costs (if you do your own smithing that’s where the higher percentage comes into play).

[riuma]

Well, not quite horrors but damn irritating. I have a BSA Sweet 243 scope mounted on a Ruger American. It is constantly going out of zero and having to be re-sighted. It's attached to a weaver mount and seems to be secure enough. Really, there's not nearly enough recoil to move that thing out of zero. This is a head-scratcher for sure.

I agree it's bad glass. Replace it with the best you can afford and move on. About 10 years ago the local Scheels Sports Center had their company-branded scopes on sale. I picked up a Scheels 2.5-10 mil dot for $149. The damned thing tracks like a tank and is exceptionally clear. When I suspect a bad scope -no matter who made it- I slap this scope on the rifle in question. It has never failed me, proving that not all inexpensive scopes are junk.

I am a sucker for trying out new company products and recently bought a set of Styrka (pronounced "steerka") binos. They were inexpensive and excellent clarity. That prompted me to buy a 3-12X42 Series7 scope on sale from Optic's Planet for $269 after other discounts and promos. It is a decent piece of glass. I put it on my Tikka UPR 6.5 Creedmoor and ran the turrets all over creation. Came right back to zero. They state a no fuss warranty as well: they won't honor deliberate damage, theft or loss, but any other mishap or malfunction is covered. You can send your glass in once a year for cleaning and tune up. I haven't tested this warranty but I will send the bino's in this March or so to see what they do. The Series 7 scopes are their higher end? but all their glass carries the same warranty. I haven't completely torture tested that scope but the brand might be worth a look.~Riuma

[rabiddawg]

Looks like bluetick done runoft

I think he got the message though

[Pnick]

Does anyone know much about Arken Optic?
Read some good reviews for a $399.99 optic in youtube...

https://arkenopticsusa.com/

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...ken+optics

[rabiddawg]

I had a cheap ars simmons cost me a good buck. NEVER again.

Vortex finally got me to try them out but I won’t go any lower.

[SDW]

My neighbor has a Ford Explorer and he told me it's developed a shimmy in the steering wheel. He asked me what I thought. I told him that if he hadn't cheaped out on the Ford and gotten a Mercedes SUV instead, he wouldn't have had any troubles. It didn't solve his SUV's problem though.

I don't think this is a particularly good analogy. I doubt that's a "Ford" problem. More likely a tire-out-of-balance problem, and possibly an old, cupped tire from being out of balance a while. You don't fix that kind of problem by buying a different vehicle. You replace/rebalance the tires.

Unfortunately there's nothing you can fix on an inexpensive scope. Or any scope for that matter. They aren't really serviceable, generally speaking. You just need to buy a higher quality scope. Better materials, better assembly and QA. Luckily, you don't need to spend a grand to get a good one. A couple hundred will get you a decent hunting scope. For a tactical scope, you might need to spend a little more than that.

[PVBoom]

Looks like bluetick done runoft

I think he got the message though

Its a shame, I think I found an optic for him, its only $129.
It comes with cooling fins and door breaching ability

https://smile.amazon.com/Pinty-4-16X50EG...NrPXRydWU=

[grayfox]

And that thar green thang on the side is a gen-you-wine zombie croaker, for shore!!!!!!
lol!!!