Aaaaaaaaand I killed another scope

[KenLee]

Whether the ATV ride did it or not... I can't bring myself to have a rifle ride in one of the 4wheeler mount things... sewing machine is a good description. I can't sit there and watch my rifle shake the shit out of itself. I know it should take it but...

I had Nikons stand the 4trx front racks for 30 years until I started buying more expensive scopes.

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

Action to stock, barrel to action, rail to action, etc. are all potential points of shift. If you haven’t proofed the rifle to hold zero from impacts, you cannot isolate any other variable. If you haven’t specifically proofed your rifle with drops, I can almost guarantee you your action is moving in the stock is causing a shift.

Regardless- NXS’s shifting zero by 2 MOA is a hard broke scope- their lenses are bonded and they would be rattling like the OP’s. Same with a Trijicon losing zero twice in a week. Y’all’s issue is somewhere other than the scopes.

Hmmm. I'll have to go kick my rifle around and see what happens i guess. I did change stocks from an HS Precision to a Pure Precision to save 2lbs which is the only thing I can think of that would have made a difference. The action is tightly bedded so idk where else the movement would come from. Has there been issues with carbon stocks flexing between hot and cold and causing movement?
Either way, I think I'll start with taking my scope off and shaking it.

 

[Formidilosus]

Hmmm. I'll have to go kick my rifle around and see what happens i guess. I did change stocks from an HS Precision to a Pure Precision to save 2lbs which is the only thing I can think of that would have made a difference. The action is tightly bedded so idk where else the movement would come from.

What is the mounting setup?

Has there been issues with carbon stocks flexing between hot and cold and causing movement?

Not that I’ve ever seen.

Either way, I think I'll start with taking my scope off and shaking it.

Haha.

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

What is the mounting setup?




Not that I’ve ever seen.




Haha.

Scope is mounted with Hawkins rings that were decreased and torqued to 20 or 22lbs i can't remember. Box said 18 I think and that has proven inadequate in the past. Rail is a Nightforce that is JB Welded to the action and torqued to 65lbs. I just went through everything, it was all tight. One thing I just recently saw from MDT was adding some grease to the rail before mounting the rings to the rail to prevent the metal binding up as it clamps down. I wonder if maybe I had a shift there.

 

[Dreed15]

Had to of been one of those because NF never fails.

Agreed. NF are bomb proof. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of one breaking easily

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

Agreed. NF are bomb proof. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of one breaking easily

Except the op has a NF fail on him.

 

[Dreed15]

Except the op has a NF fail on him.

Yeah, besides that one, which is unfortunate. I’ve ran NF in the army for a couple years and never had an issue. But I’m sure there’s some that don’t stand up to the normal NF standards.

 

[NevadaMike]

Except the op has a NF fail on him.

In this thread alone there are three that "failed."

But its kid tested and mother approved. Well......uhhhhhh "it's the rings"............ errrrrrr "action screws, must be the action screws" I know I know.!!.........."it's the bedding" must be the bedding."

 

[JGRaider]

In this thread alone there are three that "failed."

But its kid tested and mother approved. Well......uhhhhhh "it's the rings"............ errrrrrr "action screws, must be the action screws" I know I know.!!.........."it's the bedding" must be the bedding."

Every time it's a NF, or any RS approved scope that fails, the excuses flow like a river don't they? It's pretty entertaining.