Does a turret lock matter to you?

[redchinviking]

Part two of my previous thread. When purchasing a new hunting scope, is it important to you that the turret has a locking function? Do you wish your other scopes locked? I’m hoping a few people are listening;-)

 

[Steve300xcw]

Couldn't care less

 

[BRTreedogs]

Yes absolutely
Locked elevation.
Capped windage.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Could care less

Could care less or couldn’t care less.

If you could care less how much less would it be?

 

[rickyw]

I missed a caribou at 300 yards once because the scope I was running did not have locking/capped turrets and was bounced around enough in the sled behind the snow machine that the windage turret was off. I caught it, but it was so far off that when I rotated it back to “zero”, I actually rotated it a whole rotation off zero. So, I was 36” right at 300 yards and missed completely. Figured it out later at the range. Never again.

 

[Seeknelk]

No. But I tape the windage knob. Never touch it once zeroed and would prefer windage to be capped.

 

[SloppyJ]

I won't have a hunting scope without a capped windage turret. I don't even want the possibility of it moving. As long as I have a good zero stop on my elevation turret then my job as a hunter is to make sure that the scope is zeroed and that the zero stop is set accordingly. Since I started shooting longer ranges and have scopes that are made to dial, I can't say that I have taken a shot where I haven't checked my elevation.

So it's hard to answer the question for me. I think you should specify which turret you're talking about. If you're considering a scope that has an exposed windage turret, then by all means it should be locking.

 

[JRem257]

Capped windage and locking elevation would be ideal. I cannot see the downside of a locking elevation turret

 

[dieselchessy]

I prefer capped windage and locking elevation.

 

[Dioni A]

I would prefer a lock on elevation and capped windage, but it’s not the criteria I pick a scope over.