Accidentally drop tested my Maven 2-10X38

[menhaden_man]

Grabbed one of these scopes for a 1966 Marlin 336 in 35 Rem for close range (< 75 yds) hunting on National Forest. DNZ rings torqued and loctite.

Had an accurate round zeroed at 50. Put it in the corner of my closet after a hunt and it took a tough spill onto hardwood floor. Didn’t want to hunt with it again until checking it - sounded like a rough fall.

It was about 5 MOA right and 1 MOA low when I checked it.

It wasn’t a test on purpose and only one time - just sharing so keep scrolling if it’s not worth what you paid for it

I’m a slow learner but this was a little surprising.

 

[Choupique]

I’m a slow learner but this was a little surprising.

Ive said this here a few times - SOP for me growing up was if the scope got bumped on anything harder than a car seat we checked zero at the first opportunity and it was very often off, sometimes a lot. We accepted that as normal and babied our rifles like they were made of glass.

Im trying to convert my circle of friends to not living life that way. They're slowing coming around. One buddy was amazed that there exists a scope that could survive being dropped out of a truck without losing zero.

 

[HoosierHunter07]

Grabbed one of these scopes for a 1966 Marlin 336 in 35 Rem for close range (< 75 yds) hunting on National Forest. DNZ rings torqued and loctite.

I've been looking at this same scope for the same rifle/caliber setup. How do you like it?

 

[Stinky Coyote]

Good report. I had a Leupold 4x33 and 6x36 fixed both drop a couple seasons ago and they held zero. The 4x33 was on a tiny howa Grendel low 5 lb on box side for pics and clipped bumper on cartwheel down, the 6x36 was on a tikka in trailer up against door and flung open and down onto solid aluminum welded to frame custom grip strut step took a chunk of coating off eye piece and them friction coin slots held up haha. I have a fixed 2.5x leupy on that same tikka now at just under 6 3/4 lb all up and feel like it will also take a beating. Don’t own any other Leupold currently but these older fixed. And not that old, fx2 old or last gen they sold. But good to report the findings. I will report same but like you, the drop tests won’t be on purpose haha. Cant bring myself to sell these fx2’s.