Thanks. I watched about the first 12 minutes and last 10. For those who are hesitant to watch, the video has nothing to do with Leupold. The guy also pointed out that his trusted Kahles failed, and there is nothing about dropping it, falling, or riding in a truck, etc.
Many benchrest scopes mounted on babied BR rifles have suffered the same fate. Just the simple act of shooting and transporting has produced many failures over the years.
Putting a steel mandrel in the bore of your rifle can damage the crown. It is a terrible idea.
The direct answer to your Yes/No question is YES, I agree hunters have a responsibility to give animals our best to ensure we dont wound one due to an equipment failure, but NO when my rifle suffers an impact it does not necessarily create a doubt--IF I have the history with that individual piece of equipment to have a consistent record of not shifting zero after multiple similar events. To me, the key is frequently and consistently checking it in a repeatable manner after each season and during the off-season, so I actually can see if it ever shifts...so I can have informed confidence when it matters. My due-diligence to that animal I might shoot at tomorrow after I fall, has been in progress with that specific gun and scope for the past couple years, to the tune of dozens of zero-checks and a minimum of many, many hundreds of rounds. If its a combo I have less history with, or an impact noticeably harder than I've already taken several times, I am less cavalier about it. I am at the point where if I slip and fall hunting and the gun takes some impact in a way it has before, I know from repeated experience that with that rifle and scope I do not need to check zero....but if I fly to hunt, I will absolutely still check zero becasue who knows what the baggage handlers hucked my rifle case off of. Ethically-speaking I sleep very well at night taking this approach. Regardless of what anyone thinks of that, the scopes I replaced and no longer use would routinely lose zero 1.5-2moa or more without ANY impact, so I am 100% certain the way I am doing it now is more ethical than it would be to use those scopes and check zero after impacts.
Exactly! Heck google “nightforce scope won’t hold zero” or “nightforce scope problems”. I think NF scopes are incredible, but plenty of internet experts whose rifle setup and shooting skills are unknown think otherwise.
You got pictures? No one will believe you if they are in the cult without those pics.
I haven't seen anyone say Leupold scopes never hold zero, but I've seen enough evidence that they don't consistently hold zero for me to trust them on a hunt.
This many faulty scopes of different brands points in one direction
Well, it might if you didnt switch into a different scope and have all issues go away. Switch back to the original scope, problems again. Switch out to the new one again, instantly solved. That’s been my experience—process of elimination you can pretty easily rule out all issues other than the scope itself. Especially when you send it back and the company itself admits the scope is not working properly.
